General Reports

[Jmrz4]

I decided to visit Tijuana for a day never having been here before and finding myself all alone in San Diego. I have read the forum, asked questions, gotten nice answers and I felt ready.

I took a cab from the airport (I plan to return on the Trolley, but after 9 hours of flying, I thought I would treat myself to something easy) and followed the crowd. Just before I got to immigration control, there were a handful of US Immigration officials with a dog. The dog sniffed my bags and wouldn't leave me alone. So, they took my passport and took me into a side room and searched my stuff. The officer asked me if I had more than $10,000 cash and followed up that question immediately with "it's OK to have more than $10,000 cash" but as I am not going to Mexico to arrange a purchase of meth or fentanyl from the Sinaloa cartel, I did not! He asked me how much $ I did have, and I actually did not know (he counted it; it was about $950 plus $100 in Mexican pesos). I usually carry about that amount of cash when I leave the country, as I have had credit cards fail me from time to time. The reason the dog sniffed me out was undoubtedly due to the strong scent of marijuana that came from my briefcase. I often store joints in my brief case (but I had no marijuana in the brief case today). I live in a state where recreational marijuana is legal, by the way.

I am kind of sorry I did not have any marijuana in my bag, just out of curiosity, as marijuana is legal in California (and I was still in California). On the other hand, I probably would have had a hassle with the immigration folks, perhaps even been arrested on some charge that would never stick, so its just as well that I had no pot in my bags. Interestingly, they looked through my toilet kit, which was well stocked with sleeping pills and Levitra (no longer in their prescription bottles), but said nothing..

Nice report! Do you recall the name of the massage place?

[MamaGuevos]

I pulled into the San Ysidro border station at 1 pm. I felt like I had arrived in one of the outer circles of hell. The line was easily half a mile long! Some guy comes up to me and says for $40, he will get me past the line in 5 minutes. I paid him $40 and he walked me to the front of the line where a sign says that SENTRI card holders can go to the front of the line. In other words, I did not need him because I have Global Entry and that is part of SENTRI. He quickly disappeared and I walked ahead of everyone and had a 5 minute wait to get to an agent. Live and learn!

At that point, the agent tells me my card is inactive! I almost shit my pants thinking that they are going to send me back to the regular line but they just took me to secondary screening and 5 minutes later I am out. It turns out that you do not need an active card to fly to the USA, but land crossing is different. It has to be activated online but it can only be activated within 90 days of receiving the card. I was told that if I came across the border again, I would be subject to secondary screening again.

Thus my short journey has ended! But I now know how to do the crossing, which was my biggest worry. I only got ripped off once (although the chicas could have been bargained down a bit, I suspect).

[Hargow20]

When dealing with LE it is best to say as little possible. This is especially true if a cop pulls you over. Just remember they are questioning you go gather evidence for a arrest. With immigration this less true unless you are smuggling something.

I never heard of FINCEN (google tells me this means "Financial Crimes Enforcement Network") until just now, but I agree that it is not wise to mess around with them. Despite my cool exterior, I was a bit anxious when the German shepherd got crazy with my baggage. I also agree that it is foolish to "act smart" with LE by making up some story for one's personal amusement. It is always a good idea to remember that lying to LE is a felony, with fines (and occasionally jail time) that exceed whatever crime you may have committed.

That being said, I have done nothing illegal and have no plans or desire to do anything illegal. I only wish that immigration would as much energy into making the lines move faster as they do hassling innocent civilians.

[Member #4730]

I never heard of FINCEN (google tells me this means "Financial Crimes Enforcement Network") until just now, but I agree that it is not wise to mess around with them. Despite my cool exterior, I was a bit anxious when the German shepherd got crazy with my baggage. I also agree that it is foolish to "act smart" with LE by making up some story for one's personal amusement. It is always a good idea to remember that lying to LE is a felony, with fines (and occasionally jail time) that exceed whatever crime you may have committed.

That being said, I have done nothing illegal and have no plans or desire to do anything illegal. I only wish that immigration would as much energy into making the lines move faster as they do hassling innocent civilians.

Nothing bad about doing something fun south of the border. Bali was surprising as at the airport they have a sign that states if you bring anything illegal into the country, then face the death penalty like a shooting squad. It is a very welcoming sign and I felt at home. Funny thing is when I was sitting on a bench with my ex a random dude came up with a trench coat asking if I like coke and I was like sure, then he opened his trench coat and I was like not that kind of coke. One day I'll get to hunter Biden status of lining up ladies and snorting coke off their cracks. That guy knows how to party.

[Captain Solo]

MamaGuevos.

Border control is how CBP and HSI arrest criminals. Arrest warrants for class I and II felonies from any state will hit the FBI's arrest list and CBP will have them in their system. I have seen guys quickly pinned down and cuffed by a couple CBP guys on secret hand signals by the CBP guys at the booth. Guys who owe more than $50 K in back tax may be denied entries or arrested at border.

