Originally Posted by
legoboyvdlp
Regarding the 'don't give in', be careful how you do it, as the police are sometimes the biggest criminals around. The blue ones (state police) are usually okay, especially the older ones, that remember how Venezuela used to be... a friendly country. Everyone respected eachother. The young trainees tend to be worse.
True. The ones I had to deal with a couple of times were GNB, guardia nacional. I wouldn't say the ones trying to get money, although without asking directly, were criminals. They are probably acting out of necessity. They are trying to convince you that you don't know the laws or that laws recently have changed. However once they realize that you do know the laws and that you could act against them if they act illegally against you, they change attitude and wish you a happy trip. Probably to try it with the next one ...