[QUOTE=Adult Fun]For Country John,
At the girl Tania's place, not in the street was were they came in and took his monies and cards.[/QUOTE]
I'll talk to Tania, see what's up. Sounds very strange to me.
Country John
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[QUOTE=Adult Fun]For Country John,
At the girl Tania's place, not in the street was were they came in and took his monies and cards.[/QUOTE]
I'll talk to Tania, see what's up. Sounds very strange to me.
Country John
[QUOTE=Adult Fun]I have been going to TJ for 21 years and have never had a problem.
The other day a friend of mine had an appointment with Tania from that company, she picked him up and went to place close to the border; within 5 minutes the police showed up and robbed him. So beware of this company, I only see the SG's and Adalita chicas and would never go to some place out of the zone.[/QUOTE]
Sorry, but I need to call BULLSHIT on this post.
I've known Tania for a long time. She says it didn't happen - I believe her. If it did happen, she'd tell me and there would be a shit fight at city hall, she'd never tolerate this from the cops.
Adult Fun has had 21 years of problem free fun in TJ but his friend gets robbed at Tania's place, credit cards and all, something the cops don't generally do. Adult Fun has 9 posts on this board.
It could be an attempt to divert clients from the service, or to damage Tania'a reputation.
I would not hesitate to use her service. If there were problems, I'd be straight about it (and so would she).
Be safe and be nice,
Country John
my mexican friends who live in san diego gave me stern warnings about being kidnapped in tijuana. these people are scared shitless.
this is the main reason for the sharp drop off in tourists' visits to tijuana:
[quote]san diego union tribune feb 6, 2008
[url]http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20080206-9999-1m6kidnap.html[/url]
kidnappings of u.s. citizens on rise
sophisticated mexican groups plot abductions
by tony manolatos
union-tribune staff writer
february 6, 2008
organized, well-financed and violent mexican kidnapping cells are targeting a growing number of u.s. citizens visiting communities popular with san diegans and other california residents.
last year, at least 26 san diego county residents were kidnapped and held for ransom in tijuana, rosarito beach or ensenada, local fbi agents overseeing the cases said yesterday. in 2006, at least 11 county residents had been kidnapped in the three communities.
“some of the 26 were recovered, some were hurt and some were killed,” said agent alex horan, who directs the fbi's violent-crime squad in san diego.
“it's not a pleasant experience. victims have reported beatings, torture and there have been [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord124][CodeWord124][/url]. . . . handcuffs and hoods over the head are common,” he said.
when contrasted to the 40 million border crossings made every year at the san ysidro port of entry, the kidnapping numbers are small. most of the victims have business interests or family members in mexico.
but authorities said anyone planning to visit mexico should be cautious.
kidnapped
the number of san diego county residents kidnapped in tijuana, rosarito beach and ensenada rose sharply last year:
2008: 2
2007: 26
2006: 11
2005: 10
source: fbi san diego office
“i would certainly be concerned,” horan said.
the u.s. consulate in tijuana issued a travel advisory last week that said u.s. citizens living and traveling in mexico should be extra vigilant.
gunfights and other violence linked to drug cartels have increased in baja california, and more mexican citizens have been kidnapped lately.
while some of the groups suspected of kidnapping americans are connected to drug trafficking, most aren't, horan said.
he described the kidnapping groups as sophisticated operations similar to terrorist cells, each with a boss and clear divisions of labor. usually, one group is involved in scouting, another carries out the kidnapping, a third holds the victim and a fourth handles the ransom.
“they know who they're going after. i think they have a list,” horan said. “these are kidnapping cells. . . . that's what they do. they do kidnappings all year long.”
while the fbi wouldn't say what the ransom demands are, or how often they're paid, agents said money is driving the increase.
“this is not about terrorizing people or retaliating. this is about making money, and obviously this is good business for them,” horan said.
the scenario that fits about 90 percent of the fbi's kidnapping cases starts with a middle-class family with no criminal ties, who live in communities such as chula vista, san diego and national city.
the family typically owns a business in mexico and has relatives there. at least one family member, usually a man in his 40s, makes several personal and professional trips across the border.
while driving in mexico, this person is pulled over by as many as 10 people posing as police.
they're carrying weapons, wearing vests and using police jargon. within a minute or two, someone is shoving a hood over the victim's head and dragging him into a vehicle. his car is left on the side of the road.
