Mexico: Tourist Corridor in Baja to Get More Police Patrols

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | October 7th, 2009 | Trackback

San Diego police officers will train a Baja California tourist police force to patrol the 50-mile tourist corridor between Tijuana and Ensenada, if plans announced Oct. 5 come to pass. Mexican and San Diego officials agreed to the joint venture that could put as many as 350 bilingual officers on patrol in the area. Drug gang violence—and the fear of it—and the economic slump has dried up tourism in the corridor. Officials hope this campaign will restore confidence, but as yet there is no budget in place. Currently Rosarito has about 30 tourist police and Ensenada 20. With so little tourist traffic now, those who do go are finding good deals, especially in Rosarito.

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