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[*] posted on 3-18-2021 at 02:12 PM


Quote: Originally posted by lencho  
Quote: Originally posted by surabi  
...the idea that all gringos have pockets full of disposable cash and that shaking people down is a lucrative occupation.


Which is usually true. And like it or not, I don't see it changing any time soon; my approach is to relax, observe how the system works and try to go with the flow and keep it within reasonable bounds.

The ones who are really causing problems are those who commit some minor, negotiable infraction and end up paying the official a couple hundred dollars out of ignorance and fear. That's vile extortion, not mordida, and is likely to up the bar beyond "reasonable" bounds and cause the system to implode in likely unpleasant ways.


Boy, this is so true. I think a thousand pesos is about my upper limit. And it would have to be a bad infraction. Nothing involving cars with impact. I'll let the insurance take care of that.
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[*] posted on 3-18-2021 at 03:10 PM


Like the couple in the video from a month ago that paid $500 US dollars for having legal CBD oil! You could tell the guy shaking them down was nervous and was trying make them hurry up and pay. Maybe it was staged for their youtube channel to get views? See below...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQMCD3Srm10

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[Edited on 3-18-2021 by advrider]
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[*] posted on 3-18-2021 at 04:21 PM


Bringing fuel into Baja has sometimes been a problem....and it appears the woman presented the oil to the guard and asked if it was okay.....what a crew.



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