The official "How to get Gear the safest way in Mexico"
The official “How to Get Gear the Safest way in Mexico”
Read first: I am not promoting, nor I condole the smuggling of illegal substances to the United States of America. Everyone is free to make their own decision, and suffer any consequence for their acts.
This is for the person who does not have a source in Mexico, or anyone who buys their stuff here in the beautiful Country of Mexico.
1. Buy on your way out. Let it be the last thing you do on your way out of Mexico. Don’t be carrying the gear all around exposing your self to get caught.
2. Buy what’s in stock. Don’t come back later if they don’t have it then, it could be a trap or something, especially if you don’t know them. Buy what’s in stock and go to another place to complete your cycle, remember that there is a lot places you could buy it from.
3. Buy name brand. Lately there has been an outpour of pharmacies to claim that they have the same products with their own name brand. They’re call Similar Pharmacies, and they sell crap; even us Mexicans know that their products are under dose. Stick with the name brands you know like Schering, Organon, QV, etc. even those name brand are faked out sometimes so be careful.
4. Buy for you alone. Remember that is better to have confiscated $200-$400 worth of gear, than to have confiscated $1,000-$1,500 in case you get caught. To be safe, just buy what you need for one cycle, and don’t get carried away.
5. Don’t bring attention to your self. If you are driving, do it safe and sober, don’t run a red light or a stop sing, be cool. If you’re walking and somebody almost runs you over, don’t yell obscenities and start a fight or something, be safe and smart. ;)
6. Know your rights in Mexico.
a. If you get stop by a cop don’t get off the car. They can’t stop you unless you have made a traffic violation, like run a red light or something. If you did run a stop sing or something else, tell them to make you a ticket, it wont show on your US record, no matter what the cop tell you, and if he tell you you have to pay it, don’t pay it to him, tell him to take you to the ‘delegacion’ is the place where you pay tickets, and ticket in Mexico are cheap.
b. Cops don’t have the authority to search you car, unless you give them permit to do it. They need a search warrant sing by a judge to search you car, and usually takes about a week to get that warrant, so no worries. If the cop is persistent tell him you are going to call The Human Right Department in Mexico (toll free number: 01 800 715-2000) or tell them you want to speak to the judge and tell the judge that the cop ask you for a bribe and they will back off. Especially if you didn’t do anything wrong.
c. If somebody else tries to stop you, don’t stop. Federales can NOT stop you for any reason at all. So if you see a suspicious car with flashers on the headlights, like a Crown Victoria, white pick-up truck, or a SUV with tinted widows, trying to stop you, never stop. Go to a crowded place, and if for some reason they manage to stop you, don’t open the window or the locks on your car, and ask for and ID, that certifies him as a Federal. If they don’t have a ID, then start honking you horn, and scream for help. (This is no joke they will back off, believe me, I live in Tijuana, and I know how this bastards work).
d. Now if you are a dealer in the US, and get stop by a cop, or federal, in order to arrest you, they need a arrest warrant. And if they have one with your name on it, pray, and call your lawyer.
7. The best day for buying gear. The best days to go shopping is on long weekend, because they’ll be so much tourist that on your way back the customs wont ask you a thing, especially if you have a nice tan on you, hey, you were having fun at the beach, nobody is going to suspect, you were shopping!
8. On the border. Don’t worry too much, stay calm, those guys, the customs, can smell fear, they’re like dogs (Don’t want to offend anyone who may work as a custom), but is true. The K-9 is trained to find recreational drugs, not gear. So no worries, except if you smoked pot on you car, then the dogs will be attracted to your car, and now, you are in trouble. I’ve seen that on foot is way more difficult, than went on car, but is your decision.
I really hope this could be helpful for even one person, and if there is something wrong please tell me so, so we can discuss it, especially from Mods and vets, I’ll like to know your toughs on this, maybe a way off here, but I seen a lot of abuse to Tourist, and really want to help the bros at AR boards. :lift:
P.S. Sorry for any grammar errors or misspells as I am Mexican and not very good at writing English.
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