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Re: Cancun Police Harassment (by Terry K.):
phill12 wrote:I was in Cancun two years ago and the saying our group used regularly was "nothing appears as it seems". Yes I was ripped off by a cab driver (it was a cheap $10 lesson). Yes surprise charges were added to our restaurant bills but were taken off when we complained. Yes you will be approached by every sort of person trying to get money from you for something legal or illeagal. But never the less, we will go back to Cancun, the next time a little wiser. The weather was great, the water warm and blue. Most of the Mexican people we interacted with were warm and helpful and the prices were reasonable. The key is to just be aware that this is the way it is and when you leave your hotel or resort you have to keep your wits about you.elkaribe wrote:The Mexican police (local I think) have become much more aggresive and abusive in recent years. They have harassed and shaken down our kids and have stopped friends coming back from Playa Del Carmen. Instead of being a safe haven for tourists to turn to, they seem to be more and more of the problem. We all know that there are parts of Cancun (as in any large city) that tourists shouild not go and we don't go there but these harassing and shakedown incidents are occurring more and more within the hotel zone in the traditionally "safe" areas. It's a sad shame when we'd rather go to a taxi driver than a policeman for help. Additionally, a number of our friends have relayed incidents of being stopped and skaken down for money when driving rental cars back from Playa Del Carmen at night. If the Royal Resorts want us to consider buying additional villas at the Royal Haciendas, they need to provide safe transfers from Playa back into Cancun so we can enjoy a late evening in Playa to sample their restaurants and nightlife. In addition to the daytime shuttles already being run, I don't think Royal Resorts shuttles that leaves Playa at, say midnight and again at 2:00 a.m., are an unreasoanble request given the nightlife attractions of the area (they could even be scheduled on specific days). You might say we should take taxis but I have been in them when they have been stopped by the police. Even an airport shuttle was stopped on the way to the Royal Sands in 2006 when we were on it. I would like to hear from other Cancun owners who have experienced similar abuse by the Cancun police. Perhaps, if we all complain loud enough, something will be done.phill12 These are the type problems that have been going on for years in Mexico and will never stop!
We owned in Mexico eighteen years ago and sold and have made our last trip to Mexico and that was to Cancun about ten years ago.
We took friends with us and they were ripped off by a cab driver after enjoying dinner and returning to the resort and police were given all the information to nail this crook and they couldn't careless. The manager said if anything the police would take part of this drivers money he ripped off and let him go!
The resort manager told them to try and enjoy the rest of the week and just write it off because the police are not going to do anything about it!
There are just to many other places to spend a vacation without going to Mexico!