I know this has been talked about for a long time and this is from a member from Playa Encanto. I did explain to them all the comments on here but 5 miles out of town is a little different....
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I am writing to let you know about something that has happened to two different groups of people who are Playa Encanto homeowners while traveling between Sonoita and Rocky Point.
Both parties, traveling a few days apart near the end of September, were stopped about 5 miles south of Sonoita by Sonoita police officers. They were told they were speeding. Both parties are certain they were going the legal limit or less. The officers took their drivers’ licenses and asked questions about the occupation and employment status of the drivers and how often they visited Mexico. They were then told they would have to go back to the Sonoita Police Station to reclaim the license and pay a fine. In the first case, it was $40; in the second case it was $50.
When the driver of the second car said he did not know where the station was, he was told he could just pay the officers instead. The first driver also was offered the chance to pay the officers instead. In both cases, the “fines” were paid to the officers.
This is obviously a scam being perpetrated on tourists by those officers. It should be stopped by their supervisors. The office in charge of tourism needs to be alerted to this practice, as it is not going to be long before it starts to impact the number of people who are willing to go to Rocky Point. (Especially in addition to the restrictions on taking food items into Mexico).
If you know who would be able to stop this practice, please forward this information to them. We are planning to go to Rocky Point later this week, and if you have any suggestions, please let us know how to avoid these problems, or what steps to take.
Thank you.
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I am writing to let you know about something that has happened to two different groups of people who are Playa Encanto homeowners while traveling between Sonoita and Rocky Point.
Both parties, traveling a few days apart near the end of September, were stopped about 5 miles south of Sonoita by Sonoita police officers. They were told they were speeding. Both parties are certain they were going the legal limit or less. The officers took their drivers’ licenses and asked questions about the occupation and employment status of the drivers and how often they visited Mexico. They were then told they would have to go back to the Sonoita Police Station to reclaim the license and pay a fine. In the first case, it was $40; in the second case it was $50.
When the driver of the second car said he did not know where the station was, he was told he could just pay the officers instead. The first driver also was offered the chance to pay the officers instead. In both cases, the “fines” were paid to the officers.
This is obviously a scam being perpetrated on tourists by those officers. It should be stopped by their supervisors. The office in charge of tourism needs to be alerted to this practice, as it is not going to be long before it starts to impact the number of people who are willing to go to Rocky Point. (Especially in addition to the restrictions on taking food items into Mexico).
If you know who would be able to stop this practice, please forward this information to them. We are planning to go to Rocky Point later this week, and if you have any suggestions, please let us know how to avoid these problems, or what steps to take.
Thank you.
