‘The guy in the wheelchair'

By Kate Willson

How an El Paso smuggler moved a half-billion cigarettes across America

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lalo":

"… rs, who referred to him simply as “the guy in the wheelchair.”Enter “Lalo”With the New York connection in place, business boomed. But by early 200 …"

"… , he needed to find an alternative mode of transportation. Fortunately, “Lalo” had a connection.Lalo was a mustachioed Mexican from Durango, south of …"

"… ternative mode of transportation. Fortunately, “Lalo” had a connection.Lalo was a mustachioed Mexican from Durango, south of the California border. Jo …"

"… ad met him through a well-connected figure in Mexican organized crime, and Lalo quickly became instrumental to Abraham, managing shipments and watching ov …"