Nathaniel Janowitz
Reporter
nathaniel.janowitz@vice.comNathaniel is running around the Americas for VICE News covering everything from the environment to drugs, politics, and weird crime.
US Claims El Chapo’s Sons Fed People to Tigers
Prosecutors claim that Los Chapitos also tested illicit fentanyl produced by the Sinaloa Cartel on humans in a slew of new charges.
El Mencho's Son Reconsiders Plea Deal After Family Lawyer Shows Up at Last Minute
El Menchito, the son and top deputy of the CJNG cartel's infamous leader, was due to plead guilty in a U.S. court. Then a new lawyer showed up.
A Man Was Killed For His Rolex Inside a Starbucks in Tulum
Initial reports by local media linked the attack on Mexican David González Cuéllar to a gang in the tourist town who steal fancy watches.
An American Met a Woman on Tinder in Colombia. Now She's Accused of His Murder.
American Paul Nguyen died after a Tinder date in the Colombian city of Medellin. Three people were just arrested.
Video Shows Man Tied Up With Explosives and Left on a Street Corner
Local media reported that the man was targeted by a local extortion gang after either he or the business he worked for refused to pay them.
A Secret Shipyard Building Submarines for Drug Cartels Just Got Busted
Narco subs are used by drug-trafficking organizations to move cocaine underwater towards Europe and the U.S.
Cartels Are Smuggling Fentanyl on Passenger Buses
The disappearance of 43 students in 2014 was also linked to the potential smuggling of drugs in passenger buses.
A Former Beauty Queen Is Accused of Using Indigenous Women as Slaves
Lili Bustillos was arrested after one of the women escaped and alerted authorities.
14-Year-Old Known as ‘El Chapito’ Arrested for Allegedly Killing 8 People at a Birthday Party
Mexican drug cartels have a long history of using children as assassins because of lax laws that give shorter prison sentences to minors.
What We Know About ‘La Kena,’ the Cartel Boss Suspected of Killing 2 Americans
Mexican media has fingered Jose Alberto Garcia Vilano, who is connected to the Gulf Cartel, for the attack that killed two Americans in Matamoros. He already has a price on his head.
The Brother of Colombia’s ‘Anti-Corruption’ President Accused of Taking Cartel Bribes
President Gustavo Petro was elected on an anti-graft message but now his son and brother are being investigated for corruption.
Video Shows Americans Shot and Kidnapped in Mexico Border City
Footage of the incident shows a woman being forcibly thrown into the back of a truck, before three other injured victims were dragged and placed in the back of the vehicle.