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In Tijuana, drug dealers fight over the growing local meth market
Tijuana has become one of the deadliest cities in the world. Last year, there were more than 2500 homicides, compared to 34 in San Diego just across the border and about the same size.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readTijuana has become one of the deadliest cities in the world. Last year, there were more than 2500 homicides, compared to 34 in San Diego just across the border and about the same size. The violence gripping Tijuana today is different from previous flare-ups, driven by low-level drug dealers selling crystal meth. That’s according to reporter Kate Linthicum.
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2 of 4Jury deliberations begin in the El Chapo trial- 0:00Jury to decide if El Chapo will spend the rest of his life in prison
- 8:37In Tijuana, drug dealers fight over the growing local meth marketYou’re reading this
- 18:51Federal appeals court blocks San Francisco law that would have put health warnings on soda
- 29:02Musician Andrew Bird on why ‘My Finest Work Yet’ is his first overtly political album