Over 4000 people were murdered in relation to drug violence in Mexico last year. The drug war has escalated to new heights of violence never before thought possible as the Mexican Governments has scrambled to deploy troops to attempt to control a thoroughly deteriorated sitauation. Drug abusers huff glue and inhalants while dealers ply their trade on the streets of Tepito, Mexico City’s toughest neighborhood. Tepito is controlled by drug cartels, and access to the neighborhood is strictly guarded. Police are only allowed to patrol its streets 2 days a week.
This photographic essay documents the culture of violence arising from the drug war in Mexico. The story was photographed mostly in the notorious barrios of Tepito and Nezahualcoytl in Mexico City.
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