Mexican officials said they've come up with an initiative to crack down on drug trafficking, but it will affect Valley residents who shop south of the border.
They are limiting the amount of U.S. dollars people can spend in Mexico.
Now, people shopping in Mexico will have to pay in pesos for purchases worth more than 100 dollars.
Alexis Treviño works at a downtown shop in McAllen, but during his time off, he heads to Reynosa, Mexico.
"It's not safe," he said. "I know it's not safe, but I have my family over there, so I have to go over there."
Treviño said he doesn't think this initiative will crack down on drug traffickers.
"Even if it's in dollars or not dollars, it won't help," he said.
Mexican officials said they hope the limit will make it harder for drug traffickers to spend their profits.
McAllen Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Steve Ahlenius said it will be an inconvenience at first for Valley residents and it'll require a little getting used to.
"Hopefully this will be something that they will implement and keep in place in oppose to starting it and then repealing it and then going for a couple of months and then saying we are going to stop," said Ahlenius.
He suggests Valley residents who plan to do shopping while in Mexico to change their U.S. dollars to pesos before they head out.
The initiative begins September 15.
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