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vandy
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Video of border shakedown from a couple of weeks ago.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oQMCD3Srm10&t=13s
Looks like this couple forgot to bring their brass balls.
I hope their trip down Baja is going better now.
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JZ
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They didn't even make a counter offer.
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David K
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Wow, first problem they missed in their research is not filling their fuel can, before crossing the border!
Next, they didn't go to the parking area before the gates and building to get their FMMs first.
If the CBD stuff is legal then they should have been vigilant and insist on seeing the comandante or person in charge. They were scared and thus easy
bait. Appearances played a big part in him being picked on is my guess. I bet the officer was expecting to find all sorts of pot on board!
Did they think they could find an immigration office by driving the back streets of Tijuana? As for the motorcycle cop pulling them over...
Why weren't they wearing seatbelts? That on is a no brainer.
Thanks Vandy for posting that! I wonder how the rest of their trip went???
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JZ
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Quote: Originally posted by David K  |
Appearances played a big part in him being picked on is my guess. I bet the officer was expecting to find all sorts of pot on board!
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Having tats on the back of your hands is never a good sign.
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mtgoat666
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They are obviously idiots. The chick wears her mask over her mouth but not over her nose - this is 100% certain sign of idiocy. How stupid do you
have to be to (1) not know that the mask is ineffective when not covering face, (2) not realize your mask has slipped off your nose, and (3) see your
idiocy in the video and fail to edit it out.
Woke!
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del mar
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welcome to mexico! seems like a nice couple hope they're having a wonderful time and find some waves and fish taco's
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BajaRun
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Baja Rookies. Good learning experience. The price of admission is different for everyone. They seem happy though
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BajaNomad
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ReTire
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Yup, they got profiled.
The girl should have started screaming “he grabbed my butt! He grabbed my butt”.
Seems like there should some sort of ‘sting operation’ the powers in charge could do. Bust a couple of these corrupt authorities and publicize it.
Bet things would improve.
I volunteer to be the gringo crossing and traveling Baja with the Federales and FBI backing me up!
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geoffff
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As a counterpoint, every time I cross the border going down into Mexico, my anxiety is through the roof. It takes me a full 24 hours to chill the f***
out and get back into my Mexico groove.
With all that adrenaline in my blood, it's easy to forget little things like my seatbelt when navigating the border crossing. And at least for
Mexicali, they certainly don't make it easy to get into the immigration parking area. (Yeah, I know they were in Tijuana.)
And, about arguing the CBD -- what if you somehow misunderstood the law? The looming possibility of a drug bust (Mexican jail etc.) is pretty scary.
I would not have attempted bringing CBD over the border, or would at least have put it out of sight.
Geoff
[Edited on 2-1-2021 by geoffff]
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by geoffff | As a counterpoint, every time I cross the border going down into Mexico, my anxiety is through the roof. It takes me a full 24 hours to chill the f***
out and get back into my Mexico groove.
With all that adrenaline in my blood, it's easy to forget little things like my seatbelt when navigating the border crossing. And at least for
Mexicali, they certainly don't make it easy to get into the immigration parking area. (Yeah, I know they were in Tijuana.)
And, about arguing the CBD -- what if you somehow misunderstood the law? The looming possibility of a drug bust (Mexican jail etc.) is pretty scary.
I would not have attempted bringing CBD over the border, or would at least have put it out of sight.
Geoff
[Edited on 2-1-2021 by geoffff] |
Agree with all this. I'm much less anxious about crossing at Mexicali, still nervous, but it's significantly higher at TJ. I avoid TJ as much as
possible.
The openness of the 5 puts me in a Baja mood much quicker.
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advrider
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Don't think I would have tried to bring the CBD at all. They have video of the guy why not share it with the fraud hotline? Seemed obvious that the
guy was scamming them by the way he was trying to hurry them up and get the money.
I've only crossed at Tecate and think I will keep it that way.
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motoged
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It's tough to be an "Expedition Influencer", eh.
Don't believe everything you think....
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Note to van lifers and overlanders, stay the ef out of Mexico and don't get hassled!
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
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matthew_mangus
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| Quote: Originally posted by geoffff | As a counterpoint, every time I cross the border going down into Mexico, my anxiety is through the roof. It takes me a full 24 hours to chill the f***
out and get back into my Mexico groove.
With all that adrenaline in my blood, it's easy to forget little things like my seatbelt when navigating the border crossing. And at least for
Mexicali, they certainly don't make it easy to get into the immigration parking area.
Geoff
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Isn't the INM office parking area just on the L before crossing through? I haven't crossed at Mexicali yet and was researching where to pick up the
FMM forms and it seemed straightforward enough. Is that not the case? I hear you on the anxiety though.
I like to explore remote dirt tracks and beaches.
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geoffff
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| Quote: Originally posted by matthew_mangus | | I haven't crossed at Mexicali yet and was researching where to pick up the FMM forms and it seemed straightforward enough. Is that not the case?
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It's Mexicali East I'm whining about. There is a convenient exit lane to the right after the border inspection that leads to a nice parking are for
paying fees and obtaining permits -- but it's always blocked off! To get into the parking area you need go farther down, and to make a sharp right
hand turn the wrong way into the parking area exit lane. I'm always afraid I'm going to break a tire when my right-rear rear wheel hops that nasty
1-foot high curb they have there.
Doesn't help with the adrenaline.
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tecatero
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Wow,,,,,the new age Baja journey people , I’m just gonna be quiet
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bajaric
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Rookies!
That should be a case study of how to get shaken down by the cops in TJ: Grow some dreadlocks and get some tattoos. Place attractive wife in front
seat in revealing tight top. Stock expensive van full of cbd oil in plain sight. Then, get a big wad of pesos and keep it in your wallet for easy
access!
On the bright side, the ad revenue from that YouTube video should almost pay for the five hundred bucks they just donated to the Tijuana police
Christmas fund. Or was that the border police? I could not tell. I always thought the border inspection people were above that, or would not dare
to do a shake down in such a public place.
[Edited on 2-1-2021 by bajaric]
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Ateo
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I'm sure they were able to hook up some more "CBD" shortly thereafter. Just another sad travesty that is our world's ridiculous drug laws.
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matthew_mangus
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| Quote: Originally posted by geoffff | | Quote: Originally posted by matthew_mangus | | I haven't crossed at Mexicali yet and was researching where to pick up the FMM forms and it seemed straightforward enough. Is that not the case?
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It's Mexicali East I'm whining about. There is a convenient exit lane to the right after the border inspection that leads to a nice parking are for
paying fees and obtaining permits -- but it's always blocked off! To get into the parking area you need go farther down, and to make a sharp right
hand turn the wrong way into the parking area exit lane. I'm always afraid I'm going to break a tire when my right-rear rear wheel hops that nasty
1-foot high curb they have there.
Doesn't help with the adrenaline.
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Thanks for the diagram. That's super helpful! 
I like to explore remote dirt tracks and beaches.
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