IN some of the larger Mexican cities a favorite place to pull over tourists is on the route to the airport-when they know you have to catch a flight. You go cannot with them to the polic station or courthouse because you will miss your flight so mordida is almost guaranteed. I once actually received just a warning from an officer who pulled me over in Sonoita which was a shocker.
I am wondering if someone should create an app that people document the details [officer, city, bribe.....] so if you do go to courthouse you could pull up say-65 cases of bribery on this particular officer already reported. The Mayors of Sonoita and Penasco absolutely need to address this problem and take immediate action because the police are definitely a detriment to tourism. The reputation of the police, stories blown out of proportion or true and first time experiences make wary Americanos highly reluctant to ever return. Plain and simple, with tourism likely the largest industry in the Northern sector the Mayors need to pull their heads out and take immediate action.
