If he has done nothing wrong then your husband should simply call their bluff. This is the MO of the TJPD. As soon as they realize that they cannot intimidate you into giving them money they usually give up and leave. They are really just bullies with uniforms and I never back down to a bully.
I agree. I was stopped in Puerto Vallarta a year ago for speeding at a checkpoint. Although I was not speeding. The cop wanted us to go to the police station to pay the fine. When I told him that when we got there I would be speaking to his boss, he let me go. Police will never bully me, whether they be American or Mexican. If a cop in TJ stops me and tries to get a bribe I already know what I will tell them. I will tell them that they have a choice. They can either let me go with no bribe, or, they can ticket me, tow me, arrest me, whatever, and that I will tell their superiors how they tried to get a bribe out of me.
I could be wrong but it seems like these guys want easy targets-Scared tourists or native Mexicans who are accustomed to paying bribes and afraid of hefty fines that they may have trouble paying. Of course their easiest targets are people who are actually guilty of breaking the law.
Tijuana will never change and become safer until citizens stop playing into police corruption by paying "mordita" rates.
and for the guy who posted about what bribe to pay for drunk driving. Not only can you kill innocent people, but I have seen the way people drive in TJ, and would think that you would want to be as alert as possible while driving to protect yourself as well.
