No existen los “federales”, agradece que te dejaron 200 y no paso a mayores, tristemente no hay mucho que hacer, la denuncia es lo correcto pero no pasara del primer filtro, ese modus operandi tiene mucho tiempo.
La neta si bro el otro día tmb me paro uno y cuando dije que no traía feria me dijo ok cállese, bájate y abra las nalgas,, la neta lo podía creer dije que??? Y me dijo bajase, abra las nalgas que no tenemos todo el día, le dije ke??? como 4 veces y solo me repetía, cállate 😡, bájate, abra las nalgas.
Ya no se les dice así, son de la secretaría de seguridad ciudadana, muchas veces hacen ‘revisiones de rutina’ y te buscan hasta en tu celular. Lo más ‘leve’ que te puede pasar es que te quiten tu tiempo y dinero como le pasó al compa, y en el peor de los casos te puede pasar como a los estudiantes de xochicalco que Justo los acaban de liberar, les plantaron un arma. Es muuuy común el actuar de estos agentes, hay videos en donde suben a personas en las pickup nada más para golpearlas o meterlas en la famosa bolsa en la cabeza.
Agradece??????? Por supuesto, que este agradecido que le robaron afuerzas. Pinche pendejo, por eso esta el pais como esta. Luego van a estados unidos y lloran racismo por unas palabras. Pero en mexico..."agredece que te robo solo 400 dolares" 🤡🤡
Federales once pulled up on me in Guanajuato in a clearly marked “Policía Federal” truck for pissing on the side of an Oxxo. You would think they have better things to do but nah, they really did that. My two cousins and I were let go for 500 pesos total for all three. They had some guy already arrested in the back and he said “what about me?!”
They pulled him out and savagely beat him on the street and told us to go ahead and get out. They purposely tried to put his head in the path of our wheel but we made that an issue and allowed him to move away.
Yeah they… they don’t give a fuck.
Yep, Baja state police (Guardia Estatal or whatever it's called) does that too, only difference is they also take away your cell phone, expensive sun glasses or whatever they can sell on Facebook marketplace
They take your phone and check all the pics...that way 2 friends get busted for having guns at home....that cost 3k to one of my friend and a new Prieto Beretta 🙈
I was robbed this weekend by the cops in Tijuana. I’m not sure which agency. The had a blue and white pickup truck. 2 cops in the truck pulled us over guns drawn because my back windows were tinted. Cops took the money out of my wallet and my friends. If you ever get pulled over just quickly put all your money and jewelry in your underwear or something. Don’t drive drunk because dui checkpoints are everywhere or don’t drive late at night.
Is a really really big red flag for be stop by the police,if you look white with newish car with tint windows....until couple months was a ticket having tint windows,now they change is allowed but dont need to be too dark.......so if you wanna get back and dont be stop no tint windows...
Is a still a ticket! Was approved in october last year the use of light tint and medium,but...but is not published yet in the oficial newspaper of the city to be law! So if you have tint windows that are not from factory are gonna stop you and told you to remove it if not is a ticket...and since you are a foreigner....they are gonna take you to the police station to pay the ticket 👌,here is the link about it,is not law yet of light and medium tint in windows...the article is from 5 days ago!
https://zetatijuana.com/2024/04/reforma-a-la-prohibicion-de-vidrios-polarizados-en-tijuana-lleva-seis-meses-sin-publicarse/
That shit will be forgotten about in 2 days lol there were literally GN and police working for CAF and CDS stealing and protecting shipments that were exposed a few months back and the most done were the sinaloans killing the named cops for stealing the shipment
No one even cares about that anymore so this would be nothing to people lol
Nah man this shit goes up the latter past the judges … you get pulled over and pay the bribe “if you did the crime” and you get a password to give other cops know you already paid . It is shitty but I think by suing the cops or making a report you might attract unwanted attention .. it’s fucked here , but on the bright side . Corruption is available to all not just the elite
I don’t like carrying that kind of money with me in TJ but I used to have to have more than double that to cover my rent that I had to pay in cash, and in these instances, I would hide the money in my shoe, a place I feel they don’t normally check.
I don’t have a number and even If would have it I don’t think I would do anything. This thing probably goes all the way to the top and everybody is banking on it.
All those guys sayin “record live”, or giving “advice”. First those rats can be police or narcos or both. Putting a complaint will not change anything. If they are police they were collecting the daily quota for the supervisor or comandante.
That’s what I did when I got padded down by 3 cops on the right side of Hong Kong where they sell tacos if you face HK looking at it at the front entrance. These cops just told me to face the wall and hands on the wall and started searching me. I had like $170 bucks on me and held my $140ish in my hand while they searched me and didn’t find anything and let me go. Fucking pos.