“we've had victims held for days to months,” horan said.
not every victim is hispanic, but there have been “very few cases where a tourist is targeted at random,” said eric drickersen, who supervises the fbi's border liaison office in san diego.
some of the kidnappings go unreported because people fear retribution, drickersen said.
ransom demands are almost always made over the phone. the cross-border communication gives the fbi its jurisdiction. but the agents need authorization from mexican authorities before they can carry out an operation across the border.
mexican authorities have been helpful, their u.s. counterparts said.
“they're cooperating, but we would like them to do even more,” drickersen said.
a week ago, mexican authorities rescued two female real estate agents who were being held in a tijuana neighborhood. the women were kidnapped jan. 19 by three men after showing a property in southern tijuana, the baja california attorney general's office said in a statement.
the men called in a ransom demand of $350,000, the statement said. family members negotiated a payment of $27,000 and dropped off the cash, but the women weren't released.
baja california state agents tracked down the vehicle used to pick up the cash. the driver led authorities to the women, and three men were arrested.
both women are mexican citizens, although one is married to a u.s. resident. she and her husband live in chula vista.[/quote]
Just FYI, if you become the victum of a crime.
Tijuana Police try to restore public trust
By DAN KEANE, Associated Press WriterTue Aug 12, 8:32 PM ET
People have so little confidence in the police here that the army invited citizens to report crimes to soldiers instead. Officers are so mistrusted that federal authorities even took their guns away for a time last year.
Now Tijuana is campaigning to regain that trust with an accountability campaign to break the officers' old, corrupt habits.
Public Safety Secretary Alberto Capella proudly points to a Tijuana policeman accused of murder who was promptly arrested by his fellow officers.
"If this scenario had happened nine months ago, he wouldn't have been captured. Or he would have asked for help, and they would have let him go," Capella told The Associated Press. "That's a clear indication of the change of attitude taking place among Tijuana police."
Capella was interviewed inside a shiny-new mobile command unit parked under the towering high-tension wires that cross one of east Tijuana's grittiest neighborhoods. The RV-style mobile office — equipped with remote-controlled cameras, a small conference room and vigorous air conditioning — has been deployed around the city this summer to promote a community policing initiative, run jointly with state and federal officers.
The three agencies aim to cut through the bureaucratic confusion that plagues Mexico's multi-layered law enforcement system. They also want to increase the visibility of police around the rough edges of a city growing by about 90,000 people a year.
Had a somewhat odd experience last night. A favorita and I had gone to dinner at Las Vueltas (sp?), then dancing at Las Pulgas. We walked all the way from my hotel (Espana) to the restaurant, then walked to LP, no problem.
Anyway, after two cubetas, one tequila each, and over 4 hours dancing, we we'd had enough. We stopped for a quick hot dog outside the door, then began to walk the whopping 3 blocks to the hotel. This was about 3:00am
A block away from the hotel, someone behind us started shining a flashlight and saying "Amigo!" I finally stopped and turned around to find two of TJ's finest, an overweight man and an equally overweight very butch woman.
Of course, they wanted to know where we'd been and if we'd been drinking. Then they wanted ID, so I gave them my passport (after pulling all the money out of it), and she gave them her ID card. Then they wanted to know how long I'd known her. I told them I didn't know, about 2 or 3 months. They grilled her in Spanish and she told them I was her novio and that we'd known each other for about a month. That didn't sit well.
So, it was up against the wall. I made a point of holding all my money in my hand. The guy conducted a very throuogh search, and, of course, found nothing. So, probing for a weak spot, they started grilling my girl. Now, I was only slightly impaired, maybe a bit thick of tongue and slow of thought, but I wasn't weaving or anything. But the poor chica was three sheets to the wind. They wanted to know where she worked. I don't know what she told them the first time, but they didn't like it and told me that she was lying to them. They went at it again, and she finally 'fessed up to working at Chicago. Well, there was their opening. They demanded to see her medical card. (Now I know she has one, cuz I've seen it). She didn't have it. I thought it was in her purse, in the room, and tried to get them to let me go get it. No dice. Then she explained that it was back at her house.
So, since they had nothing on me, they kindly explained that, since I was a tourist, I was free to go, but they had to arrest her and take her before the judge. She worked at a BAR (the horror!) and that she wasn't in possession of her medical card. (Trying to explain that she wasn't working and that we were friends out on the town didn't fly) Then she could pay the fine and be let go. The fine was probably around $100. Now, I was a bit loaded, but not so badly that I couldn't smell bullshit. I told them I didn't have $100, and was ready to tell them that yes, we should go see the judge. I was keeping really cool, but I was getting tired of the harrassement.
