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Re: Cancun Police Harassment (by Juleen K.):

Living in a border state I can attest to the abuse from Mexican police. Truthfully, you got off very lucky--we read and see on the local TV and read in the local newspapers too many times of people being held in prison for months on trumped up charges. They are held for thousands of dollars, often in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and are not released until the money is paid. Our neighbors were robbed at gunpoint by a taxi driver, one of our high State Officials was murdered, his wife and couple traveling with them severely beaten by robbers on a train to Copper Canyon. If you really want to know what's going on in Mexico read the book, The Reaper's Edge which I bought on Amazom. com. I have no tie to the author other than knowing that what he writes is right on. Personally, I will never travel to Mexico again--the last experience we had quite a few years ago was having an 18 year old Federale (policeman) following us and our 16 year old daughter. I suddenly realized we had NO rights. He could say she did something and take her from us. I just slowed down and smiled and he grinned and left. <shudder> What could have happened still haunts me!