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Our first visit to Mexico on a Mexican Riviera cruise, we were in Cabo San Lucas for the day. We decided to rent jet skis; our two sons each on one, my husband & myself on another. My husband & I returned early & were told by the vendor (who is an American from Vegas) that one of our sons got too close to the cruise ship. We were told that the "policia marina" wanted to take our son to the "marina jail," different from the regular jail, to sign some papers and he will miss being back on the cruise ship on time, but they will let him off with a $150 fine. If we don't pay for the fine, the jet ski will be confiscated and we would have to pay for it. We waited for our son to return & asked him what happened. Apparently our two boys were together, one was "shooed" away and the other exchanged pleasantries with the "polica marina." No mention of fine, jail or signing papers. Being in Mexico, it was pay or miss the ship. We knew this to be a scam right from the start; we just wanted to get out of there without any trouble. While we were scrounging for money to pay, the vendor said, "Look folks, if you don't have enough, I'll make up the difference." We give him $138, which was all we had. Of course, this left a very sour taste in our mouths, not to say this experience confirmed the corruptness we've heard about in Mexico.
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