But then I looked at my chica, and she was starting to appear really nervous, and she told me I should offer them money. Well, I figured if the local girl was getting nervous, maybe discretion would be the better part of valor. So, I asked her how much, $20? $40? She said to offer them $40. So, using my best Thailand technique, I asked if I could just pay them the fine instead of going to see the judge (and hating myself all the while!). They discussed it for a bit, then the dyke told me that they didn't want to ruin my evening (how very thoughtful) and to put the $40 in my left pocket and that Sr. Gordo would frisk me again. So, I did, he did, and the money disappeared.
They skulked off into the night, we went back to the room where Srta. Borracha took a shower and immediately passed out. Literally. And snored like a lumberjack! OMG.
When sober, over breakfast at Sanborn's, I asked her if it was a big deal to be caught walking down the street without her medical card. She said it wasn't, and that the cops were just rateros. I wish she'd said that the night before. I might still have my $40!
I guess the moral is that, at night, take a cab everywhere. I always take a cab from/to the zona at night, but I've always walked up and down Revu at night. Well, not any more.
TJ is taking disciplinary action against their corrupt police. I have heard that the police station across from the alley has a fund to reimburse gringos for their losses to TJ's finest. You need to make a report at the station of the offense with the time, location and description of the officers involved. If you could get the names of the officers that would help. I got this info from a fellow gringo who had one too many that night. Any one else heard of this?
The taxi dropped us off too far, had to walk back to the foot bridge.
Successfully ducked the 2 brown pigs sitting n the dark at the guard house. When arriving at the foot bridge, ran into 2 more brown pigs walking back from the border. I said 'Olah.' THey already walked past us when yelling out for us to stop. There was noone around.
The young pig wanted to see ID's, asking where we live, asking if we drank, trying to smell our breath. He was trying to shake us down but I would not give him anything. The older guy kept telling him to let us go. So he let us go.
These asshole pigs are the shame of the Mexican people. The best thing to do is to look and walk straight ahead, never give them any chance of interacting with you.
[QUOTE=One Wing Low]The taxi dropped us off too far, had to walk back to the foot bridge.
Successfully ducked the 2 brown pigs sitting n the dark at the guard house. When arriving at the foot bridge, ran into 2 more brown pigs walking back from the border. I said 'Olah.' THey already walked past us when yelling out for us to stop. There was noone around.
The young pig wanted to see ID's, asking where we live, asking if we drank, trying to smell our breath. He was trying to shake us down but I would not give him anything. The older guy kept telling him to let us go. So he let us go.
These asshole pigs are the shame of the Mexican people. The best thing to do is to look and walk straight ahead, never give them any chance of interacting with you.[/QUOTE]
Hey, OWL
Which side of the foot bridge was this, the one near the Sentri dropoff, or the one on the other side of the street? And about what time?
There seems to have been a dropoff of swine at the Sentri dropoff, up until lately. I saw a pair there a couple of weeks ago for the first time in a couple of months. Mabe this crap is on the rise again.
Along the farmacias, around 2AM.
You should never give the brown pigs a chance for contact.
[QUOTE=Phordphan]Hey, OWL
Which side of the foot bridge was this, the one near the Sentri dropoff, or the one on the other side of the street? And about what time?
.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Phordphan]Had a somewhat odd experience last night. A favorita and I had gone to dinner at Las Vueltas (sp?), then dancing at Las Pulgas. We walked all the way from my hotel (Espana) to the restaurant, then walked to LP, no problem.
Anyway, after two cubetas, one tequila each, and over 4 hours dancing, we we'd had enough. We stopped for a quick hot dog outside the door, then began to walk the whopping 3 blocks to the hotel. This was about 3:00am
A block away from the hotel, someone behind us started shining a flashlight and saying "Amigo!" I finally stopped and turned around to find two of TJ's finest, an overweight man and an equally overweight very butch woman.
Of course, they wanted to know where we'd been and if we'd been drinking. Then they wanted ID, so I gave them my passport (after pulling all the money out of it), and she gave them her ID card. Then they wanted to know how long I'd known her. I told them I didn't know, about 2 or 3 months. They grilled her in Spanish and she told them I was her novio and that we'd known each other for about a month. That didn't sit well.