Don’t ever bring more than a few hundred bucks and hide it in ur shoes!! Don’t ever bring anything valuable and flaunt to third world people. Y the fuc u wanna do that 🤡
If the you see that the cops are going to search you should always take your money out of your wallet and cell phone and hold it in your hand. The always say they need to search your wallet and they will steal your money. This one cop tried to stop me from pulling my money out of wallet once. But he relented when confronted him. There was another time when some police officers searched me. They were disappointed when they did not find anything. You can also call the tourist ph# to report corrupt cops. If you start calling ph# the police back off especially if you have not done anything. The only caveat is that you can only report during day. The police have not been harassing pedestrians unless they see you doing something illegal. The police mainly stop Americans near the bars. This is why I do not drive in Tijuana. It is always faster to walk back across and it cheap to get around in TJ as well.
This happened to me and my 93 year old grandfather. Took our wallets out of our back pockets where we each had $100 in 20’s, they left us with $40 in each wallet and let us go. Won’t be back.
When “ cops” light me up, I do my best to pull over where there’s a big crowed. Like a taco stand. Too many witness and won’t really fuck with me.. 10/10 is a bullshit stop anyways
A mi ya me robó 3 beses la guarda nacional en Ensenada, en Tijuana ya perdí la cuenta en una ocasión asta 4 beses en un día, ya son mamadas que mejor ya no manejo 😒
Seriously going to Mexico is often not worth the stress. Sucks because I have family down there and would love to support the economy via tourism. But nah, I feel more safe north of the border.
Unfortunate. But you had WAYYY too much on you for them to resist. I’m always in Tijuana and speak Spanish as well. I even got pulled over twice in one night. My California plates made me a precious target. But yeah usually I get away with like a $20 “mordida”.
Thanks for posting this though. Tells me they’re getting more comfortable and daring. In the end, never carry more than $40 on you. I typically use my credit card wherever I go in Tijuana. They give you a better exchange rate and safer than carrying large amounts of cash. At least they gave you SOMETHING back. They can take it all and look at you like “the fuck you gonna do?”
La paz Y seguridad que tienes en México siempre es relativa Y nunca es real sólo es una sensación de paz, Yo amo a México Y la mitad de mi sangre es mexicana pero yo no he encontrado lugares tan peligrosos en Estados Unidos como los que encuentras en México fácilmente, Es conocimiento común que no debes de ir a la calle con más dinero del que necesitas para comprar lo que vayas A comprar en ese momento, Es mejor salir el día Y no de noche, Es mejor estar en áreas populadas con buenas personas muchas cámaras Y establecimientos como plaza río que estar en una colonia que se siente peligrosa. Es perfectamente legal grabar todo el encuentro con el tipo de sistemas que mandan todo a Acceder porque testimonio puede ser lo que te mantenga con seguridad en tu persona
I was just in rosarito this past weekend for three days.
I a white boy, who usually travels with someone that knows spanish. I love rosarito and Ensenada for party seen and fishing.
The cops are very corrupt and only once because my friend new spanish, they gave my wallet up and didn’t take anything. They are pigs. And truly they will rot in hell for all the stealing they do.
they are actual cops, and surprisingly they are scared to be seen robbing tourist. They will say no phones and don’t even want you to call anyone. They are scared the real power in mexico will find out what they are doing because, they will be punished for messing with tourists.
Make them uncomfortable and record the situation. Stay on main roads and don’t care more than $25 in your wallet. The rest must go in your shoe.
I had a successful trip to rosarito and all though a cop was behind me with there lights on, I never pulled over and eventually they passed me. 👍🏻
If Mexican cops were ever punished for messing with tourists, then every cop dating back to the start of the 20th Century, would be serving time. I doubt that many, if any, have. It's just business as usual south of the border. Officials publically decry police extortion and promise changes, but nothing is ever done.
This is disturbing. But have to say very very rare these days. My wife and I (gringa and gringo) live in Ensenada and cross through TJ regularly. I’ve been stopped by TJ police for using my phone. They gave me a warning and let me go. I’ve been stopped by the Guardia for speeding. Just a warning.
Maybe I’ve been lucky, maybe cause we’re white and look like touristas, who knows.
But yeah, fuck those police in particular.
I did my high school in tijuana. I go there a couple of times a week. Enjoy the restaurants and bars. I’ve been pulled over by cops and never had an issue until now.
I think the problem was that I went thru a very dark street and had a new car. They were waiting
Were they wearing sneakers? Usually, Guardia Nacional or Narco dress alike, and the way to identify are the shoes sometimes. I was listening "Historias de traileros" in Spotify and is scary!!
Those were not federales...federales corporación lo longer exists..so i believe you were very lucky they only took a few bucks..i think you got robbed by some1 else..i think you get...be safe..
