[Link] A Drug Cartel War Is Making Lime Prices Skyrocket in Mexico

Read: 31/1/2022 www.vice.com

MEXICO CITY—Limes are part of Mexico’s identity. Essential companions to tequila, tacos and guacamole, they’re critical ingredients in the country’s gastronomy.  They are also a pawn in an escalating war among rival drug cartels that is driving lime prices to record levels.

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