Luis Chaparro
Reporter
[email protected]Journalist and producer moving between the border of Texas and Mexico covering narcos, drugs and immigration.
Migrants Surging to the Border ‘Pray to God’ for End of Title 42
Mexico's border cities are swelling with migrants, most of them from hoping to enter the US if the Title 42 border policy ends.
Sicarios Tried to Kill Famous Mexican Journalist Ciro Gómez-Leyva
“Someone tried to kill me last night,” Ciro Gómez-Leyva said, describing the moment gunmen on motorcycles fired on his car.
A Crackdown on the MS-13 Is Causing More Arrests at US Border
Government crackdowns against Central American street gangs is likely behind a spike in the number of alleged gang members being arrested at the U.S-Mexico border.
The Mexican Army Refused to Capture El Chapo's Sons After a DEA Tip
A leaked email exchange in March 2016 shows the DEA asked a Mexican Army Captain to help capture “Los Chapitos” Iván Archivaldo Guzmán and Joaquín Guzmán López.
Video Shows Cartel Raiding a Shelter They Thought Was a Stash House
A group of migrants in the border city of Ciudad Juárez was about to be kidnapped before the aggressors allegedly realized they were raiding the wrong place.
Fentanyl Is Overwhelming Mexico’s Border Cities
Seizures and use of the deadly synthetic opioid are up by six times what was reported only two years ago.
A Cartel Used Armed Drones and a Plane to Bomb Police
The attack by CJNG on a police station in Jalisco, Mexico, killed two officers.
Woman Who Flew 3,000 Miles for Online Date Killed, Allegedly for Her Organs
A Mexican woman flew to Peru to meet a man she got to know online. But weeks later, her body parts washed up on a local beach.
Cartel Leader Known as ‘The YouTuber’ Got Busted Thanks to a Music Video
Musician Luis R. Conríquez filmed a narcocorrido video at the ranch of one of the alleged leaders of the violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The government was watching.
She Went Out With Her Friends. Hours Later, She Was Found Dead on a Highway.
A "friend" appeared on security footage appearing to put Ariadna Fernanda López's body in his car.
El Chapo’s Hometown Is Building a Narco Museum
The mayor of Badiraguato, Sinaloa, wants to showcase the state's drug-trafficking history and heroes.
2 Cartels Tell Mexico They’ll Agree to Ceasefire—If They’re Allowed to Go Legit
Manuel Espino Barrientos, a federal congressman, says that the agreement is the only way to create peace in Mexico, which has been ravaged by drug-related violence for more than a decade.