Yuma, Arizona

My aunt and husband go across from Yuma for dental work and to purchase prescription medications. They indicated to us that the best thing would be to have your written prescription with you for any of the drugs you purchase. If questioned you have the prescription and your id to show that they are for you as prescribed by your physician.

You are allowed to buy a quantity of prescription drugs which would be considered for personal use. If you buy a drug be aware of what it is and why you are taking it. It's not their job necessarily but I have heard that border patrol will quiz people at times because people will buy drugs for others back in the USA and that is not legal. I have to comment on this. yes it is illegal to cross back into the states with drug that need a prescription. we were there on year and asked the purple drug store about it and they asked how much we wanted. we told him and he took a label for a legal drug ,put in onthe bottles and put the illegal drug in there and sealed it up. he did this right in front of us. and yes we made through customs. talk about sweating blood that day.

There is (or was) a great outdoor restaurant...El Paradiso, (something like that) it was called.We really enjoyed it.

my wife and I were at this outdoor restaurant and we watched as they recycled the drinking glasses for a group from canada. they didn't even dip the glasses in a solvent they just used the same dirty old towel to wipe them out. we ordered coke in a can. there was a shooting on one of the side streets a few years back. killed like four or five people. we drove an old station wagon into the town and parked in a dirt parking lot. we buy a lot of lawn ornaments so the station wagon was needed. but the station wagon was so old I remember pushing it to the border.but we fixed the carb so it runs real good now.

Was in Algondes this week to buy some prescription drugs. Have been there several times before. Large police presence. Never felt threatened or in danger. Had a great cheap lunch. Keep an eye out for the guy selling prawns across from the purple pharmacy. $10 a pound. Less if you buy 5 pounds. Fresh and huge. Been buying from him for several years. We've had great service from Meyer Optical for glasses. Same quality as US at about 1/3 the price. Three hour service. Wife is having her teeth cleaned later in the month.

Only advice I would give is go early and be out by about 1 or 2 pm. The lines for US immigration get long later in the afternoon.

We use an enhanced drivers lic. It's true that you dont need anything to GO to Mexico, it's getting back into the USA that's the trick. I have only crossed at Algodones and we just walked in, no questions asked, no guards, no police, nothing. You go through a brief questioning on your way back into the USA. Long lines can form late in the day.

Op already knows the routine but others may not. You can NOT possess any controlled substances WITHOUT a prescription. Someone may sell to you but you cant posses them so be fully aware of what you are doing.

You are allowed to buy a quantity of prescription drugs which would be considered for personal use. If you buy a drug be aware of what it is and why you are taking it. It's not their job necessarily but I have heard that border patrol will quiz people at times because people will buy drugs for others back in the USA and that is not legal.

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Was at Algondes years ago, don't need anything to walk into Mexico, but I think you need a passport to get back INTO the United States.....

There is (or was) a great outdoor restaurant...El Paradiso, (something like that) it was called.We really enjoyed it.

Ditto on Los Algodones. Simply park and walk on over, we go every year without any problems. As others have said we don't venture much past the "Cantina" :W

You can park at the Quechan casino which is on the road leading to the border. Then you can cross at the Algenones crossing.

Los Algodones. I went last year and iirc the parking was $6.00. They say it's best to go earlier so you dont end up in a long line at closing time. We went to the Purple drug store and a few of the shops and eye glass places but didn't venture far. Seemed safe enough to me but again, we wouldn't venture far.