Same thing happened to friends on mine last year in Baja (two different friends, two different episodes). Lost their trucks, ATVs, pretty much everything.
Convoys & daylight travel are starting to become a necessity.
Jeff
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Benoit Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 1:49 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Fwd: HIJACKED!!!!
Ben here, sadly Jason had some problems this year in La Ticla, a bunch of armed bandidos came into La Ticla with guns and stole a bunch of stuff in tents, i didn't tell anyone till now, It was not that bad and no one was hurt. I didn't get the whole story from Jason but i will know more soon. Kind of sad... Ben RAlanen@aol.com wrote: Folks, I am forwarding you all this message because you all need to know about this. Jack & Michele are friends we met in Mexico last year. They are from Portland, ON near Almonte. We saw them in La Manzanilla when they stopped by our camp to say hello. This situation could have been us as we traveled the same road just a week in front of them. OK, things in Mexico are starting to look bad. We are now on the Natchez Trail about two hours South of Tueplo, MS at the public Library in Kosciusko, MS, the birth place of Oprah Winfry and Charlie Musselwhite.
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Subject: Fwd: HIJACKED!!!!
From: Fkc43@aol.com
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:10:27 EDT
To: ralanen@aol.com
To: ralanen@aol.com
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Subject: HIJACKED!!!!
From: jm vanderbyl <mailto:mjvanderbyl@hotmail.com> <mjvanderbyl@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:14:02 -0400
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To: undisclosed-recipients:;
BAD NEWS We have been hijacked & have nothing left but the clothes on our back! THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!! We were leaving Rosies in Cd. Victoria and were about 1 hour away near the km 57 where the road splits & separates for about 1 mile or 2---near the lake. -The road was blocked and bandidos with guns and machine guns threw us out of our vehicles. We were travelling with Dave & Joyce. They took off with our trucks and campers. Left us in the ditch. 5-6 truckers went by but refused to stop. The Federales 3 cars just happened to come by 5 minutes later. Spent the day at their office. We figured the bandidos cased us out at Rosies and let their gang know we were coming. It was too well planned to be randomly done at 9:40 a.m.......... We were not physically hurt but emotionally....... When you travel out of here, we recommend you travel behind a big truck or doble remolque so they don.t have a chane to block the road. Or else use another exit into US. And now the paper work has started.....not a very fast or easy business. We are still in Victoria. trying to get to Monterrey for passports, etc. and flight out of MX. with 2 dogs. safe travels. We thank God we are ok. Michelle & Jack Dave & Joyce ps send this to all travelling in MX friends. _____ Take your contacts everywhere. Try Messenger for <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712958> mobile= |
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