Mexico: The War Next Door

Shaul Schwarz

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TIJUANA, MEXICO: MARCH 12, 2009: State police officers stand amid marijuana plants found in a greenhouse at a ranch in Tecate, Mexico on March 12, 2009. According to Baja CAlifornia State Police, over 3800 plants of marijuana were found in the ranch during the bust. The Obama administration is challenged to address Mexico's escalating war with drug cartels near the shared border.

Shaul Schwarz, "Mexico: The War Next Door," in POYi Archive, Item #43826, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/43826 (accessed June 18, 2025).