SlyOnce
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Operation Tornado in TJ
Please be especially aware of a traffic enforcement in TJ currently on going:
have registration
license
insurance
operate the car safely
observe speed limits
no tinted windows (factory only)
seat belts
child seats
Its mostly a ploy to seize "chocolates" US plated cars driven by MX nationals, but I have seen many more people pulled over lately.
Even I am stopping at stop signs at 5 AM when driving to work.
Just take care.
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bajacalifornian
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Thanks for the heads up Sly. All's in order. Still helps.
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Maron
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SlyOnce,
We echo the thanks for the heads up.
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SlyOnce
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Update - there was a LARGE operation in Playas last night on Paseo Pedregal and Del Agua (last corner before my house, right at the Delegation). I
saw many new cars and trucks being towed, lots of very unhappy people. They ran the traffic stop from 4 PM to 8 PM. As a gringo, they never even
took a look at me, my car, or my papers.
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micah202
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......the 'choclates' as you say are all..''US plated cars driven by MX nationals'',,,so non-insured??
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SFandH
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| Quote: | Originally posted by micah202
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......the 'choclates' as you say are all..''US plated cars driven by MX nationals'',,,so non-insured?? |
There are many drivers in Mexico that are uninsured, that's not the issue I don't think. I think the issue is driving a car with US plates and no US
ID/address.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SFandH
I think the issue is driving a car with US plates and no US ID/address. |
And expired tags.
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SlyOnce
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One of the cars I saw being impounded was a brand new pickup. It had no plates and did not have that little temporary paper on the windshield. A MX
woman was VERY UNHAPPY as it was getting loaded on the tow truck. I also say a newer BMW being taken when I went by later.
For once, being racially profiled as a gringo, with CA plates and current registration stickers I was given a total pass.
LOTS of cops with guns, and I could see why, as people were having their vehicles taken.
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Mood: must be 5 O'clock somewhere in Baja
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What agency was running the checkpoint and who was seizing the vehicles??
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SlyOnce
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TJ Municipal Policia. The checkpoint was directly in front of the station at the Delagacion de Playas.
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