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I took my sunglasses off before I shook his hand. Eye contact separates journalists from people who tweet news. I was sitting with some of the most wanted men in Mexico and the United States, surrounded by forty heavily armed sicarios. One wrong expression and I wouldn’t have walked away. This wasn’t myth or rumor. This was real life.

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has begun circulating counterfeit 500-peso bills in Puerto Vallarta, targeting unsuspecting tourists. The scam is part of the cartel’s growing financial schemes in the region, raising concerns that this could lead to increased violence, similar to what has happened in Cancún.