Mexico City, CDMX: Lizbeth Lopez aka “La Negra”

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat

Female Newscaster: And in Mexico City they are currently looking for the leader of narco sales in Colonia Doctores and Buenos Aires. Let’s take a look at this story. She was arrested a year ago, but after several days, just a few days in prison, she was released. And she keeps doing whatever the fuck she wants. Our investigative reporter Antonio Nieto narrates the following account. 

Antonio Nieto: This is Lizbeth Lopez also known as “La Negra”. According to capital authorities, she controls drug sales in the two most conflictive neighborhoods in Mexico City, Doctors and Buenos Aires.

She was arrested on June 6 last year with 100 bags of marijuana according to a statement from the Secretary of Citizen Security. Along with the young man who allegedly bought 25 packages of drugs from her was also arrested.

However, authorities obtained this video from a previous point in time. In it you can see “La Negra” preparing bags with cocaine. She is accompanied by 3 men. One helps her wrap the drug, another watches, and a third, standing, texts on his cell phone and places money underneath a plastic pail.

“La Negra” spent just a few days in prison after being captured in 2020. According to reports from the higher court of justice, she obtained conditional release which required her to sign in every week.

All because her defense argued that the drug she was carrying wasn’t for sale, it was for her own personal consumption. Despite being on probation, “La Negra” was captured on video preparing bags of cocaine.

It is at this home in the Doctores neighborhood where the police are investigating the “La Negra” operation. It’s located on Niños Héroes and Doctor García Diego streets. Or just a stones throw from the Investigative Police building.

On a stretch of road the high flow of people entering and leaving the neighborhood can be seen. In this other video in the hands of the investigators, 2 members of the criminal group are seen. Bills of different denominations are arranged on the table where minutes before the cocaine was prepared.

According to the investigations, an average of 25 to 30 people go to the drug store daily. Drugs are sold every day of the week here, all year long.

“Le Negra” always arrives in a variety of vehicles, a Camaro, a white Mini Cooper, a Nissan Acura, or a gray Kia. These videos are the main evidence that the authorities have to find “La Negra” and capture her. This time a charge solid enough for her not to be released from prison for a few days.

Carlos Jiménez

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