[The documentary examines the ultra-violent narco-wars along the US/Mexico border, framed in the context of ongoing imperial relations with the US, most clearly articulated in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1994.]

The borderlands between Mexico and the United States are a lawless wasteland where massacres, drug busts and battles between the military and drug-traffickers happen regularly.

Juarez has one of the highest murder rates in the world, including more than 100 young women whose random murders can't be explained or solved. Colm McNaughton journeys through La Frontera to piece together the different aspects of this complex, sad and violent story.

Listen to the radio documentary here:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/360/stories/2010/2844252.htm

Read an interview with Colm McNaughton about the programme here: http://rightnow.org.au/writing-cat/interview/colm-mcnaughton-interview/