After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market
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Ximena Fernandez vapes while working remotely from home in Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Aldo Martnez, the owner of a tobacco shop that previously sold vapes, poses for a photo in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Vapes sit in a tobacco shop in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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Ximena Fernandez vapes while working remotely from home in Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)