mexican fun and games

[“five san antonio men have been indicted for their roles in a burglary ring that targeted Ford pickup trucks.”]


By Anonymous
Friday, December 23, 2022 at 11:30:00 a.m. est

When I lived in Las Cruces, New Mexico—which is not far from the Mexican border—there were many vehicle thefts—most popular were pickups.

It was said that a stolen vehicle would be in Mexico in 45 minutes—and some of the stolen vehicles ending up in Mexico were being driven by Mexican policemen.

I never visited Mexico—I heard too many bad stories—such as accident scams to shake down Americans.

One man I worked with spent the night in jail for refusing to give in to extortion from a Mexican policeman—he was told to pay $50 or go to jail—for nothing. Another guy I worked with was like a skeleton and his suit hung on him like a scarecrow—he had picked up dysentery in Mexico and said he had every color of diarrhea you could imagine.

No thanks—not my idea of fun.


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