Each city clusters a different economy. Tijuana is the contraband source; San Ysidro is the checkpoint itself; Otay Mesa runs the industrial smuggling ladder; Chula Vista holds apartment printer farms; Downtown owns the bank heist targets; La Jolla gates the premium coastal route.
Mexican-side city that hosts the Black Market Goods Shop. Cheap contraband (Avocado crates $150) and the white-house tunnel entrance sit here.
US-side border town directly north of the checkpoint. Queue lanes, search bays, and exit gates funnel every smuggling run.
Industrial district that runs the mid-tier smuggling ladder. Higher detection than Avocado crates but better per-run yield.
Suburban district full of apartment blocks. Money-printer AFK farming for Civilians; Police printer-confiscation target.
City center. Holds the revamped bank (C4 exit doors), the Smuggled Goods Seller, the Laundromat, and the autoshop multi-level garage.
Premium coastal district. Beach House properties support basement gardening and plant sales income added in the July 18-20 patch.
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