By: David Fuentes Sept 9, 2017
NOTE: Sorry, I finally gave up on getting a graph/map in here!
Mexico City: In January 2017, this Capitol City's Public Security Minister released a census with the number of places for the sale and distribution of drugs and illicit substances : 20, 000.
The "Narcomenudeo" or retail daily drug sales has grown exponentially during the past three years and although the authorities know of the problem, they have basically ignored it, nor have they sized it up. In 2015 the Ministry of Public Security (SSP) was aware of 13,000 points and /or places of sales of narcotics.
The sale of narcotics now takes place on soccer fields, parks, recreational areas, neighborhoods, grocery stores, "ambulatory sales ", taco stands, convenience stores, garages, alley-ways, in front of police stations and across from schools. As a matter of fact; the statistics show that there is at least one "Tiendita/Puesta", ie, point of sale of marijuana and other illicit drugs for every two two schools in Mexico City.