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Hard to believe this is even true. Of all the groups to harass and bully. Bad luck on both sides. I don't think there is a Travel Advisory for Baja California Sur at all, let alone warn you about potential abuse from uniformed State Police. The article mentions the Doctors knew of warnings for some Mexican states.

Better get the "Baja Image Committee" working overtime on this one.

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Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur. 12 de marzo de 2012 - El grupo de policías enmascarados trascendió que era encabezado por Guillermo Zamudio; el pasado viernes alrededor de la tres de la tarde arribaron a San Juanico, a bordo de tres vehículos sin placas de circulación, una camioneta de color gris, tipo panel, un automóvil gris, de la línea Sentra, y una camioneta pick up, ram, cuatro puertas, de color blanco.

En San Juanico cometieron una serie de atropellos, al realizar tres cateos sin contar con orden de un juez, y además con lujo de violencia se introdujeron a un domicilio, donde estaban hospedados diez médicos samaritanos y sus familias, que ese día habían arribado procedentes de Santa Bárbara y San Diego, EE.UU., para brindar consultas gratuitas a vecinos de la comunidad de San Juanico y Cadejé.

Fue una pesadilla la que vivieron esa tarde los familiares de los médicos samaritanos, entre estos el reconocido médico cirujano dentista, John Grube, amigo personal del presidente de EE.UU, Barak Obama, los cuales una vez que se fueron los agentes encapuchados y portando armas largas, al día siguiente a muy temprana hora decidieron marcharse, y comentaron que no regresarían durante un buen tiempo, ya que habían confirmado que eran ciertas las recomendaciones que estaban brindando las autoridades norteamericanas sobre el clima de inseguridad que viven varios estados de México.

También esa tarde del pasado viernes los prepotentes agentes estatales levantaron a la orilla de la playa a conocidos empresarios norteamericanos que radican desde hace más de 15 años en San Juanico, a quienes los tuvieron tirados sobre el suelo, boca abajo, y encañonados durante más de 30 minutos, sin motivo alguno.

Una señora que trabaja como empleada de limpieza para un empresario norteamericano, de quien se omite su nombre por temor a represalias, también fue llevada junto con sus dos hijas, una menor de nueve años, que aún no se repone de la pesadilla, al ver que golpeaban al esposo de su hermana embarazada, se gravó hasta las iniciales del arma que portaba un agente, las letras F.N.D.

En Ciudad Constitución, durante la noche del sábado, también varios conductores que circulaban sobre el Bulevar Olachea de manera violenta fueron bajados de sus unidades, y lo más lamentable es que las autoridades locales no estaban enteradas de la presencia y de los atropellos que estaban cometiendo el grupo de agentes estatales.

En campaña el ahora gobernador del estado, Marcos Covarrubias, aseguraba que este tipo de operativos en su gobierno no iban a tener cabida, y tal parece que los altos mandos de la Policía siguen cometiendo abusos y violando los derechos humanos, afectando a personas inocentes.

Link to article in Spanish.

Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur., March 12, 2012 - Last Friday, around 3PM, a group of masked police headed by Guillermo Zamudio arrived at San Juanico in three vehicles which had no license plates. One was a grey van, another a grey Sentra and also a white RAM four-door pick-up.

They committed a series of abuses in San Juanico, performing three searches without a search warrant issued by a judge. Additionally, they violently entered a home where there were 10 good Samaritan doctors and their families who had just arrived from Santa Barbara and San Diego to provide free medical consultations to residents of the communities of San Juanico and Cadejé.

It was a nightmare the families of the doctors endured that afternoon. Among them was the well known dental medical surgeon John Grube, personal friend of President Barack Obama. After the masked police who were porting long arms left, the next day early in the morning the doctors decided to leave, and said they will not be back for a long time. They further confirmed that the recommendations made by American authorities about the climate of insecurity in various states of Mexico were true.Also on that same afternoon last Friday at the beach, the arrogant state policemen detained well-known American businessmen who have lived more than 15 years in San Juanico. They kept them lying on the ground, face down, and at gunpoint for more than 30 minutes without any motive.

A woman who works as a cleaning worker for the American businessman, who did not want to give her name for fear of reprisals, was also taken together with her two daughters, one a 9-year old minor. She still has not recovered from the nightmare of seeing the husband of her pregnant sister beaten. One of the arms carried by the police had the initials FND on it.

Saturday night in Ciudad Constitucion, several drivers on Bulevar Olachea were violently pulled from their vehicles, and it is unfortunate that the local authorities were not aware of the presence nor the abuses committed by the group of state policemen.

In his campaign, current state governor Marcos Covarrubias assured that these types of operations would not be tolerated. It appears that the high command of the police continue committing abuses and violating human rights, affecting innocent people."

I remember reading about this some time ago.

There were other somewhat-related articles in the same timeframe:

-10 de octubre de 2011 ¡Queremos paz en San Juanico!

-29 de noviembre de 2011 Se investigará a fondo caso San Juanico; recibió en su despacho a Howie Lange

-12 de marzo de 2012 article posted above

9 days later...

-21 de marzo de 2012 Denuncian a pareja de profesores agresivos; golpearon a una joven durante una fiesta

-2 de abril de 2012 La violencia ahuyenta a empresarios extranjeros; cancelan ambiciosos proyectos por inseguridad


Otherwise known as voting with their feet...

Originally Posted by Marty Cortez

I remember reading about this some time ago.

There were other somewhat-related articles in the same timeframe:

-10 de octubre de 2011 ¡Queremos paz en San Juanico!

-29 de noviembre de 2011 Se investigará a fondo caso San Juanico; recibió en su despacho a Howie Lange

-12 de marzo de 2012 article posted above

9 days later...

-21 de marzo de 2012 Denuncian a pareja de profesores agresivos; golpearon a una joven durante una fiesta

-2 de abril de 2012 La violencia ahuyenta a empresarios extranjeros; cancelan ambiciosos proyectos por inseguridad


Otherwise known as voting with their feet...

There are certainly enough people trying to change the "Image" of Baja. What's really needed is for people to change the reality. Who in their right minds would chase a charity medical group like Flying Samaritans away from here?

"a group of masked police headed by Guillermo Zamudio arrived at San Juanico in three vehicles which had no license plates."

Sounds more like cartel guys impersonating the police, doesn't it?

Originally Posted by bwall

"a group of masked police headed by Guillermo Zamudio arrived at San Juanico in three vehicles which had no license plates."

Sounds more like cartel guys impersonating the police, doesn't it?

A def possibility. But what does it matter? Americans are wired to obey authorities in uniform. Not even Meixcan security forces can tell the real from the fake. I suppose if Mexico says to ignore everyone in uniform that approaches you (because you can't be sure they are real) it would matter. The victim of a murder at a downtown Rosarito Beach restaurant today was of a former member of the Baja Sur State Police. Detail's still sketchy. It's a little strange the Baja Sur State Police are making the news as aggressors and victims- not as a solution to the problems.

http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/inform...al-en-rosarito

PLAYAS DE ROSARITO.- A man was murdered this morning at a restaurant located on bulevar Benito Juarez, which caused a police pursuit in which one of the attackers was wounded.

The events occurred a little after 10AM, inside a restaurant where the three presumed subjects arrived to shoot their victim. He was with two other people who were uninjured.

After the attack there was a police pursuit in downtown Rosarito by municipal police officers who arrested a subject, presumably the attacker, who was wounded.

It turns out the victim was a former federal agent.