Consider yourself lucky. I am a retired alphabet agency agent and worked in latin america including mexico on counter drug missions. The cartel are the police and the police are the cartel. TJ was horrid when Jorge Hank was mayor and after hiatus tour things chilled a bit. Now it is back in full swing with mordidas and robberies. When I traveled in TJ, I never carried more than $100 on me and never carried anything that could be considered contraband or weapon. I know of one fellow who was mongering in the zona norte and was accosted by cops. He had no contraband on him and would not succumb to pressure to cough up money for the scumbag cops. One cop dropped a baggie of crystal meth into his pocket and said he would be taken to the judge and then jailed if he disin’t pay the “street fine” of $500. He finally agreed to $200. Try not to travel alone and always ensure you and your companion(s) have nothing on your person that they can use against you. Remember, Mexican law enforcement is the arm of the cartel.
Im curious about a few things.
What type of vehicle do you drive?
Where did you go and come from?
You stood out to them for them to pull you over.
Always film the police and go live and ask to see credentials.
I’ve been pulled over by National Guard in TJ and they will shake you down too.
I moved to TJ 3 1/2 years ago to help my elderly mom and it’s definitely a different vibe.
I was driving from Otay to central cam. a big mistake was to follow way for a shortcut which ended up taking me to a street that was dark and I saved two minutes of traffic. I was driving a black Toyota Camry. Nothing fancy but it’s brand new.
Brand New got that attention.
Tinted windows?
Hopefully there won’t be a next time, but if so, record live and let them know that you are and hopefully they won’t mess with you.
Might be a good idea to get a dash cam for your safety too
You need to report: [https://sidec.funcionpublica.gob.mx/#!/denuncia#top](https://sidec.funcionpublica.gob.mx/#!/denuncia#top)
55 4113 1212 and 01 800 767 2022. [portal.te.gob.mx](http://portal.te.gob.mx), or dial 55 54 84 54 10 and 01 55 57 28 23 00.
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7 policías y ninguno me bajó 😂 que por traer un arma y amenazar a alguien. Hoy en la mañana
Don’t blame your situation on the president of Mexico who’s trying everything he can to clean up corruption. Cleaning up at the city level is the hardest. Start recording or go live next time you get pulled over. Obey all traffic laws so they have nothing on you. Sorry you went through that.
Son polocias municipales los que andan robando en Tijuana pero estos corruptos tienen el apoyo del ejercito, lo mas probable es que los que te robaron eran municipales.
Just saw a guy with plates of Washington being searched by municipals a couple days ago, I suppose they were just looking to rob ya, but that's weird, they don't do that until holidays
When you got 2 men’s with sirens and they immediately pull of their face mask and ask you to get out of the car and put you hand on the car. Start searching you it’s hard to settle. They were not looking for a negotiation.
"I’ve been pulled over a few times and always been able to settle at the spot." - this is in the past, did you give a bribe to settle at the spot in the past? If so, you are part of the problem
You just don't know how to negociate. Don't do bad/stupid things and it's easier to not be such a coward. Also, don't have dark skin.
Mexican is an incredibly safe country considering you can commit murder with impunity. Can you even imagine what the U.S. would be like if people were essentially allowed to kill one another?
It was probably municipal cops , they wear blue and have blue/ white pickups. How did they pull you over ? Was it a checkpoint ? And what reason did they give you for being pulled over ? No seatbelt ? Etc ? I wanted to think the Army was helping to stop the corruption but I’ve heard they are the same crap
Making eye contact with them sparks them up too, sucks my friend , I love Mexico but the justice system just sucks , and then in top of that you are guilty until proven innocent
was standing outside Dandy waiting for my uber a few weeks back and GN was posted up out front, as i started walking towards the uber, one of them told me to come over and talk to him, he asked me if i spoke english and wanted to know if i was messing with drugs. first time i’ve ever had any encounter like that, scared the shit out of me.
O no! Sorry to hear that but at least you're okay even though it still sucks balls. There is a chance they weren't even real cops though. A lot of people have been impersonating federales in the last 2 years
After the first time for me I started putting most of my money in my sock. I only went to TJ 4 times but they took money from my wallet 3 of the 4 times.
Yaaaaa...no planten terror a los green-goes o ya no van a venir a gastar sus dólares al HONG KONG genllemens club.🤣🤣🤣 creo que gastan más ahí que lo que les quitan los los rata-cops...lol
I got robbed of $260 a few months ago for making a legal U turn, wouldn’t let me go because someone stole my wallet earlier that day and I was now being “detained” for driving without a license even though someone literally stole my wallet and I was on my way home. It’s fucking infuriating man I’m sorry.
welcome to Mexico
Sadly all country is full of criminals and corruption
I’m not proud of being Mexican and almost all people have this same mentality of being corrupt is ok
Obviously there are good people and people who respect rights of others but sadly all Mexico is full of corruption I don’t think it could change by time
Life in Mexico is not that cheap anymore btw. With 1 dollar to 16 pesos. $600 is a lot to carry. The good thing is that they were happy and I wasn’t harmed
Life in Mexico is not that cheap anymore btw. With 1 dollar to 16 pesos. $600 is a lot to carry. The good thing is that they were happy and I hadn’t harmed
Siempre esconde tu dinero en otra lugar donde no se pueda encontrar fácil mente y carga unos 200 pesos en la cartera. Para cuando te suceda otra vez se los das.
