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Border Crossers Driving Armored Vehicles for Better Protection

Border Crossers Driving Armored Vehicles for Better Protection

Car Armoring / Auto blindados

The battle between drug cartels in Tijuana has been so gruesome and so brazen recently, at times, it seems like something out of a movie. Some of the vehicles people have begun driving, in attempt to stay safe south of the border, also seem like they're straight off the big screen. KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson joins us this morning to talk about these cars that people on both sides of the border are buying.

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