In 2018, Clint Eastwood made a movie THE MULE, based on the true story of an eighty something man who became a drug mule to pay off debt and ingratiate himself back into his estranged family. Of course no one suspected for a long time that a grizzled, elderly was moving cocaine.
At the same time Mr Eastwood was making his movie, Lisa and I were driving up Baja California on our way to help out with our new born twin granddaughters. We were stopped continuously while large German shepherds climbed through our truck. Apparently probable cause does not exist in Mexico. Quite the experience.
As time has gone on, twelve years to be exact, our hair has gotten grayer, and the number of random searches in our area have definitely increased. They’re probably due to our proximity to the border with Belize and the general insanity in the world.
Many foreigners get nervous at being pulled over by the military wearing ski masks and toting machine guns. We’ve seen it so often that we hardly pay any attention.
It must be our old white women privilege. We always slow down and wave as they flag us through. Even this week we passed through a new pop-up check point and inquiring eyes peered into the car and waved us on. I always crack jokes that “the drugs are in the back,” to which my wife hisses, “don’t jinx us.”
Apparently we don’t fall into whatever profile they’re looking for. IDK, I think we could make good smugglers. What do you think?
DOS TORTAS
the adventures of dos tortas 
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Welcome aboard
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I think you’d be THE BEST smugglers! Keep us posted…😊
Lorrie Jones
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We’re too scardy cat and not that desperate.
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😊 😊
Lorrie Jones
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I wouldn’t try your luck 😉
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Hahaha
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I’ve often thought the same given that this will be my 45th trip to Mexico over a 52 year span of coming here. However, after spending a total of 3 days in a Mexican jail over a 3 year span ( both times for only being in the wrong place at the wrong time !! ), I assure you I will never consider it ! All the horror stories you might have heard about them are probably true. They are not at all like our US jails, although I’ve heard if you have money you can get just about anything you want !
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No worries I saw inside a Belizan holding tank once. Probably not all that different.
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It’s interesting that Mexico has beefed up. It’s checkpoints and searches and that is what the current US president is screaming about, saying they are doing nothing. He is such a manipulative bully.
General advice? Watch the movie, don’t get involved. 😎
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We did watch the movie. It’s amazing the risks some people will take without considering the consequences.
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