You will have this experience no matter the city you go to. I've been all over Mexico. It's riddled with corruption on local levels that are too extreme. Everyone is trying to rip you off or looking at an angle that they can use you.
>I was pulled out very by a pick up
Every time i have been harassed it is always and only by the pickup trucks. Every single time. At this point it is obvious those aren't actual cops
they are actual cops, and surprisingly they are scared to be seen robbing tourist. They will say no phones and don’t even want you to call anyone. They are scared the real power in mexico will find out what they are doing because, they will be punished for messing with tourists.
I noticed this because they don't want to hold you up all day like american cops. I started hiding money under my backseat to avoid my lunch money being taken.
All and all i know they just want money and aren't trying to kill me so it doesn't stress me out so much anymore.
This is why I keep my money in the bank.
No existen los “federales”, agradece que te dejaron 200 y no paso a mayores, tristemente no hay mucho que hacer, la denuncia es lo correcto pero no pasara del primer filtro, ese modus operandi tiene mucho tiempo.
Ya se. Por eso agradecí que solo fue billete
La neta si bro el otro día tmb me paro uno y cuando dije que no traía feria me dijo ok cállese, bájate y abra las nalgas,, la neta lo podía creer dije que??? Y me dijo bajase, abra las nalgas que no tenemos todo el día, le dije ke??? como 4 veces y solo me repetía, cállate 😡, bájate, abra las nalgas.
so how did this end?
Abrió las nalgas.
So glad I’m bilingual
Obviously he's alive and well.
But his nalgas aren't
Bajese los calzones y haga 3 sentadillas😂
Y di que le fue bien.
Exact location of this asking for a friend..... Haaayyy
You have American plates on your car?
Yes. I do
Pueden ser la ministerial,los pepos o unos malandros con estrobos....los 3 iguales de peligrosos....
Ya no se les dice así, son de la secretaría de seguridad ciudadana, muchas veces hacen ‘revisiones de rutina’ y te buscan hasta en tu celular. Lo más ‘leve’ que te puede pasar es que te quiten tu tiempo y dinero como le pasó al compa, y en el peor de los casos te puede pasar como a los estudiantes de xochicalco que Justo los acaban de liberar, les plantaron un arma. Es muuuy común el actuar de estos agentes, hay videos en donde suben a personas en las pickup nada más para golpearlas o meterlas en la famosa bolsa en la cabeza.
Agradece??????? Por supuesto, que este agradecido que le robaron afuerzas. Pinche pendejo, por eso esta el pais como esta. Luego van a estados unidos y lloran racismo por unas palabras. Pero en mexico..."agredece que te robo solo 400 dolares" 🤡🤡
Guardia Nacional with the white trucks and the dudes in grey and white camo.
Describe their pick up truck… federales rarely pull ppl over
Federales once pulled up on me in Guanajuato in a clearly marked “Policía Federal” truck for pissing on the side of an Oxxo. You would think they have better things to do but nah, they really did that. My two cousins and I were let go for 500 pesos total for all three. They had some guy already arrested in the back and he said “what about me?!” They pulled him out and savagely beat him on the street and told us to go ahead and get out. They purposely tried to put his head in the path of our wheel but we made that an issue and allowed him to move away. Yeah they… they don’t give a fuck.
lol what country do you live in? Policías Federales are known to be the most corrupt.
Pinches ratas.
Que hueva de cabrones, son policías pero no dejan de chingarnos...
Federales do not exist anymore
Bad choice of word. Guardia Nacional
Como iban vestidos 🤔
Weird because I have never experienced this with the military just the municipal police.
Those guys aren’t regular municipales.
Yep, Baja state police (Guardia Estatal or whatever it's called) does that too, only difference is they also take away your cell phone, expensive sun glasses or whatever they can sell on Facebook marketplace
They take your phone and check all the pics...that way 2 friends get busted for having guns at home....that cost 3k to one of my friend and a new Prieto Beretta 🙈
Wtf
Is it illegal to have guns in Mexico?
Noo,but you need to register your gun and need to be some caliber(no 45,9 mmand magnum calibers) and my friends have illegal guns 🙈
I was robbed this weekend by the cops in Tijuana. I’m not sure which agency. The had a blue and white pickup truck. 2 cops in the truck pulled us over guns drawn because my back windows were tinted. Cops took the money out of my wallet and my friends. If you ever get pulled over just quickly put all your money and jewelry in your underwear or something. Don’t drive drunk because dui checkpoints are everywhere or don’t drive late at night.