Marijuana may be legal and California but is still illegal and prosecuted by Federal laws in both US and Mexico. Carrying a single joint is enough to be busted by federal agents. So be careful.

Recently a wingman added his car to his Global entry card, got his card revoked after review by State Dept due to his address was linked to prostitution or trafficking. He gave his name and address to an escort for reference. She had probably arrested for prostitution but used his name as reference for visa application. The feds know a lot more about you than you think.

A bro applied for G E and was denied, he said due to a minor assault conviction, but he could be minimizing a more serious charge. I know guys who got GE with battery misdemeanor conviction, but it was 15 years old. I did tell him about GE's disqualification thresholds, I. E. Any violence or drugs felonies however old, plus recent misdemeanor and DUIs. He wanted la Zona so badly had to apply hehe. He can still cross back, but on his feet, not in a GE car.

I also know guys who broke the SENTRI / GLOBAL ENTRY rules at the border 4 times, got sent to secondary inspection each time to deal with supervisors, but they never yanked his GE card. So CBP and the US Government can also be nice.

A few wingmen are private / commercial / military / LE pilots. They are very very careful about breaking FAA regulations. Unlike an Allegiant captain approaching Detroit Municipal in a snow storm on an Airbus A319 packed with gamblers returning from Las Vegas, ran low on fuel, unable to reach Chicago O'Hare for alternate, refused to declare a fuel emergency, but insisted on having priority landing ahead of half a dozen planes holding for landing. He landed, ran out of fuel on the runway, his license suspended, got busted and lost his job with Allegiant. With that 'minor' infraction, he could never get a job with any airlines or reputable operators again, probably flying freight or charter in Central America or Asia.

Try very hard not to break federal laws, or at least don't let them prove you had intentions.

[MamaGuevos]

I arrived in the Ticuan Hotel. It gets 3 stars by me, which is my usual. It is clean, but everything is old. The showers have hot water and it is quiet if you are not in a room next to the disco. They took my skin temperature because and had me sterilize my hands. This seems to be common here (they did this at Hong Kong too! But one cannot blame people for wanting to minimize the risk for COVID, even if the measures they are taking do absolutely nothing.

I took a nap and ate excellent Oaxacan food at a restaurant across the street from Caesars (cannot remember the name). I had the ribs in a dark mole sauce. It was better than the food I had in Oaxaca a few years back! I then took a stroll to Hong Kong taking in the entire red light district, as it was only 11 pm. For my tastes, Mexican women have a bit too much "carne"; indeed, some of them are simply fat. However, the number of women in Hong Kong is amazing, and there were certainly some fine looking chicas. As I was all alone, I sort of wandered around for a while watching the show (which was incredibly boring; most of the girls don't know how to dance very well). I made occasional eye contact with the girls, but they were not as aggressive at introducing themselves to me as is usual in places like Spain, Brazil or Germany. Nevertheless, I found one I liked and we took off for the hotel, where they charged me $30 for the room (for only 35 minutes) including a free drink (the chica got herself a beer) and a condom. The chica asked and received $100; she gave an outstanding BBBJ followed by the usual 3 or 4 positions of sex. I finished after 33 minutes, and the chica hurried me out so I wouldn't get charged an additional fee.

I then checked out both Chicago and Adelita, since they are walking distance from Hong Kong. Chicago was much quieter than Hong Kong, and they had something I have never seen before: naked girls taking a bath with lots of foamy soap. I was not quite ready for round two, so I passed on the one girl who I thought was pretty. I took even less time in Adelitas, although it was much more active than Chicago. Lots of chicas, but only a small percentage were beauties (I guess if I were patient, I could have snared a beauty, but this is always a problem in a large brothel).

I then decided to check out the street girls. I would say that about 10-15% of the street girls are attractive. Most of the others either are way too fat or look as if they are infected with something or another. I had too super cute chicas offer to take me to heaven as a trio, but I was afraid that they might be minors and passed. On a related note, I would love to here from some Tijuana experts how one can be certain a chica is ≥ 18 years of age. Are the ID cards reliable, or is it like the Philippines where there are numerous fake IDs?

I took a cab back to the Ticuan, and checked out a massage place across the street. One of the ladies was a gorgeous thin 26 year old, and she took me for a massage. The massage turned out to be full service and included, for a price, bareback everything. When I finished, she was not quite finished and she treated me to five minutes of masturbation. Watching her orgasm was the highlight of my night! She got $120 USD for this performance (full hour).

Finally, this morning I had the pleasure of meeting Jade, a 27 ish year old escort from mexicolindobar.com. She speaks excellent English, and was very nice. Dennis, the owner of mexicolindobar says all of his girls are GFE. Jade would qualify as GFE, although she doesn't really like DFK. She stayed for an hour, and I had a superb overall experience.

