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16/05/2026 22:56 (UTC)

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US drug users cross into northern Mexico for lower prices

Tijuana, Mexico, May 16 (EFE).- Fentanyl trafficking and consumption along Mexico's northern border have led to a binational crisis, revealing not only the flow of drugs into the United States but...
People using drugs on a street in Tijuana, Mexico May 16, 2026. The trafficking and consumption of fentanyl on Mexico's northern border has led to a binational crisis, highlighting not only the flow of drugs into the United States, but also the displacement of American drug users to cities like Tijuana due to lower costs and greater accessibility. May 16, 2026. EFE/Joebeth Terriquez ATTENTION EDITORS EXPLICIT GRAPHIC CONTENT

People using drugs on a street in Tijuana, Mexico May 16, 2026. The trafficking and consumption of fentanyl on Mexico's northern border has led to a binational crisis, highlighting not only the flow of drugs into the United States, but also the displacement of American drug users to cities like Tijuana due to lower costs and greater accessibility. May 16, 2026. EFE/Joebeth Terríquez

People using drugs on a street in Tijuana, Mexico May 16, 2026. The trafficking and consumption of fentanyl on Mexico's northern border has led to a binational crisis, highlighting not only the flow of drugs into the United States, but also the displacement of American drug users to cities like Tijuana due to lower costs and greater accessibility. May 16, 2026. EFE/Joebeth Terríquez

People using drugs on a street in Tijuana, Mexico May 16, 2026. The trafficking and consumption of fentanyl on Mexico's northern border has led to a binational crisis, highlighting not only the flow of drugs into the United States, but also the displacement of American drug users to cities like Tijuana due to lower costs and greater accessibility. May 16, 2026. EFE/Joebeth Terríquez

Tijuana (Mexico), May 16 (EFE).- The trafficking and use of fentanyl along Mexico’s northern border has led to a binational crisis, highlighting not only the flow of drugs into the United States but also the migration of U.S. drug addicts to cities like Tijuana due to lower costs and greater accessibility.

CAMERA: JOEBETH TERRIQUEZ.

FOOTAGE: RECORDED MATERIAL FROM A TOUR OF THE STREETS OF TIJUANA, ON MEXICO’S NORTHERN BORDER WITH THE UNITED STATES, DOCUMENTING THE DRUG CRISIS FACING THE COUNTRY.

STATEMENTS BY ALFONSO CHÁVEZ, PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT THE ORGANIZATION PREVENCASA A.C.; AND MARIO ALBERTO BUSTILLO CHÁVEZ, AN AMERICAN WHO HAS LIVED IN VARIOUS CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

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US drug users cross into northern Mexico for lower prices

US drug users cross into northern Mexico for lower prices

US drug users cross into northern Mexico for lower prices

US drug users cross into northern Mexico for lower prices

US drug users cross into northern Mexico for lower prices

US drug users cross into northern Mexico for lower prices

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