The world's busiest border crossing — maquiladoras, street food, art, and the raw energy of a city that exists because two countries share a fence. Tijuana doesn't apologize. It doesn't need to.
Crime
Two young men from California were arrested in Tijuana this week after police found them in a stolen Audi with an assault rifle, and one of them had an active warrant for homicide back home.
Drug Trafficking
Mexican authorities have seized approximately 52 kilograms of cocaine at Tijuana International Airport, arresting two men who were transporting the drugs.
Crime
State police in Tijuana arrested a hitman who allegedly charged 20,000 pesos ($1,200) per job. The suspect was carrying an active murder warrant. The grim economics of Tijuana's contract killing market.
Drug Trafficking
Federal agents found a 265-meter tunnel with rails, lighting and an electric platform used to move drug shipments beneath the Tijuana-San Diego border. The same street has produced at least five narco tunnels in ten years.
World Cup 2026
Mexico sends troops to guard Iran's World Cup training camp in Tijuana.
World Cup 2026
The 2026 World Cup just found its wildest subplot: a sanctioned national team living out of Tijuana hotels and commuting to games through the world's busiest border crossing.
News
In an epic, 500-year-long battle with its own foundations, Mexico City is sinking under the weight of record-breaking rains, a drainage crisis, and a history of botched urban planning.
Tijuana
Tijuana is dealing with unusual local crime stories involving an alleged occultist murderer and a police investigator, while Baja Beach Fest and Valle de Guadalupe's "Viñadas" festival are set to entertain visitors.
Tijuana
David "N", driving a Tesla Cybertruck, fled police, hit 7 cars, ignored orders, and reversed into a patrol unit, injuring 2 people. He is now in preventive detention facing multiple charges.