Cartel Sighting

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

My sunglasses: amzn.to/3Q1LSXz What to do if you get pulled over: kzbin.infoyIjF3x6WKtQ?feature=share

[@brokentombot]

Buey gon steal ur glasses lil homie.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@brokentombot If they do they'll be very disappointed when they find out that I'm not the same prescription as them.

[@1arra1alpha72]

Los Angeles is government are 5th generation disloyal to America Prepare for #Rapture Q

[@chrise1491]

​@chasingtheAmericanDream they 100% dont care about lenses they can pop out and replace my dude lol

[@deepg7084]

​@@chrise1491who cares about glasses. Better to have something to bribe them with. I always keep a cheap $50-$100 watch on me in Mexico. Got me out of sketchy situations a few times.

[@lizzard7473]

Step 1, don't drive in Mexico. Step 2, if you find yourself driving in Mexico, turn around.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

🤣

[@elloko8303]

DON'T drive in Chicago Houston Atlanta NY and so on been driving for 20 years now both in Mx and US and id seen bad shit in the US

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@elloko8303 absolutely right! There's bad stuff happening all over the world unfortunately.

[@User_1dashzero]

I wouldn’t wear 400$ glasses either😂

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@User_1dashzero that's a great point LOL they're prescription and I don't have another pair though so it is what it is LOL

[@tsurumonetally4531]

Step 1. Never drive in a pick up truck better than the one the cartel has.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Yup!

[@BESTOFFERSONWEB]

No, rule #1 is don’t drive a pickup truck anywhere in Mexico unless you want a higher chance of being carjacked.

[@apexprdtr7887]

Bro what, people in mexico have raptors and trx , and you dont have to fear anything, plus a lot of fake mexicans aka "mexican americans" say that they are afraid to take their rusty 2017 silverado, like wtf a lot people in México have way better stuff than whatever their driving

[@gerbenzijlstra6645]

Ohmygod the us car companies are heavily pushing us citizens to purchase big heavy pickup trucks. They are indirectly funding mexican cartels with trucks if every american who comes over the border has a truck instead of sedans

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@BESTOFFERSONWEB thank you!

[@fargracingco.3135]

if you’re stopped by the cartel be polite and tell them you’re visiting. be prepared to possibly pay a bribe even with cops.

[@Treysorable]

yep! immediately ask if you can buy whatever they're selling to get to their good side! 😊

[@VincenteLaw-yr4ie]

Bring your resume, in case they want hire you to work for them.

[@GHOST5800000]

wow place sounds like shit so how about no one goes there instead lmfao criminal run shit hole? Yeah ill pass I think lol wtf is wrong w this world...

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

Or do a job for the cartel and get paid

[@adamgriffith6750]

@@Treysorable if yu have to antisipate and be prepared for that then probably should not go there

[@TheEspy86]

My dad is from Michoacán and he doesn’t even go back there. That’s the worst place you can be in Mexico.

[@LouisCasas]

@@TheEspy86 that literally hurt my heart to read that since I have relatives on both sides of my family in Mexico whom I have yet to meet 🇲🇽 ❤️

[@Rico401Prov]

Tamaulipas, Zacatecas and Jalisco are just as bad

[@l0St03807]

Reachhhhhh! People over exaggerated lol! If you get pulled over just act cool

[@l0St03807]

I’ve been pulled over 10xs by cartel and they don’t mess with regular folks just act cool and answer questions. As longest your not doing shady stuff

[@lobo11180]

I have not been able to take my mom back to see her childhood home because of this reason too

[@TheDankShrimp]

Pro tip from a Mexican: Boots: Soldiers Shoes: Narcos

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Gracias!!!

[@brucej.willson4764]

Your logo is from Skull Girls haha nice!

[@KingGuero360]

Wrong lol I live in Jalisco and the cartel wears boots also..full military gear

[@TheDankShrimp]

@@KingGuero360 Of course they have full millitary gear, they are CJNG after all, but most cartels aren't that well armed. lmao

[@the615god]

@@TheDankShrimp lol what? CJNG makes billions a year, you think they aren't well armed?

[@rafaelamaya4438]

He forgot to mention if it’s cartel or police you shouldn’t ever run from them. The cartel usually leaves tourists alone unless they run from them or are fucking around.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you very much! I definitely did neglect to mention not to run from them. Thank you for mentioning in this comment!

