Be forewarned.  I was told the first thing we'd see when I crossed the border was a Pharmacy, but we never expected such a brazen open air drug market in the streets of Loredo.  Now, I'm sure that not every Farmacia down there is corrupt, but we were accosted by a sceevy looking dude who kept asking us, "hey dude, you need a prescription?" every time we passed one of these farmacias...

El Farmacia

Roofies

And what do you think they thought us 2 young American red-blooded boys would want with a prescription?  Roofies, perhaps?  One of these little benzodiazapenes has the psychoactive effect of being hit on the head with a shovel (according to sources I won't mention here)... and it's usually administered with other drugs... especially trash can punch at Frat Parties!  Read all about the madcap hilarity that can could happen at your party with a little Rohipinol Punch on the side!

We didn't see any evidence of any Prostitution going on at the street level.  Then I did my homework.  Apparently there's a huge sex industry in Loredo at a place a couple miles out of town called boys town.  What do you get for your $50?  Don't ask us, we didn't indulge, but you can read all about it if you care to.  Picture description: A scantily clad prostitute poses seductively with an oil rig worker, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Prostitute