The 29-year-old who married Mexico’s most notorious drug lord as a teenager discusses their courtship and the weeks of testimony depicting her husband as a cruel killer.
Tag: Drug Cartels
At El Chapo’s Trial, a Son Betrays His Father, and the Cartel
Vicente Zambada Niebla was groomed to run his father’s empire. Now he is a witness at El Chapo’s drug conspiracy trial.
El Chapo Trial Shows That Mexico’s Corruption Is Even Worse Than You Think
Nearly every level of the Mexican government has been depicted as being on the take. Officials in Colombia have also been portrayed as deeply corrupt.
Brazil Arrests More Than 50 Police Officers Accused of Taking Cartel Bribes
State prosecutors accused 53 officers of taking bribes from the First Capital Command drug gang, known as the P.C.C., which investigators say has grown rapidly.
Killings of Journalists Show the Bloody Fingerprints of Organized Crime
More than two dozen journalists worldwide have been killed by members of organized crime since the start of 2017, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders.
American Missing in Mexico Was Killed by Drug Cartel Member, Officials Say
Family and friends were baffled by the disappearance of Patrick Braxton-Andrew of North Carolina. Mexican officials now describe “a cowardly and brutal murder, of a totally innocent person.”