I know you have some background with Mexico as I do, but newbies please remember that the only truly "legal" steroids in Mexico or anywhere else are basically Test and Deca. Tren, dbol, Equipoise, etc. are not made by any legit pharmaceutical manufacturer in the world so they are NEVER technically legal even though obviously you can buy them in border towns. Newbies go down to Mexican border towns like Tijuana and think because you can buy something in a pharmacy it's "legal". It is not. You won't find ANYTHING but test and rarely Deca in Farmacia Benavides, Ahorros, Soriana pharmacies, or any other legit Mexican pharmacy you would find in Guadalajara or Mexico City. Border town pharmacies named "Pablo's pharmacy" or some shit are drug dealers. Be careful.
While you'll get away with buying Tren and all that shit 95% of the time in a border town, if you buy late at night or in an area without a bunch of tourists, you may fall into a cop trap. The trap works like this. A border town pharmacy worker sees a newbie gringo buying his Tren and Dbol, sees he has a little cash, so calls his friend in the police, and when you leave the pharmacy the cops will magically appear and detain you and demand you pay them cash to avoid arrest for the illegal drugs you have. Go to a Mexican jail or pay them a couple hundred dollars. And you'll be so scared you'll pay it. The pharmacy worker will say he never sold you anything, and try telling an international judge that you were trying to legally buy Trenbolone to bring into the U.S. You'll pay the fucking shakedown. And the cop will give the pharmacy worker that set you up a few bucks kickback. In Mexico we call this paying "la multa". Cops shakedown American's all the time for "la multa".
So if you are buying steroids in some border town, be humble. Get your shit and keep low key. Test and Deca are legal. EVERYTHING else is illegal but tolerated so be humble, low key, don't show any wealth and get your shit and get the fuck outta there.
Completely accurate.
I only buy Test/Deca when i go to Mexico.
There are a lot of scandals in border towns, i've learned to buy things at the main stream pharmacies you mentioned. And i typically buy it several hours from the border. Everything is different at border towns, need to be careful. There are a lot of UGL's in Mexico too, need to know the difference.
You do have to be careful everywhere, stay low key, don't act like you have money and don't start drama with anyone. Everywhere in Mexico it's easy to run into bad people.
I only buy 3-4 vials at a time, since i go with my GF every month or two, it's easy to just pack a few vials like it's no big deal. The town my GF grew up in has small pharmacies, but they are legit. The two ladies that work there always joke with me when i come in, "you come to buy more muscles".

They don't care at all.
Friend of mine went to Tijuana looking for Adderall, ended up getting robbed, caused a big scene. Americans need to remember you are nobody down there and unless you are related to someone really special in the states, getting in trouble at ANY level is going to be a REALLY bad time. If you can't buy your way out at the very beginning, you are fucked. The police are almost as bad as the cartels, and many work for the cartels anyway.
I've been going down south for 13 years and seen some shit. Been in some bad situations by complete mistake, you have to learn a different set of street smarts. I stand out so bad it's crazy, but i have rarely had problems because i know how to act, how to dress and how to treat people. Plus speaking Spanish helps. Everyone calls me "Guero", since i'm blonde and pale. It's kind of funny because everywhere i've been in Mexico i get called that.
I was in Ensenada last summer to visit the winery's, very touristy area. Was having some back pain so my GF took me to the local pharmacy right next to where the cruise ships unload. I want to buy like 20-30 caps of Tramadol, the guy kept pushing me to buy a "special" discounted package of 400 caps. I was like WTF?
So we went somewhere else and bought 40 caps, my GF told me they were trying to scam me. Which was probably true.
The laws in Mexico can be very grey and it depends on who catches you doing what and how much cash you have on you.
But overall, i've had amazing times there.
I actually just got back from Chihuahua City last night, spent 4 days there to visit one of her sisters. It's a really cool place that is very laid back and drama free. They are building some vineyards and wineries out there now, so that is always fun.