Maybe this is a joke, but my experience in Los Tuxtlas makes me believe that drugs are one of the mainstays
of the local economy.
Most Mexicans seem to believe in self medication. (So and so said this is good for that). As a consequence
there are possibly more farmacias (drug stores) per capita in Mexico than shoe stores. And that is saying a
lot, because shoe stores are everywhere.
Drug use is facilitated by availabilty of most medications without prescriptions. After years of ripping off the
Mexican consumer with proprietary brands, the generic drug business has finally made in-roads, and
propelled one of its originators into one of the richer men in Mexico
Catemaco counts with 17 farmacias, that´s 1 for every 1500 city inhabitants. No one here is saying NO to
drugs.
Yes, the other kind of drugs are also present in Los Tuxtlas. But I should keep my mouth shut about that.
The drug lords in Mexico have a habit of shooting journalists.
of the local economy.
Most Mexicans seem to believe in self medication. (So and so said this is good for that). As a consequence
there are possibly more farmacias (drug stores) per capita in Mexico than shoe stores. And that is saying a
lot, because shoe stores are everywhere.
Drug use is facilitated by availabilty of most medications without prescriptions. After years of ripping off the
Mexican consumer with proprietary brands, the generic drug business has finally made in-roads, and
propelled one of its originators into one of the richer men in Mexico
Catemaco counts with 17 farmacias, that´s 1 for every 1500 city inhabitants. No one here is saying NO to
drugs.
Yes, the other kind of drugs are also present in Los Tuxtlas. But I should keep my mouth shut about that.
The drug lords in Mexico have a habit of shooting journalists.
OK - lets talk drugs, DRUGS , the real thing.
This is a personal opinion based on chats with locals
not substantiated by reports or anything else.
Los Tuxtlas is a bountiful country. Anything grows.
Marijuana is produced by the truckload.
The major export point may be Balzapote, (the only
harbor in los Tuxtlas) for transshipment via US shrimp
boats uploading to pass to the Texas and Florida
coasts.
The secondary route is transshipment along highway
180, from Guatemala to Matamoros, avoiding those
obnoxious federal police checkpoints, which should
discover large quantities of grass, heroin and cocaine,
but do not.
The Tuxlas area is a resting point for many southern
smugglers and migrants, after beating the southern
inspection points and preparing for the north. Several
local hotels accommodate this transition.
The traffic is partly controlled by the Monterrey drug
families, some of whom own properties near Catemaco
and the Gulf of Mexico..
Local, state and federal police, along with the Mexican
military obviously deny any involvement.
Yeah, and I don´t know how to spell taco.
This is a personal opinion based on chats with locals
not substantiated by reports or anything else.
Los Tuxtlas is a bountiful country. Anything grows.
Marijuana is produced by the truckload.
The major export point may be Balzapote, (the only
harbor in los Tuxtlas) for transshipment via US shrimp
boats uploading to pass to the Texas and Florida
coasts.
The secondary route is transshipment along highway
180, from Guatemala to Matamoros, avoiding those
obnoxious federal police checkpoints, which should
discover large quantities of grass, heroin and cocaine,
but do not.
The Tuxlas area is a resting point for many southern
smugglers and migrants, after beating the southern
inspection points and preparing for the north. Several
local hotels accommodate this transition.
The traffic is partly controlled by the Monterrey drug
families, some of whom own properties near Catemaco
and the Gulf of Mexico..
Local, state and federal police, along with the Mexican
military obviously deny any involvement.
Yeah, and I don´t know how to spell taco.
Economy of Los Tuxtlas
Drugs
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