Stopped by Federales!!

On the way to the airport yesterday(north of Cabo, Pacific side) mi esposo passed a vehicle illegally only to see the Fedarale parked over the crest of the hill! He promptly pulled us over and we sincerely admitted our mistake. He was a lovely young man who congratulated me for trying to use my horrible spanish. Made a few phone calls and sent us on our way with a warning!

I was thinking of the only other time we had an attempted shake down. We were leaving some shady place at about 3 AM in cabo and had seemed to misplaced the car... The Feds watched us looking back and forth for our car and then jumped out of their truck and told us to spread out against the wall and empty our pockets. I told the guy no way... and told him this thing was going down two ways either we were going to the staion and our local attorney would meet us there or he would let us go with no further questions. That is when the more senior guy (the old guy) got out of the truck. I guess he could sence my anger at being stopped for a shake down. he told me that I needed to show them respect, they were federal officers. I told them I have very much respect for federal officers that act like federal officers, and why had he had stopped us... He said because the street we were going up and down was a drug street and then asked me what my attorneys name was, I told him Francisco Hernandez ( our engineer who used to work at the building dep.)
He seemed satisfied with that and told the young kid to get back in teh truck and he let us go. We asked him if we could ride in the truck to find our misplaced car nope!

In crossing the border this weekend a T.J. cop had just shut down the lanes in to the line and directed me straight to go down and enter at the circle. I did as directed,and no sooner did I change lanes, a moto cop pulled me over and had me follow him to a side-street. good english,he asked for licence and reg., a simple ticket he said. The amount would be $65.00. Now the fun part!! If I was short on time, he would pay the ticket for me!! He said it would take a couple hours. I told him I had received a speeding ticket several months ago and heard the same story from another T.J. moto cop. He had given my licence back and said I had a week to go pay. My wife to be, a doctora in Ensenada, went 3 days later to pay, 10 minutes and $35.00!! I know it is wrong, but in my limited spanglish, I offered $20.00 to throw the ticket away, and this was not my first rodeo in T.J. Plus I wanted a escort back to the line!!! 2 $10.00 bills and a motorcycle escort. I know I was wrong, but I had to chuckle!!! From now on, no "mordida" ! !

I can only pray that the "federalies" continue to fine the Canadians for traffic violations.

WTF is up with this post. I was speeding, and I was stopped, and I need to tell everyone I was driving in Cabo?

For gods sake, the guy probably had a call from his wife. Did your police man ever say the calls were related to YOU? He was probably just being nice, in the Mexican way, and sending you a message to not be in a hurry. Your delay was your fine.

Yeah...what IS the deal. I doubt seriously if any of the authorities involved in these stories were Federal Officers, in most cases an offense was committed, or at least suspected, and everything went pretty much as one might expect. In the case of Ford, I have a request. If you are in the habit of frequenting bad neighborhoods at three in the morning in a condition which does not allow you to EVEN FIND YOUR CAR then threaten legal action when your antics are questioned; please limit your visits to Cabo and refrain from polluting the better parts of Baja with your attitude.

Perhaps there is another reason why a group of clean and sober individuals would be lost in Cabo at 3:00 AM????

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Originally posted by vgabndo In the case of Ford, I have a request. If you are in the habit of frequenting bad neighborhoods at three in the morning in a condition which does not allow you to EVEN FIND YOUR CAR then threaten legal action when your antics are questioned; please limit your visits to Cabo and refrain from polluting the better parts of Baja with your attitude. Perhaps there is another reason why a group of clean and sober individuals would be lost in Cabo at 3:00 AM????

Very well said! Of course I can't help but chuckle when I imagine how he related this BAJA HORROR STORY to his friends. It sure keeps the crowds down for the rest of us.

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Quote: Originally posted by Alan Perhaps there is another reason why a group of clean and sober individuals would be lost in Cabo at 3:00 AM???? Very well said! Of course I can't help but chuckle when I imagine how he related this BAJA HORROR STORY to his friends. It sure keeps the crowds down for the rest of us.

I've written this before and it's worth repeating:

Baja IS a dangerous place and unsafe for the uninitiated. Sidewalks are uneven and there is corruption at the highest levels. For those uneasy about bandidos, play it safe and stick with Hawaii or Florida. Meando y caminando para no hacer charco.