On the Mexican side of the border that runs between Nogales, Sonora and Nogales, Arizona, a dozen soldiers stand guard. They flag down some of the northbound cars for checks, waving others through. Nogales is the busiest crossing-point between Sonora and Arizona. People made some 10.6m crossings into the United States using it in 2024. It is also the primary route by which fentanyl is smuggled in. Of the ten tonnes of the stuff seized by US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) in 2024, some 60% was found at Nogales and other smaller Arizona-Sonora crossings. Luis Arturo Corrales Ley, the public-safety commissioner in Nogales, Sonora, calls his state a “springboard for drugs”.
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Publish date : 2025-02-22 23:57:00
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