Crime, Safety, and the Police

[QUOTE=Scbb1;2916681]I know smoking has been banned indoors in Tijuana. I also hear you can't smoke outdoors walking down the street. Is that true.[/QUOTE]This from a recent article:

Fumar en las calles why avenidas no está prohibido, pero deben tratarse de vías que no estéand catalogadas como espacios 100% libres de humo o no ser calles conglomeradas.

So, you can smoke on the street, provided it's not designated a smoke-free area (I've been to such streets in Mexico City but I've not seen one in Tijuana). The calle conglomerada seems to be a fuzzy concept, and I can't find a really good translation, but I think it would be translated to an outdoor shopping mall, or a street with lots of vendors.

No you cannot some on sidewalks o streets. Now I have not see enforcing the law. But doing so will give the police a opportunity to shake people down for money.

[URL]https://www.mexpro.com/blog/no-smoking-public-mexico/[/URL]

[QUOTE=Scbb1;2916681]I know smoking has been banned indoors in Tijuana. I also hear you can't smoke outdoors walking down the street. Is that true.[/QUOTE]

This should be fun to watch.

[URL]https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/us-news/turkish-migrants-flocking-to-san-diego-via-social-media-smugglers/[/URL]

Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey are officially non-existent and have historically been hostile.

Armenia–Turkey relations. Wikipedia.

[QUOTE=Artisttyp;2919755]This should be fun to watch.

[URL]https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/us-news/turkish-migrants-flocking-to-san-diego-via-social-media-smugglers/[/URL]

Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey are officially non-existent and have historically been hostile.

ArmeniaTurkey relations. Wikipedia.[/QUOTE]And theres guys on here who say the border is not open. You can go from your couch in turkey to San diego in you Der 24 hrs by flying to Tijuana. You literally have to be a deported felon of a violent crime and deported in last few yrs to not be allowed to walk into isa and live here and work here. I'm surprised anyone's left in China or mexixo or el Salvatore or guatamala.

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USA Customs officer accused of letting drug-filled cars enter from Mexico, spending bribe money on gifts, strip clubs.

Updated on: June 14,2024 / 6:37 AM EDT / CBS / AP.

A former USA Customs officer has been convicted of accepting bribes to let drug-filled vehicles into the United States from Mexico, giving traffickers a one-hour window to reach his lane at a San Diego border crossing and pocketing at least $13,000 per vehicle, officials said Thursday.

Prosecutors say Leonard Darnell George, a Customs and Border Protection officer working for two separate criminal organizations, allowed at least 19 crossings between late 2021 to June 2022. The vehicles contained several hundred pounds of methamphetamine as well as smaller amounts of cocaine, fentanyl and heroin, and also people being brought into the country illegally, according to court documents.

Text messages obtained by investigators showed George agreed to let cars through for $17,000 per vehicle, and one message showed he received $68,000 after letting through four vehicles from drug traffickers in June 2022, the news release said. Prosecutors allege that George would notify drug traffickers when he was at work and what lane he was on.

On the same day he received one $13,000 bribe payment, George bought a 2020 Cadillac CT5 for an associate of the drug trafficking organization as a Valentine's Day gift, prosecutors said.

George's attorney, Antonio Yoon, did not immediately respond to emails and voicemail seeking comment.

George was convicted by a federal jury in USA District Court in San Diego on Monday of taking a bribe by a public official, conspiracy to import controlled substances, and two counts of allowing vehicles with unauthorized individuals to enter the country.

"Abandoning the integrity of the uniform for the conspiracy of drug trafficking is a path to a criminal conviction," said USA Attorney Tara K. McGrath in a statement.

Witnesses testified that George used the money to buy vehicles, motorcycles and jewelry, and also spent lavishly at a strip club in Tijuana, the news release said.

"he would stand on the second level of the club and throw cash over the balcony to the dancers below, 'showering' them with money," prosecutors said. "he would buy bottles of alcohol, and occasionally gifts, for dancers. ".

His sentencing hearing is set for Sept. 13. The maximum penalty for his charges range from 10 years to life in prison.

[QUOTE=StRobert;2923401]Latest.

Local News.

CBS News.

CRIME.

USA Customs officer accused of letting drug-filled cars enter from Mexico, spending bribe money on gifts, strip clubs.