Sadly, I must now go back to the USA. The San Ysidro border sounds like a pain in the ass (current wait times exceed an hour), even though I have my Trusted Traveller status. I hope I won't get sniffed by the dogs again!

[Travv]

Getting busted over pot or mouthing off could come back on you. In the USA, it is estimated that the average person commits 3 felonies a day without knowing it because there are too many laws. Read the book, Three Felonies a Day, How the Feds Bust the Innocent, if you want to know more. And if motivated, the cops will find out which of the three you committed. Someday you may want to get a Sentri card. Talked to a guy in HK last week, said he was busted over some small crime years ago and when he tried to get a Sentri card recently, they checked his history and denied him.

It is not a good idea to act smart with LE. This gives many cops reasons to look for a reason to bust you. I also believe that smoking pot or other drugs in Mexico is foolish. One time the cops searched me and they were disappointed when they could not find anything.

[MamaGuevos]

I never heard of FINCEN (google tells me this means "Financial Crimes Enforcement Network") until just now, but I agree that it is not wise to mess around with them. Despite my cool exterior, I was a bit anxious when the German shepherd got crazy with my baggage. I also agree that it is foolish to "act smart" with LE by making up some story for one's personal amusement. It is always a good idea to remember that lying to LE is a felony, with fines (and occasionally jail time) that exceed whatever crime you may have committed.

That being said, I have done nothing illegal and have no plans or desire to do anything illegal. I only wish that immigration would as much energy into making the lines move faster as they do hassling innocent civilians.

[Fmojo]

I decided to visit Tijuana for a day never having been here before and finding myself all alone in San Diego. I have read the forum, asked questions, gotten nice answers and I felt ready.

Sounds like so far, so good. Have a great trip and I hope you report back. FYI, the free breakfast at the Ticuan is only good until 1030 a. Enjoy!

[Member #4730]

I decided to visit Tijuana for a day never having been here before and finding myself all alone in San Diego. I have read the forum, asked questions, gotten nice answers and I felt ready.

I took a cab from the airport (I plan to return on the Trolley, but after 9 hours of flying, I thought I would treat myself to something easy) and followed the crowd. Just before I got to immigration control, there were a handful of US Immigration officials with a dog. The dog sniffed my bags and wouldn't leave me alone. So, they took my passport and took me into a side room and searched my stuff. The officer asked me if I had more than $10,000 cash and followed up that question immediately with "it's OK to have more than $10,000 cash" but as I am not going to Mexico to arrange a purchase of meth or fentanyl from the Sinaloa cartel, I did not! He asked me how much $ I did have, and I actually did not know (he counted it; it was about $950 plus $100 in Mexican pesos). I usually carry about that amount of cash when I leave the country, as I have had credit cards fail me from time to time. The reason the dog sniffed me out was undoubtedly due to the strong scent of marijuana that came from my briefcase. I often store joints in my brief case (but I had no marijuana in the brief case today). I live in a state where recreational marijuana is legal, by the way.

I am kind of sorry I did not have any marijuana in my bag, just out of curiosity, as marijuana is legal in California (and I was still in California). On the other hand, I probably would have had a hassle with the immigration folks, perhaps even been arrested on some charge that would never stick, so its just as well that I had no pot in my bags. Interestingly, they looked through my toilet kit, which was well stocked with sleeping pills and Levitra (no longer in their prescription bottles), but said nothing.

When I got to immigration, the Mexican agent asked me why I was going to Mexico. I told him I needed some dental implants. He let me in without requiring an immigration form (even though I did not have an appointment nor even a name of a dentist to whom I could visit). I was so pleased that I even gave the cab driver $10 to take me to the Ticuan Hotel, even though the sign outside of immigration clearly says that the cost of an official cab into the center of the city is $5.

The moral of the story, if you want to smoke pot, buy it in Tijuana. I a not certain why US immigration cares about cash, but I bet that carrying a large quantity of cash puts you on the DEA's radar screen forever.

FINCEN tracks transactions larger than $5 k. I used to be an investigator and first thing they do is 50 state FBI hits and FINCEN. If investigated, then probably best to have a good explanation.

[Hargow20]

It is not a good idea to act smart with LE. This gives many cops reasons to look for a reason to bust you. I also believe that smoking pot or other drugs in Mexico is foolish. One time the cops searched me and they were disappointed when they could not find anything.

I decided to visit Tijuana for a day never having been here before and finding myself all alone in San Diego. I have read the forum, asked questions, gotten nice answers and I felt ready.

