New American war on drugs
Updated on 13 April 2009
US officials are fighting fresh drug wars, now spilling over the border from Mexico into America's heartland, Arizona.
It is the new war on drugs - right in America's backyard.
The state of Arizona has now become the kidnap capital of the United States, as a wave of violence linked to the drug wars in Mexico, sweeps across the border.
Arizona shares a 400-mile frontier with Mexico and officials are determined to get serious about security.
Viewers may find some aspects of this report harrowing.