Updated on: June 14,2024 / 6:37 AM EDT / CBS / AP.

A former USA Customs officer has been convicted of accepting bribes to let drug-filled vehicles into the United States from Mexico, giving traffickers a one-hour window to reach his lane at a San Diego border crossing and pocketing at least $13,000 per vehicle, officials said Thursday.

Prosecutors say Leonard Darnell George, a Customs and Border Protection officer working for two separate criminal organizations, allowed at least 19 crossings between late 2021 to June 2022. The vehicles contained several hundred pounds of methamphetamine as well as smaller amounts of cocaine, fentanyl and heroin, and also people being brought into the country illegally, according to court documents.

Text messages obtained by investigators showed George agreed to let cars through for $17,000 per vehicle, and one message showed he received $68,000 after letting through four vehicles from drug traffickers in June 2022, the news release said. Prosecutors allege that George would notify drug traffickers when he was at work and what lane he was on.

On the same day he received one $13,000 bribe payment, George bought a 2020 Cadillac CT5 for an associate of the drug trafficking organization as a Valentine's Day gift, prosecutors said.

George's attorney, Antonio Yoon, did not immediately respond to emails and voicemail seeking comment.

George was convicted by a federal jury in USA District Court in San Diego on Monday of taking a bribe by a public official, conspiracy to import controlled substances, and two counts of allowing vehicles with unauthorized individuals to enter the country.

"Abandoning the integrity of the uniform for the conspiracy of drug trafficking is a path to a criminal conviction," said USA Attorney Tara K. McGrath in a statement.

Witnesses testified that George used the money to buy vehicles, motorcycles and jewelry, and also spent lavishly at a strip club in Tijuana, the news release said.

"he would stand on the second level of the club and throw cash over the balcony to the dancers below, 'showering' them with money," prosecutors said. "he would buy bottles of alcohol, and occasionally gifts, for dancers. ".

His sentencing hearing is set for Sept. 13. The maximum penalty for his charges range from 10 years to life in prison.[/QUOTE]Wow! What a story. Looks like he was at the Hong Kong club. "he would stand on the second level of the club and throw cash over the balcony to the dancers below, 'showering' them with money," prosecutors said. "he would buy bottles of alcohol, and occasionally gifts, for dancers. ".

[URL]https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/cbp-officer-facing-bribery-drug-charges-lived-secret-life-fueled-by-large-sums-of-cash-prosecutors/3262191/[/URL]

He got caught working with cartels to traffic drugs across the border through his lanes. He crossed the border into Tijuana 38 times so far this year, spent money and time with a Hong Kong puta. Guys who rain money on putas are likely cartels' trafficos, thieves, traitors.

The Federal government collects and stores vast amount of info on all people, including voice calls, texts, encrypted messages, US citizens or not. The Feds would know exactly when every time he crossed the border into Tijuana, where he stashes his money, how he spent it.

This CBP dumb ass fell for a HK pussy and is a traitor in a very sensitive job. He will be punished severely, looking at 10 years to life in federal prison. The cartels may get suspicious and have him shanked in prison.

CBP is stupid to leave this loophole for agents to exploit. Wonder what other loopholes are still being used by criminals. Stupid CBP management in San Ysidro should be sacked and penalized.

[QUOTE=CaptainSolo;2923871][URL]https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/cbp-officer-facing-bribery-drug-charges-lived-secret-life-fueled-by-large-sums-of-cash-prosecutors/3262191/[/URL]

He got caught working with cartels to traffic drugs across the border through his lanes. He crossed the border into Tijuana 38 times so far this year, spent money and time with a Hong Kong puta. Guys who rain money on putas are likely cartels' trafficos, thieves, traitors.

The Federal government collects and stores vast amount of info on all people, including voice calls, texts, encrypted messages, US citizens or not. The Feds would know exactly when every time he crossed the border into Tijuana, where he stashes his money, how he spent it.

This CBP dumb ass fell for a HK pussy and is a traitor in a very sensitive job. He will be punished severely, looking at 10 years to life in federal prison. The cartels may get suspicious and have him shanked in prison.