So, it was up against the wall. I made a point of holding all my money in my hand. The guy conducted a very throuogh search, and, of course, found nothing. So, probing for a weak spot, they started grilling my girl. Now, I was only slightly impaired, maybe a bit thick of tongue and slow of thought, but I wasn't weaving or anything. But the poor chica was three sheets to the wind. They wanted to know where she worked. I don't know what she told them the first time, but they didn't like it and told me that she was lying to them. They went at it again, and she finally 'fessed up to working at Chicago. Well, there was their opening. They demanded to see her medical card. (Now I know she has one, cuz I've seen it). She didn't have it. I thought it was in her purse, in the room, and tried to get them to let me go get it. No dice. Then she explained that it was back at her house.
So, since they had nothing on me, they kindly explained that, since I was a tourist, I was free to go, but they had to arrest her and take her before the judge. She worked at a BAR (the horror!) and that she wasn't in possession of her medical card. (Trying to explain that she wasn't working and that we were friends out on the town didn't fly) Then she could pay the fine and be let go. The fine was probably around $100. Now, I was a bit loaded, but not so badly that I couldn't smell bullshit. I told them I didn't have $100, and was ready to tell them that yes, we should go see the judge. I was keeping really cool, but I was getting tired of the harrassement.
But then I looked at my chica, and she was starting to appear really nervous, and she told me I should offer them money. Well, I figured if the local girl was getting nervous, maybe discretion would be the better part of valor. So, I asked her how much, $20? $40? She said to offer them $40. So, using my best Thailand technique, I asked if I could just pay them the fine instead of going to see the judge (and hating myself all the while!). They discussed it for a bit, then the dyke told me that they didn't want to ruin my evening (how very thoughtful) and to put the $40 in my left pocket and that Sr. Gordo would frisk me again. So, I did, he did, and the money disappeared.
They skulked off into the night, we went back to the room where Srta. Borracha took a shower and immediately passed out. Literally. And snored like a lumberjack! OMG.
When sober, over breakfast at Sanborn's, I asked her if it was a big deal to be caught walking down the street without her medical card. She said it wasn't, and that the cops were just rateros. I wish she'd said that the night before. I might still have my $40!
I guess the moral is that, at night, take a cab everywhere. I always take a cab from/to the zona at night, but I've always walked up and down Revu at night. Well, not any more.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for posting this incident.
I realize that when you are standing there in front of the cops a 3AM it's tough to remember what to do, and giving them money is fine IF you get their names, unit number (off the car) etc. ad then report the mutherfuckers.
NOTHING will happen until these reports get filed.
There is a lot of postings about corruption and the cops are doing much to re-enforce those charges, but ther are a lot of people out there working very hard to change things. It might not be popular to talk about it but it is the truth.
NOTHING can happen until mongers smarten up and start dealing with this stuff correctly. Corruption in Mexico might never cease, true. But if you had reported the incident and cops got nailed they would have been fired almost on the spot.
1) It is not illegal to walk down the street at 3AM with a girl who works at Chicago Club. Just don't have sex in your car or behave badly on the street.
2) She is only required to carry the card when she is working. She is not working when she is walking down the street with you at 3AM. There would have been no fine if you'd persisted in wanting to see the judge.
3) The cops realize that if they get caught fucking with tourists they lose their job. Be polite but firm. They'll get the message and stand down, guaranteed. You're an experienced monger.
4) As soon as they leave, go to the nearest phone and call 076. You will talk to a person who works for the State who will deal with you in english. Give them the time and exact location of the incident. They will find out who was working the area, get you to ID them and then have them fired.
5) In order for the girl to get sweaty, something else must have been going on otherwise she wold have told them to go to hell. She perhaps wanted to avoid a strip search, so she might have been carrying. That's her problem, not yours unless you have no problem paying off the cops.
I bought this nifty thinline higliter at Office Depot. If I have 20's or larger in eitherUS or National currency, I take the highliter and write my name ont he bills. If I get ripped off, I can prove that the cop has the money. They lose their job, all is good.
The State Police is VERY INTERESTED in hearing from people like you. Believe it.
Next time stand your ground and make sure the girl is clean and not carrying anything because if she is, you could spend the night (or maybe more) in jail until the judge decides that she was not carrying for YOU.
Remember where you are and what you are doing and with whom. You are in MEXICO. The girl is a prostitute. It's a dangerous environment, especially at 3AM. That's still no reason to let the cops rip you off, but I realize it is easy to lose control when you don't have all of the odds in your favor.
