In a message dated 11/30/1998 11:26:07 AM EST, BDenton_at_aquagulf.com writes: << > That would put a damper on similar activities south of the border. >> Speaking of south of the border. There has been one hell of an increase of good old American citizens thrown into Mexican prisons for "illegally smuggling" ammunition or un permitted guns into Mexico. They have signs up everywhere, but people insist on finding out for themselves. (I can't imagine someone not believing another person). The trial is swift, the punishment sure. From five to thirty years in prison. Most are sentenced to five years. Families adn friends end up paying sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars to get them out. Ten minutes in there is too long. If you drive your vehicle across the border and the Mexican authorities find so much as one .22 shell in your vehicle, it is off to a systen you have to see to believe. Our good old NAFTA brothers to the south of us will give you a real education. If you have not seen a Mexican jail, trust me! you don't want to! I was a combat medic in El Paso in the Army and had unofficial, official duty along with MD's in civies to go to the Mexican jails on saturday and sunday mornings to give medication to any GI's that were in there. We had to "bribe" our way across the border with "payola" in the form of medicine like antibiotics.We took literally pounds of it with us and we never brought any back. The "good old boys of Mexico" needed it. We were glad to give it all to them just to get the hell out of there. Don't tie your kayaks by the bow if you like, but trust me on this one! I have seen Mexican jails, but never been put in one and that ain't all! John *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 30 1998 - 11:06:21 PST
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