CBP is stupid to leave this loophole for agents to exploit. Wonder what other loopholes are still being used by criminals. Stupid CBP management in San Ysidro should be sacked and penalized.[/QUOTE]"Prosecutors say he made 39 trips to Tijuana so far this year to visit a girlfriend who works at the Hong Kong Gentleman's Club. ".

Found that quote in the article amusing. Maybe he is recongizable to some of you who go much more frequently, especially with the amount of $$$ he was apparently dropping. But at the end of the day it isn't really funny as this was also a guy who was married with three kids, so has also likely destroyed his family's life in addition to his own.

Surprised at the number of "cartel associates" who have trouble keeping a low-profile and just keeping their mouths shut. Met a couple guys at HK a couple years or so ago who blabbed to me, a complete stranger, that they were truck drivers whose responsibility was transporting drugs back and forth across the border for cartels. Even offered up a few other details about their work. Why on earth they would chat me up about that I'll never know, LOL. Probably locked up or dead by now.

[QUOTE=BrotherMouzone;2923904]Surprised at the number of "cartel associates" who have trouble keeping a low-profile and just keeping their mouths shut. Met a couple guys at HK a couple years or so ago who blabbed to me, a complete stranger, that they were truck drivers whose responsibility was transporting drugs back and forth across the border for cartels. Even offered up a few other details about their work. Why on earth they would chat me up about that I'll never know, LOL. Probably locked up or dead by now.[/QUOTE]I think you mentioned this story before and I'd say if they were trafficking drugs they would be bragging to you about it to see if they could possibly peak your interest and try to get you to want to do it. That's why I recommend not to talk to any strangers in the Zona no matter how nice they seem because you never know what they really want. These guys will say how easy it is but will sacrifice you to get a bigger shipment across.

Some other news reports had better information on this case and the CBP officer supposedly met the drug traffickers when they were crossing in his lane and mentioned HK. This got the CBP officers attention and he got the numbers of the guys and later reached out to them and they met in HK and thru a huge party for him. That was the beginning of the end for him.

[QUOTE=BrotherMouzone;2923904]But at the end of the day it isn't really funny as this was also a guy who was married with three kids, so has also likely destroyed his family's life in addition to his own.[/QUOTE]Well the wife was in on it and had text messages to confirm what her husband was supposed to be paid. She was the main witness against her husband supposedly turning on him because of these incriminating texts but I think she was also getting back at the husband for cheating on her with the girl at HK.

"Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned. ".

[QUOTE=Dogers69;2919768]And theres guys on here who say the border is not open. You can go from your couch in turkey to San diego in you Der 24 hrs by flying to Tijuana. You literally have to be a deported felon of a violent crime and deported in last few yrs to not be allowed to walk into isa and live here and work here. I'm surprised anyone's left in China or mexixo or el Salvatore or guatamala.[/QUOTE]Speaking of Armenians what happened to the phat phuck? Is he still there inside HK?

[QUOTE=CocrBrotheler;2924004]Speaking of Armenians what happened to the phat phuck? Is he still there inside HK?[/QUOTE]Not seen in awhile. What if he was the rouge border patrol agent. Jajaja.

That's a quality applicant pool they must be drawing from:

[URL]https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/06/19/travel/naples-florida-cbp-officer-stealing-cash-passengers[/URL]

[QUOTE=BaxterSlade;2924161]Not seen in awhile. What if he was the rouge border patrol agent. Jajaja.[/QUOTE]Jajajajaja.

On serious note did anyone hear about the 54 year old US CBP agent (El Paso region) found dead in his hotel in Medellin a couple nights ago? So many male visitors to MDE in search of p4 p this is happening to. I believe since they are arranging unvetted "dates" on-line that are part of organized crime ring to drug then rob them. I had bad on-line date experience in Costa Rica in 2005 and ever since only partake in established brothels.

Looked liked the deceased agent was Hispanic and stationed in El Paso region so most likely fluent in Spanish but got foolish in MDE not having common sense and aware these things are going on down there. Also if I lived in El Paso I would be in Juarez frequently to visit the many brothels.

RIP Sir.

[QUOTE=BaxterSlade;2924161]Not seen in awhile. What if he was the rouge border patrol agent. Jajaja.[/QUOTE]I remember him. A table near the center stage and the floor covered with dollar bills. Surrounded by chicas. Even when he went to the restroom, he was accompanied by HK security.