Extortion in Tijuana MX – Be Careful Long post, I’m sorry. I (30F) went down to Mexico with my friend (27F) to celebrate our friends birthday. We traveled down Saturday & left yesterday. I’m from LA & have been to Rosarito, Tijuana & Ensenada plenty of times growing up. I also speak fluent Spanish however, I am mixed so looking at me first glance you would think I’m bl…

Extortion in Cartagena? So I was walking in Cartagena in a central touristy area. Had had a few beers and was only a short walk to my hostel. Some guy starts walking with me tryna sell me weed and at first I said no but then he went down to a fair price and I fancied some. So after paying 80,000 for 5g of weed (roughly $20) I was walking and was approached by a guy say…

Threats, Beatings, Extortion: The Violent World of Fire-Truck Chasers The crews that offer help after a fire already operated outside the law. Then, police say, a former gang member took over a New York company and made things much worse.