trader30 asked this question on 4/30/2000:

hi ~ i do not know if you got my last email. i am a 26 year old male driving alone throughout mexico this summer. first baja then the mainland. i am just going camping at the beaches, minding my own business, writing and taking photos. i am weary of banditos and federales who will steal my 4x4 and personal belongings or extort me for my $. what precautions should i take. what should i do if i encounter such a situation? any safe gaurds? any where that i should avoid? what's to say that in the middle of baja the federales at a check point decide they want all my money or else i go to jail for 50 years? thanks for your advice!!!

lagm gave this response on 4/30/2000:

FIRST, BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE, THANK YOU FOR WRITE ME TO ASKME.COM

SECOND, EXCUSE ME, YOUR LAST E-MAIL WAS NOT RECEIVED. I ALWAYS ANSWER THE MAILS AND YOUR MAIL WAS NOT RECEIVED, EXCUSE ME AGAIN.

THIRD, MY ANSWERS ARE THE NEXT: WELL, YOU NEED PERMISSION FOR WORKS AND DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM. THE PERMISSION GIVES THE LEGAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE PLACE. AND... DON'T POSSIBLE... THE FEDERALES CAN'T MAKE THIS, BECAUSE YOUR JOB IS NOT CRIME AND ONLY CAN ARREST YOU BY 36 HOURS OR YOU PAY "UNA MULTA" FOR THIS, BUT THEY CAN'T ARRESTED FOR MORE TIME (IS ILLEGAL IF THIS OCURRED). I RECOMEND YOU PAY A PERMISSION (LITTLE $) AND YOU DON'T ANY PROBLEM. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE, WRITE ME AGAIN AND SENT ME MORE DETAILS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WRITE ME TO ASKME.COM!!!

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