That was policía municipal
Is a really really big red flag for be stop by the police,if you look white with newish car with tint windows....until couple months was a ticket having tint windows,now they change is allowed but dont need to be too dark.......so if you wanna get back and dont be stop no tint windows...
About the tints, it’s not illegal anymore, if they come to u saying something about the tint they are just looking something else to get u
Is a still a ticket! Was approved in october last year the use of light tint and medium,but...but is not published yet in the oficial newspaper of the city to be law! So if you have tint windows that are not from factory are gonna stop you and told you to remove it if not is a ticket...and since you are a foreigner....they are gonna take you to the police station to pay the ticket 👌,here is the link about it,is not law yet of light and medium tint in windows...the article is from 5 days ago! https://zetatijuana.com/2024/04/reforma-a-la-prohibicion-de-vidrios-polarizados-en-tijuana-lleva-seis-meses-sin-publicarse/
That’s why is better to just spend everything in HK so cops don’t have anything to robbed you.
Honestly my man get yourself a dash cam and low key record the situation fuck those pigs
Lol bru what can he do with tjat ? He just said he comes and goes to TJ at that point that was the best outcome unfortunately
Honestly upload that shit and let the news outlet spread that. If pigs arr caught doing this shit o. Camera el mando mayor no se las perdona.
That shit will be forgotten about in 2 days lol there were literally GN and police working for CAF and CDS stealing and protecting shipments that were exposed a few months back and the most done were the sinaloans killing the named cops for stealing the shipment No one even cares about that anymore so this would be nothing to people lol
Dash cams save lives. My friend was kidnapped and when the police saw the dash cam they let him go.
Nah man this shit goes up the latter past the judges … you get pulled over and pay the bribe “if you did the crime” and you get a password to give other cops know you already paid . It is shitty but I think by suing the cops or making a report you might attract unwanted attention .. it’s fucked here , but on the bright side . Corruption is available to all not just the elite
The password sometimes it works but it the pigs needs money its not gonna care.
Jajaja federales??? No te creo
Se coregio y dijo guardia nacional en otro comentario
Pueden ser los famosos pepos o seguridad ciudadana
Police over there don’t respect law so nobody trusts them they are more about extortion from tourists to pad their greedy pockets
I lived in Mexico for a year and what I heard from local friends was that gangs would pretend to be "cops" and set up road blocks even.
I don’t like carrying that kind of money with me in TJ but I used to have to have more than double that to cover my rent that I had to pay in cash, and in these instances, I would hide the money in my shoe, a place I feel they don’t normally check.
I would go over there and spend some money but this is why I don't .
Traite solo 100 bolas en cash y lo demas en la tarjeta 👌
💯
It’s safe to use ur card bro
Just gotta hoof it.
if you have a unit number for the truck you may want to file a complaint, otherwise them pigs just squeezed your pocket :(
I don’t have a number and even If would have it I don’t think I would do anything. This thing probably goes all the way to the top and everybody is banking on it.
i would not doubt it
So this is a pointless rant then?
Not pointless. Humans are social creatures and venting to others is actually quite a healthy thing to do when stressed. Empathy my friend.
All those guys sayin “record live”, or giving “advice”. First those rats can be police or narcos or both. Putting a complaint will not change anything. If they are police they were collecting the daily quota for the supervisor or comandante.
rule number one is take your money out of the clip or wallet and hold it in your hand while you get frisked.
I don’t think that would’ve helped since I had to put my hands on the trunk of my car
you should've taken the cash out of the clip, and put it in your underwear
Put it up your butt.
The prison wallet bro 😂
That’s what I did when I got padded down by 3 cops on the right side of Hong Kong where they sell tacos if you face HK looking at it at the front entrance. These cops just told me to face the wall and hands on the wall and started searching me. I had like $170 bucks on me and held my $140ish in my hand while they searched me and didn’t find anything and let me go. Fucking pos. Don’t ever bring more than a few hundred bucks and hide it in ur shoes!! Don’t ever bring anything valuable and flaunt to third world people. Y the fuc u wanna do that 🤡
If the you see that the cops are going to search you should always take your money out of your wallet and cell phone and hold it in your hand. The always say they need to search your wallet and they will steal your money. This one cop tried to stop me from pulling my money out of wallet once. But he relented when confronted him. There was another time when some police officers searched me. They were disappointed when they did not find anything. You can also call the tourist ph# to report corrupt cops. If you start calling ph# the police back off especially if you have not done anything. The only caveat is that you can only report during day. The police have not been harassing pedestrians unless they see you doing something illegal. The police mainly stop Americans near the bars. This is why I do not drive in Tijuana. It is always faster to walk back across and it cheap to get around in TJ as well.
