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Mexico’s Museum of Drugs
An officer walks next to laboratory materials for the processing of drugs at Mexico's Museum of Drugs in Mexico City.[AFP]
Published On 13 Dec 2008
13 Dec 2008
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On display at the museum are collections of samples of different drugs. [AFP]
Samples include the poppie plant, from which opium and heroin can be made [AFP]
The museum features a mock-up of the chapel of Saint Jesus Malverde, an 18th century bandit who has been turned into the "saint of the drug dealers". [AFP]
A set recreates the life of a drug plantation guard. [AFP]
A gold-encrusted mobile phone is on display in the museum. [AFP]
Gold-plated weapons are also displayed. [AFP]
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The museum's exhibitions offer a glimpse into Mexico's growing drug culture. [AFP]
Which has fuelled an increase in violence in the country. [AFP]
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