Country John
[QUOTE=Country John]Thanks for posting this incident.
I realize that when you are standing there in front of the cops a 3AM it's tough to remember what to do, and giving them money is fine IF you get their names, unit number (off the car) etc. ad then report the mutherfuckers.
NOTHING will happen until these reports get filed.
There is a lot of postings about corruption and the cops are doing much to re-enforce those charges, but ther are a lot of people out there working very hard to change things. It might not be popular to talk about it but it is the truth.
NOTHING can happen until mongers smarten up and start dealing with this stuff correctly. Corruption in Mexico might never cease, true. But if you had reported the incident and cops got nailed they would have been fired almost on the spot.
1) It is not illegal to walk down the street at 3AM with a girl who works at Chicago Club. Just don't have sex in your car or behave badly on the street.
2) She is only required to carry the card when she is working. She is not working when she is walking down the street with you at 3AM. There would have been no fine if you'd persisted in wanting to see the judge.
3) The cops realize that if they get caught fucking with tourists they lose their job. Be polite but firm. They'll get the message and stand down, guaranteed. You're an experienced monger.
4) As soon as they leave, go to the nearest phone and call 076. You will talk to a person who works for the State who will deal with you in english. Give them the time and exact location of the incident. They will find out who was working the area, get you to ID them and then have them fired.
5) In order for the girl to get sweaty, something else must have been going on otherwise she wold have told them to go to hell. She perhaps wanted to avoid a strip search, so she might have been carrying. That's her problem, not yours unless you have no problem paying off the cops.
I bought this nifty thinline higliter at Office Depot. If I have 20's or larger in eitherUS or National currency, I take the highliter and write my name ont he bills. If I get ripped off, I can prove that the cop has the money. They lose their job, all is good.
The State Police is VERY INTERESTED in hearing from people like you. Believe it.
Next time stand your ground and make sure the girl is clean and not carrying anything because if she is, you could spend the night (or maybe more) in jail until the judge decides that she was not carrying for YOU.
Remember where you are and what you are doing and with whom. You are in MEXICO. The girl is a prostitute. It's a dangerous environment, especially at 3AM. That's still no reason to let the cops rip you off, but I realize it is easy to lose control when you don't have all of the odds in your favor.
Country John[/QUOTE]
CJ,
Thanx a lot!!
I couldn't remember the number (076) or I would have called.
The poor chica was a lot drunker than I thought at first. She completely passed out about 30 minutes later. She may have been cooperating, I'm not sure. I know they were doing their best to intimidate her, calling her a liar, demanding to know where she worked, etc. Being looped probably didn't help.
I don't think she was carrying (based upon a later strip search :) ) but I'm no expert. Her purse was in my room, and she didn't have any pockets. I do know she doesn't have a particularly aggressive personality.
They were on foot, so they didn't have a car, but I could ceratinly have ID'd them, especially the dyke.
I'll remember the number, and the marked bills are a nice touch.
Oh, BTW, I've read reports of tourists wanting to see the judge, then winding up in front of a judge that was as corrupt as the cops, and in on the scam. Any truth to these stories?
Again, thanx for your input.
[QUOTE=Phordphan]CJ,
They were on foot, so they didn't have a car, but I could ceratinly have ID'd them, especially the dyke.
I'll remember the number, and the marked bills are a nice touch.
Oh, BTW, I've read reports of tourists wanting to see the judge, then winding up in front of a judge that was as corrupt as the cops, and in on the scam. Any truth to these stories?
Again, thanx for your input.[/QUOTE]Few months ago I read an article on San Diego Newspaper about reporting complaints when in Tijuana. Below is the web site of the "Consulado General De Mexico en San Diego". Scroll down, on the right there is a green area says"Complaints about your trip to Tijuana, click here". You can report it online. Whether they are serious or not I do not know but it won't hurt to report.
[url]http://portal.sre.gob.mx/sandiego/[/url]
[QUOTE=Phordphan]CJ,
Thanx a lot!!
I couldn't remember the number (076) or I would have called.
The poor chica was a lot drunker than I thought at first. She completely passed out about 30 minutes later. She may have been cooperating, I'm not sure. I know they were doing their best to intimidate her, calling her a liar, demanding to know where she worked, etc. Being looped probably didn't help.
I don't think she was carrying (based upon a later strip search :) ) but I'm no expert. Her purse was in my room, and she didn't have any pockets. I do know she doesn't have a particularly aggressive personality.