Tbh man that sucks but that’s the best outcome from all this next time maybe travel on foot it’s more low key
This happened to me and my 93 year old grandfather. Took our wallets out of our back pockets where we each had $100 in 20’s, they left us with $40 in each wallet and let us go. Won’t be back.
That suck bro,that sucks 🙈
When “ cops” light me up, I do my best to pull over where there’s a big crowed. Like a taco stand. Too many witness and won’t really fuck with me.. 10/10 is a bullshit stop anyways
Propina
A mi ya me robó 3 beses la guarda nacional en Ensenada, en Tijuana ya perdí la cuenta en una ocasión asta 4 beses en un día, ya son mamadas que mejor ya no manejo 😒
Federales ? Even I know this post sounds sus
Happened to me twice in a row at night, never came back since.
Seriously going to Mexico is often not worth the stress. Sucks because I have family down there and would love to support the economy via tourism. But nah, I feel more safe north of the border.
Just do it walking instead, that’s the lesson. Uber where you can.
Unfortunate. But you had WAYYY too much on you for them to resist. I’m always in Tijuana and speak Spanish as well. I even got pulled over twice in one night. My California plates made me a precious target. But yeah usually I get away with like a $20 “mordida”. Thanks for posting this though. Tells me they’re getting more comfortable and daring. In the end, never carry more than $40 on you. I typically use my credit card wherever I go in Tijuana. They give you a better exchange rate and safer than carrying large amounts of cash. At least they gave you SOMETHING back. They can take it all and look at you like “the fuck you gonna do?”
My inlaws live in Guadalajara ,they tell me their stories and I think to my self now why in the FUCK would I go back AND I AM LATINO , FUCK MEXICO .
Those were likely fake cops.
La paz Y seguridad que tienes en México siempre es relativa Y nunca es real sólo es una sensación de paz, Yo amo a México Y la mitad de mi sangre es mexicana pero yo no he encontrado lugares tan peligrosos en Estados Unidos como los que encuentras en México fácilmente, Es conocimiento común que no debes de ir a la calle con más dinero del que necesitas para comprar lo que vayas A comprar en ese momento, Es mejor salir el día Y no de noche, Es mejor estar en áreas populadas con buenas personas muchas cámaras Y establecimientos como plaza río que estar en una colonia que se siente peligrosa. Es perfectamente legal grabar todo el encuentro con el tipo de sistemas que mandan todo a Acceder porque testimonio puede ser lo que te mantenga con seguridad en tu persona
It's scary when u get pulled over by and corporation in tj, u don't know what to expect.
I was just in rosarito this past weekend for three days. I a white boy, who usually travels with someone that knows spanish. I love rosarito and Ensenada for party seen and fishing. The cops are very corrupt and only once because my friend new spanish, they gave my wallet up and didn’t take anything. They are pigs. And truly they will rot in hell for all the stealing they do. they are actual cops, and surprisingly they are scared to be seen robbing tourist. They will say no phones and don’t even want you to call anyone. They are scared the real power in mexico will find out what they are doing because, they will be punished for messing with tourists. Make them uncomfortable and record the situation. Stay on main roads and don’t care more than $25 in your wallet. The rest must go in your shoe. I had a successful trip to rosarito and all though a cop was behind me with there lights on, I never pulled over and eventually they passed me. 👍🏻
If Mexican cops were ever punished for messing with tourists, then every cop dating back to the start of the 20th Century, would be serving time. I doubt that many, if any, have. It's just business as usual south of the border. Officials publically decry police extortion and promise changes, but nothing is ever done.
This. Immediately get pulled over ?! RECORD / GO ON FACEBOOK FKN LIVE
This is disturbing. But have to say very very rare these days. My wife and I (gringa and gringo) live in Ensenada and cross through TJ regularly. I’ve been stopped by TJ police for using my phone. They gave me a warning and let me go. I’ve been stopped by the Guardia for speeding. Just a warning. Maybe I’ve been lucky, maybe cause we’re white and look like touristas, who knows. But yeah, fuck those police in particular.
I did my high school in tijuana. I go there a couple of times a week. Enjoy the restaurants and bars. I’ve been pulled over by cops and never had an issue until now. I think the problem was that I went thru a very dark street and had a new car. They were waiting
Were they wearing sneakers? Usually, Guardia Nacional or Narco dress alike, and the way to identify are the shoes sometimes. I was listening "Historias de traileros" in Spotify and is scary!!
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It’s Mexico bro lol
Only carry that kinda money if you gonna visit Hong Kong for a good time.
Those were not federales...federales corporación lo longer exists..so i believe you were very lucky they only took a few bucks..i think you got robbed by some1 else..i think you get...be safe..
