. >> stephen: the drug cartels put hugh money guess taxes on farmers or just kill the farmers and takever lime production themselves. so move over blood oranges there say new conflict citrus. and that's not the only victim of this lime crime. >> the orange county register is reporting a case of limes is selling for $105. that's up from just $20 a few weeks ago. >> last year a lime was less than a quarter. now will you pay about 53 cents. >> stephen: 53 cents for a lime? now you're talking tangelo money. (laughter) so in response to the economic havoc caused by the cartel some people are doing the unthinkable. >> in some cases restaurants are already choosing to make mixed drinks and even guacamole with lemons instead of lime. >> stephen: lemons in my guac? i'm sorry, but i would rather have my head chopped off and stuffed in a duff el bag. folks, this crisis hits home for me because we are coming up on begin gin and tonic season. i cannot even think about having a g and t without lime, look at that putting that picture up makes my handshake. and i, i would like to believe that's becaus