The Siege of Ciudad Juárez

Drug War: The Siege of Ciudad Juarez
Eros Hoagland for TIME

Smuggled
The cartel's power is fueled by the strong American markets for cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine. The seizure in the photo above netted 627 lb. of marijuana, which had been hidden in a cement mixer.

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