I took a cab from the airport (I plan to return on the Trolley, but after 9 hours of flying, I thought I would treat myself to something easy) and followed the crowd. Just before I got to immigration control, there were a handful of US Immigration officials with a dog. The dog sniffed my bags and wouldn't leave me alone. So, they took my passport and took me into a side room and searched my stuff. The officer asked me if I had more than $10,000 cash and followed up that question immediately with "it's OK to have more than $10,000 cash" but as I am not going to Mexico to arrange a purchase of meth or fentanyl from the Sinaloa cartel, I did not! He asked me how much $ I did have, and I actually did not know (he counted it; it was about $950 plus $100 in Mexican pesos). I usually carry about that amount of cash when I leave the country, as I have had credit cards fail me from time to time. The reason the dog sniffed me out was undoubtedly due to the strong scent of marijuana that came from my briefcase. I often store joints in my brief case (but I had no marijuana in the brief case today). I live in a state where recreational marijuana is legal, by the way.

I am kind of sorry I did not have any marijuana in my bag, just out of curiosity, as marijuana is legal in California (and I was still in California). On the other hand, I probably would have had a hassle with the immigration folks, perhaps even been arrested on some charge that would never stick, so its just as well that I had no pot in my bags. Interestingly, they looked through my toilet kit, which was well stocked with sleeping pills and Levitra (no longer in their prescription bottles), but said nothing.

When I got to immigration, the Mexican agent asked me why I was going to Mexico. I told him I needed some dental implants. He let me in without requiring an immigration form (even though I did not have an appointment nor even a name of a dentist to whom I could visit). I was so pleased that I even gave the cab driver $10 to take me to the Ticuan Hotel, even though the sign outside of immigration clearly says that the cost of an official cab into the center of the city is $5.

The moral of the story, if you want to smoke pot, buy it in Tijuana. I a not certain why US immigration cares about cash, but I bet that carrying a large quantity of cash puts you on the DEA's radar screen forever.

[Hargow20]

Caught a Uber back to the border. The price for Uber has dropped back down to 40 pesos or roughly $2. There is quite a few taxi drivers that are now trying to charge $6.

[MamaGuevos]

I decided to visit Tijuana for a day never having been here before and finding myself all alone in San Diego. I have read the forum, asked questions, gotten nice answers and I felt ready.

I took a cab from the airport (I plan to return on the Trolley, but after 9 hours of flying, I thought I would treat myself to something easy) and followed the crowd. Just before I got to immigration control, there were a handful of US Immigration officials with a dog. The dog sniffed my bags and wouldn't leave me alone. So, they took my passport and took me into a side room and searched my stuff. The officer asked me if I had more than $10,000 cash and followed up that question immediately with "it's OK to have more than $10,000 cash" but as I am not going to Mexico to arrange a purchase of meth or fentanyl from the Sinaloa cartel, I did not! He asked me how much $ I did have, and I actually did not know (he counted it; it was about $950 plus $100 in Mexican pesos). I usually carry about that amount of cash when I leave the country, as I have had credit cards fail me from time to time. The reason the dog sniffed me out was undoubtedly due to the strong scent of marijuana that came from my briefcase. I often store joints in my brief case (but I had no marijuana in the brief case today). I live in a state where recreational marijuana is legal, by the way.

I am kind of sorry I did not have any marijuana in my bag, just out of curiosity, as marijuana is legal in California (and I was still in California). On the other hand, I probably would have had a hassle with the immigration folks, perhaps even been arrested on some charge that would never stick, so its just as well that I had no pot in my bags. Interestingly, they looked through my toilet kit, which was well stocked with sleeping pills and Levitra (no longer in their prescription bottles), but said nothing.

When I got to immigration, the Mexican agent asked me why I was going to Mexico. I told him I needed some dental implants. He let me in without requiring an immigration form (even though I did not have an appointment nor even a name of a dentist to whom I could visit). I was so pleased that I even gave the cab driver $10 to take me to the Ticuan Hotel, even though the sign outside of immigration clearly says that the cost of an official cab into the center of the city is $5.

The moral of the story, if you want to smoke pot, buy it in Tijuana. I a not certain why US immigration cares about cash, but I bet that carrying a large quantity of cash puts you on the DEA's radar screen forever.

[Hargow20]

Kathy is light skinned and stands in front of Cascada's when you can find her. I have not seen Kathy in about 3-4 weeks possibly. She goes on vacation almost every 2-3 months. She usually works from 3-10 when she is around.

Where does this Kathy stand?

[Heyunous]

The normal rate is still $20-$30. One good way to get a good price is to simply walk way if they demand a high price. If you come back they will often negotiate for a better. The thing to remember is that most of the SG's don't get a lot less business than you would think. It is not uncommon for many girls to several hours or more without a customer. Kathy is the hottest SG in the Zona and still only charges $500 pesos. Kathy does not do extras such as BBJ / facials. But her body is so hot that is worth seeing her every so often.

Where does this Kathy stand?