There have been a couple reports of “bandits with badges” stopping and frisking mongers who were walking in the red light district and I think I also remember a report of someone being removed from a taxi, being frisked. Some of these reports include mention of the police either stealing cash or shaking the frisked down for a cash donation. If anyone has been a victim of these robberies (I seem to remember a report by someone recently) can you answer a few questions?
- how thorough was the pat down? If you had cash in your underwear or sock would it have been discovered?
- what time of day is the most likely to have this happen?
- is the location of the stop always in, and only in the Zona and does it happen out in the open or do they attempt to hide in an alcove or behind a car or something?
- is the newish mayor’s task force to crackdown on police corruption having any noticeable effect?
- older advice was if you were a subject of a search you should hold in one hand any cash and ID and show the ID but don’t hand it over. Is that still the right action?
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I was stopped getting out of my taxi at the border yrs ago. Put my money in my hand. Nothing found. Released without issues. Similar experience once on the street between clubs. Same technique, same outcome.
Always stash enough cash in my shoe under my orthotics insert to get a taxi back to the us.
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