‘Blind mules’ unknowingly ferry drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border

Emily Smith
CNN
January 23, 2012

Every weekday, Juan Andres drives across the U.S.-Mexico border from his home in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to the University of Texas at El Paso.

The three-and-a-half-mile commute takes him a world away from a major flashpoint in Mexico’s drug cartel war, away from a city with one of the world’s highest murder rates.

Andres, who agreed to speak to CNN under the condition that his name was changed, has always been keenly aware of his and his family’s safety while living in Juarez.

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This article was posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 at 2:14 pm

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