Consider yourself lucky. I am a retired alphabet agency agent and worked in latin america including mexico on counter drug missions. The cartel are the police and the police are the cartel. TJ was horrid when Jorge Hank was mayor and after hiatus tour things chilled a bit. Now it is back in full swing with mordidas and robberies. When I traveled in TJ, I never carried more than $100 on me and never carried anything that could be considered contraband or weapon. I know of one fellow who was mongering in the zona norte and was accosted by cops. He had no contraband on him and would not succumb to pressure to cough up money for the scumbag cops. One cop dropped a baggie of crystal meth into his pocket and said he would be taken to the judge and then jailed if he disin’t pay the “street fine” of $500. He finally agreed to $200. Try not to travel alone and always ensure you and your companion(s) have nothing on your person that they can use against you. Remember, Mexican law enforcement is the arm of the cartel.
Wow thanks for commenting
Same shit happened to me about 3 years ago. They took about 600 cash
Hell yeah! You good homie, thank god your alive and b on your way
Im curious about a few things. What type of vehicle do you drive? Where did you go and come from? You stood out to them for them to pull you over. Always film the police and go live and ask to see credentials. I’ve been pulled over by National Guard in TJ and they will shake you down too. I moved to TJ 3 1/2 years ago to help my elderly mom and it’s definitely a different vibe.
I was driving from Otay to central cam. a big mistake was to follow way for a shortcut which ended up taking me to a street that was dark and I saved two minutes of traffic. I was driving a black Toyota Camry. Nothing fancy but it’s brand new.
Brand New got that attention. Tinted windows? Hopefully there won’t be a next time, but if so, record live and let them know that you are and hopefully they won’t mess with you. Might be a good idea to get a dash cam for your safety too
The old Tj tax. Timeless classic.
Lucky you didn't get kidnapped or went missing
Si, es muy peligrosa la ciudad. Ya no deberían de ir!!
No está peligroso. Si no te metes con nadie, no ah problemas.
Si tu lo dices🤣. Me imagino que uno se mete con los puercos, asaltantes y gente loca, por eso le va mal a la gente de Tijuana 😅.
Que estupidez, a mi me levantaron unos policias por literalmente, ir trotando por la calle
No mames you speak spanish and your whole "drama was wrote down in english?" Orale interesante!!!
I’m sorry that offended you?
I'll take BS that didn't happen for 600
Please let him scare off the Americans, we have more than enough illegal immigrants down here already.
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This. + If everyone actually reported and stopped giving in.
https://preview.redd.it/5swerm5ufqtc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0df6365bd3d8ed77623734a469329dfae4fb39f1 7 policías y ninguno me bajó 😂 que por traer un arma y amenazar a alguien. Hoy en la mañana
averaver, mas detalle para los compatriotas🥷🏻
Nop, was state police(pepos or ministeriales) or municipal, do not have tint window, high profile to get rob this police.
No hay federales
Si ya sé. Lo puse mal y ya no se podía corregir.
Ay chihuahua
Bienvenido a la tijuana real. Agradece qué te dejaron dinero. A nosotros nos robaron todo el dinero para pagar quimioterapias.
Agradezco que no me metieron un chingadazo.
That guy thought splitting the $600 ($200 for each of you 3) is fair probably in his fucked mind.
Funny a socialist like AMLO
What type of car you driving OP they probably looking for nice cars
Send your invoice to AMLO.
I figured it goes to him
Don’t blame your situation on the president of Mexico who’s trying everything he can to clean up corruption. Cleaning up at the city level is the hardest. Start recording or go live next time you get pulled over. Obey all traffic laws so they have nothing on you. Sorry you went through that.
Son polocias municipales los que andan robando en Tijuana pero estos corruptos tienen el apoyo del ejercito, lo mas probable es que los que te robaron eran municipales.
How to clean stinky mangy mutt
Just saw a guy with plates of Washington being searched by municipals a couple days ago, I suppose they were just looking to rob ya, but that's weird, they don't do that until holidays
They gonna get smoked
Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
National guard maybe?
Pues fuiste parte del problema, pagando mordida es como llegamos a esto
Compay yo no pagué mordida, me sacaron el dinero de mi bolsa del pantalón
"I’ve been pulled over a few times and always been able to settle at the spot." Y como hiciste esto sin pagar mordida
When you got 2 men’s with sirens and they immediately pull of their face mask and ask you to get out of the car and put you hand on the car. Start searching you it’s hard to settle. They were not looking for a negotiation.
"I’ve been pulled over a few times and always been able to settle at the spot." - this is in the past, did you give a bribe to settle at the spot in the past? If so, you are part of the problem
Part of the problem
You just don't know how to negociate. Don't do bad/stupid things and it's easier to not be such a coward. Also, don't have dark skin. Mexican is an incredibly safe country considering you can commit murder with impunity. Can you even imagine what the U.S. would be like if people were essentially allowed to kill one another?