They were on foot, so they didn't have a car, but I could ceratinly have ID'd them, especially the dyke.
I'll remember the number, and the marked bills are a nice touch.
Oh, BTW, I've read reports of tourists wanting to see the judge, then winding up in front of a judge that was as corrupt as the cops, and in on the scam. Any truth to these stories?
Again, thanx for your input.[/QUOTE]
I suspected you did a body cavity search shortly afterward.....hehe..
I had an interesting chat last night with some friends. They were saying that it doesn't matter how corrupt the system is, even a crazy man would realize that if the Federal and State governments don't get involved and do something there will be bigger problems than a drop off in tourism.
Because crime in the drug industry is rampant, the perception is that the average Joe is at risk. Not so. The worst he can expect is to get kidnapped but even then it's a longshot. Maybe getting caught in cross-fire is another major concern but again, this is a long shot.
The larger problem for Mexico right now is the drop off in foreign investment because of the perceived threats because of the drug industry violence.
Investment in Mexico is actually up this year by about 1%, but it should be more than that, much more. Companies are having trouble getting insurance, the cost of providing executives (and their families) with insurance, security, bullet proof vehicles etc is enormous. This along with corrupt police and politicians is bringing the system and the economy to it's knees. Tortillas are still 10 pesos a Kilo, but everything else is creeping upwards etc.
The point is that even the corrupt Government of Mexico realizes that something must be done and they are doing it. The Feds are here along with the military, they are working with State police to keep an eye on local police as well as chase the bad guys under a Federal Mandate.
If you are into giving credit where credit is due, they've done a hell of a job so far. Over 300 cops have been busted on the local and state level. Amazing result.
The State Tourist Bureau is NOT an "information" agency. They don't hand out maps and give directions. They are protection agency for tourists and they have a direct line to the State Attorney Generals office and Federal Police. When you dial 076 from any phone, the person who answers wants to help you. They want to know if you've been ripped off by the cops. They arrange to get these guys fired. It's their job.
It's not actually the "tourist Bureau." It is the Secretaria de Seguridad Publicas Municipal de Tijuana, Programa de Intelligencia Policial. Within the department you'll find Mr. Gabriel Arellano (no relation). His job is to collect information and intelligence on police corruption and crimes against tourists by the police. He will help you get these cops fired. You want to talk to his pit-bull, Arturo Martinez Esquer. His telephone number is 664-973-0424/30. Arturo loves his work. He's also a very nice guy.
Make no mistake about it. Mexico and Baja are losing MILLIONS of DOLLARS due to the corruption and crime. Some of it they can do something about. Firing bad cops who rip off tourists is different from hunting down and killing the drug lords. They are two separate activities, but getting rid of the robber-cops is an important step in vetting the department of bad apples. None of it works if the crimes are not reported. That's where you come in.
If you call Arturo, go and see him, give him a statement, he will arrange a line-up so you can ID the cops. They are removed from active duty immediately and charged.
Go to Office Depot. Get a thinline highliter and carry it. Mark your bills -it only takes a minute. You can see the ink under black light. If you get ripped and you end up in the station, have the chief scan the cash the cops are carrying with a black light. Case closed. You win, they lose.
It's a sad fact that a guy just looking to get laid by a latina princessa needs to keep his eyes open for such things, but it's the reality of the situation.
Be safe and be nice
Country John
[quote=country john]you are in mexico. it's a dangerous environment, especially at 3am. that's still no reason to let the cops rip you off.
country john[/quote]watch the almighty devil turn right around and run for his life: in dealing with a bad cop out on the street, whatever happened to the tried and true sindicatura card trick? back in the day, flashing a sindicatura card on a cop used to have the same effect as showing satan a cross. does that once relied on stay out of jail/get out of a jam technique still work or has it lost all effectiveness? i am referring to a sindicatura card that the savvy traveler would carry in his back pocket for protection against bad cops. supposedly, the sindicatura card trick was a potent weapon a traveler could rely on. legend has it that it was a much faster means of adjusting a bad cops attitude, especially when compared to dialing 076. (much faster as in speed of light fast).
The police are the worst of the worst. I don't think baja is losing millions, they are losing BILLIONS! Thousands of homes were built south of Tijuana, and Gringos kept buying and prices kept rising, now all those folks are half their investment. Part of the reason they are falling in price is the rampant corruption of the Mexican police.
I've never heard of this 076 but anything is helpful at this point.