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Old Jun 23, 2017 | 11:55 pm
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Originally Posted by msp3
Do the local police only shakedown gringos for bribes or are all tourists fair game? If you're Asian and really tanned, would that pass as someone with less to shakedown?
I've lived in Mexico and have visited many times, have friends and family. Mexican cops do not discriminate if there's money involved, if they want money they'll stop anyone. Foreign or out of state license plates are very attractive to them. Tans?
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