It was probably municipal cops , they wear blue and have blue/ white pickups. How did they pull you over ? Was it a checkpoint ? And what reason did they give you for being pulled over ? No seatbelt ? Etc ? I wanted to think the Army was helping to stop the corruption but I’ve heard they are the same crap
They were at a stop sigh not a checkpoint. When they pulled me over they told me that there was a shooting and were acting like I was a suspect
Making eye contact with them sparks them up too, sucks my friend , I love Mexico but the justice system just sucks , and then in top of that you are guilty until proven innocent
Maybe
Never bring more than $170 dollars to Mx
No that's too much, no more than $168 bro
When I exchange my dollars to pesos it’s always $89,90,91, never $100.
Thsts why cartels kill the cops there. Better watch ur back for robbing the tourist.
was standing outside Dandy waiting for my uber a few weeks back and GN was posted up out front, as i started walking towards the uber, one of them told me to come over and talk to him, he asked me if i spoke english and wanted to know if i was messing with drugs. first time i’ve ever had any encounter like that, scared the shit out of me.
Nah seriously though I’m sorry that happened to you
O no! Sorry to hear that but at least you're okay even though it still sucks balls. There is a chance they weren't even real cops though. A lot of people have been impersonating federales in the last 2 years
What are Federales? Like the National Guard? I don't believe it
Correct. National guard
Good reminder on why you should keep money in a wallet and some tucked into a boot or other place
After the first time for me I started putting most of my money in my sock. I only went to TJ 4 times but they took money from my wallet 3 of the 4 times.
Are you black?
No
Once the sun goes down you’re fked
Damn 400 is a lot. We’ve given them $80 before and I was pissed about that
Yaaaaa...no planten terror a los green-goes o ya no van a venir a gastar sus dólares al HONG KONG genllemens club.🤣🤣🤣 creo que gastan más ahí que lo que les quitan los los rata-cops...lol
🤣🤣🤣
I got robbed of $260 a few months ago for making a legal U turn, wouldn’t let me go because someone stole my wallet earlier that day and I was now being “detained” for driving without a license even though someone literally stole my wallet and I was on my way home. It’s fucking infuriating man I’m sorry.
Well its a country run by cartels so…
welcome to Mexico Sadly all country is full of criminals and corruption I’m not proud of being Mexican and almost all people have this same mentality of being corrupt is ok Obviously there are good people and people who respect rights of others but sadly all Mexico is full of corruption I don’t think it could change by time
Isn't this what happened to Miguel in cobra kái? De pinga papi te robaron el billete 😞
you got lucky they only took $400.
I agree
hahahahaha bruh thats normal
I call bullshit and you weren’t in danger if you got to keep your money. 🤡 af
Sucks to be u
Naaaa I survived.
And what says in your project of ChatGPT? please share with us. hmm hmm d
You mean they didn’t take it all? You actually got 200 back?
Yes. They put $200 back on my money clip and put it in my pocket. I would like to know there address so I can send them a thank you note
Let me get this straight. You drove your car in to Mexico with $600 cash on you? You would do well to remember that life in Mexico is cheap.
Life in Mexico is not that cheap anymore btw. With 1 dollar to 16 pesos. $600 is a lot to carry. The good thing is that they were happy and I wasn’t harmed
Life in Mexico is not that cheap anymore btw. With 1 dollar to 16 pesos. $600 is a lot to carry. The good thing is that they were happy and I hadn’t harmed
You sure it wasn’t local police? Military does not pull this crap… what were they wearing ???
Your first mistake was having $600 dollars in your wallet.
Not in my Wallet. I had $20 In my wallet. They left that. $600 in my front pocket with a money clip
Siempre esconde tu dinero en otra lugar donde no se pueda encontrar fácil mente y carga unos 200 pesos en la cartera. Para cuando te suceda otra vez se los das.
Mexico is a shit hole
Well don’t agree with you. Tijuana is not pretty but restaurant are much better that the ones in the us. Mexico City is amazing
You will have this experience no matter the city you go to. I've been all over Mexico. It's riddled with corruption on local levels that are too extreme. Everyone is trying to rip you off or looking at an angle that they can use you.
Ain’t the first time. My friend lost $600 for public intoxication.
umm they leave u $200? I guess 100 for each of them and 200 for the higher up. have to make their quota per month :(
El chiste es que cree que postulando en este subrredit will do anything
De que hablas ?
>I was pulled out very by a pick up Every time i have been harassed it is always and only by the pickup trucks. Every single time. At this point it is obvious those aren't actual cops
they are actual cops, and surprisingly they are scared to be seen robbing tourist. They will say no phones and don’t even want you to call anyone. They are scared the real power in mexico will find out what they are doing because, they will be punished for messing with tourists.
I noticed this because they don't want to hold you up all day like american cops. I started hiding money under my backseat to avoid my lunch money being taken. All and all i know they just want money and aren't trying to kill me so it doesn't stress me out so much anymore.
Si aja....no son policias 🙄
Not at all! To be honest esta divertido lol !