Checking for papers in front of the 7-11

Just in time for the crowds: police from Guadalajara have put up a raten (sp?) in front of the 7-11 in Riberas.

Thank you. Did they check you?

No, just got the cell phone call from girlfriend. No probs both ways.

i heard it was our transitos.guadalajara police have no jurisdiction here, so it can't be them.

HelperGuy wrote:Just in time for the crowds: police from Guadalajara have put up a raten (sp?) in front of the 7-11 in Riberas.

Police from Guadalajara putting up retenes in Chapala?
Like I told you before,you should stick to tech stuff.

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Never seen any "gringos" hassled by Federal police or the military in Mexico!
gm

Pedro wrote:i heard it was our transitos.guadalajara police have no jurisdiction here, so it can't be them.

Drive by and check for yourself.

Pedro drive? Call a taxi!

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Too bad,it showed his true side.

Meh.

And the day or two before a bunch of cops were in Ajijic doing something near
the auditorium. Didn't look em in the eye so I have no idea who they were.

Z

Apparently yesterday they moved a bit down the highway every so often.

Only thing I've seen is a seatbelt drive,,,
One officer is standing in the middle of the road, staring into vehicles as they pass, & others further down write the tickets....
Good Revenue Stream.... they're lern'n

Yeah, in front of 7-11...they are looking for drunks and seatbelt violators. Equal opportunity , by the way. One car was being towed away for some reason. They had 4 cars pulled over when we went by last night.
It helps to roll down your window to give them a better look,. A smile and a wave doesn't hurt either.

Seatbelts DO save lives, I support their drive to ensure people are belted.

Trailrunner wrote:Seatbelts DO save lives, I support their drive to ensure people are belted.

Yeah... they Sell the same sentiment NOB...( because we care )

Interesting the Safety Drives... didn't start until after
The Pan-Am Games damned near Bankrupted Jalisco

The notion that Police care if you are injured in a Car Crash here....
makes me laugh....
Some would rather pat down some bodies for spare cash.... snork

We drove by it yesterday and they were checking seatbelts, and they also pulled over a motorcyclist that didn't have a helmet on.

Pulled me over just now (before 3pm) in front of the 7-11; two kinds of cop vehicles that I could see... but then sent me on my way without more than a glance. Much better than going in the Ajijic direction, where I could see even three Federale trucks fighting the amazingly-long lineup of traffic.

Drove by both 7-11's today, both ways.
Cops directing traffic (lots of traffic).
No hassles

These retenes one might encounter along the carretera between, say, La Cristina on the west and Eastern Riberas just before entering Chapala proper, can be avoided normally by driving this route through the village avoiding the carretera altogether. This will add a little time to the drive but, what the hell, most of us are retired and driving about aimlessly anyway.