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

I did make another video telling people what to do however and it is in the posted comment. And in that video I definitely never mentioned for anyone to run lol

[@jaykayguns]

Na dude you definitely gonna get someone Swiss cheesed with videos like this, make someone run from them and it’s toast. I live on the border and those are the only ppl they shoot usually if you’re a tourist

[@TeethOfDead]

Unless you have a 4x4. Sadly I have one so if I’m ever going to Mexico, it’s by 2 wheels

[@RJ-mh3ox]

@@TeethOfDeadyou won’t get far doesn’t matter what vehicle you have 😂

[@Sharkdog11b]

I love how he gave literally no advice while pretending to give advice

[@agusaffandi2347]

You got to know who is pulling you over that's his advice

[@sterlingmarshel6299]

@@agusaffandi2347 what does that matter who is pulling you over? what are you going to do differently if its police or cartel? answer: nothing you do what they say or disappear.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

First of all, if you act the same way with the police as you do the cartel then there's something wrong with you. Clearly y'all haven't ever been to Mexico if that's what you're going to do. Secondly there's a pin comment that gives further advice in the link 👍

[@germanfisch]

​@@sterlingmarshel6299I dont know about you but i dont wanna end up in fucking live leak or something so im running if cartel members wanna pull me over

[@jahmac1567]

Seriously either way you cooperate and tbh some of my friends that been deported from California be on Snapchat showing their guns and masked up with walkie talkies and when they have parties they have live bands with boxes of tequila not bottles. He told me personally they only patrol looking for rivals not civilians and to protect their ppl

[@taze317]

"I'm driving in Mexico." Words I'll never utter.

[@Silvercontained]

People ask for it when they go down there.

[@albertoestrada4579]

you are ridiculous. As if the US there weren't mass shootings in schools all the time and lootings all over NYC (both things never seen in Mexico)

[@taze317]

@@albertoestrada4579 Believe me, there are places in America that I wouldn't drive in. Peace

[@Pacifier1989]

⁠@@albertoestrada4579school shooting doesn’t happen all the time 😅

[@albertoestrada4579]

@@Pacifier1989 neither is danger in Mexico 🤡

[@usochubzz666]

Rule #1 Don’t rent a pick up truck they’ll take it.

[@la5tadiferencia521]

Lol that’s true 😂

[@jesmongom]

Specially a 4x4

[@ajx2956]

That’s actually a good tip

[@Huncho_Rog]

To be fair I’d rather them take the rental than my OWN pick up truck 😅

[@devdecker7812]

Might* tons of citizens own trucks still obviously

[@mentat1341]

I've driven all over Mexico, but its definitely better to use the toll roads to avoid the cartels. For whatever reason they refuse to pay the till lol

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Roflmbooo! Yes, for whatever reason 😂😂😂😂

[@NaturalBornKillers2]

Well if they have to pass a fucking paying station with fucking machin guns dont you think they could get a police call?

[@theogpill]

its because the toll roads are full of national guard and military.

[@Sr_iRL]

@@theogpillyou are correct!

[@aiden_gustafson]

For real lmao! Shit be $6 usd too, much rather drop that for the peace of mind

[@luisfduran]

Step 1: RENT A MEXICAN CAR Rent a Mexican Car & you don’t get pulled over in security checkpoints or nearby the toll booths. I’ve traveled south more times now in Mexican rental cars than in my Texas vehicles. They will definitely not even ask you to tell them where you are going or anything if you have a Mexican car. Step 2: TRAVEL ON TOLL HIGHWAYS Like I mentioned prior, stay on the toll autopistas, don’t travel on the libre ones or the federal ones. These private toll booth ones are maintained, safer, and faster. Extremely unlikely (I’ve never heard of it happening) that a criminal organization would blocked a toll highway. Just the other public and govt ones. Step 3: GET MEXICAN IDENTIFICATION (This applies if you’re Mexican or are American but have Mexican born parents) With Mexican born parents you are given double nationality meaning you can become a Mexican citizen at the same time as being an American citizen. You can get Mexican IDs, License, and such. It’s way better to travel with a Mexican passport or license in Mexico so that you don’t expose that you are American. This way a cop or bad person won’t want to extort you or ask for excessively expensive bribes. Especially when they threaten to take and keep your ID back at the police dept. (here is where they usually suggest you pay them on the spot so that you don’t lose your ID). If you don’t pay them and play along that you’d rather go to the police station, they’ll hit you with the “I’ll let you off with a warning”. You’d probably care less about your Mexican ID than you’re American ones so it’s safe to risk them taking off with it.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this very well-thought-out comment. It is very valuable.

[@barbaroacosta5335]

With double citizenship, the cops can arrest you and there is nothing the US consulate can do to help you. You'll be treated as a mexican national.

[@MyOwnPersonalFantasy]

Is there a way to get fake Mexican papers as an American. Like Mexicans do here in America. Lol.

[@Isaac-eq7xk]

ill just skip mexico for now

[@kin0_0p_60]

​@@MyOwnPersonalFantasynah man you do it without any identification

[@MerlinFoogle]

My girl always like “let’s go to Mexico” I’m like anywhere but Mexico 😭

[@CaseyTheD1Coach]

Mexico Anit that bad everybody makes it but one time late at night I went to the store with me and my dad he is white and nothing Happened to us no military checkpoints or any of that I saw

[@JustinPuyear]

@@CaseyTheD1Coach lol you were in a tourist area 😂

[@joeroberts2156]

Mexico is amazing but just fly to CDMX, don't drive across the border. Oaxaca is safe, Chiapas is safe, I even spent time in the shadier part of edomex (Mexico state) and felt safe and was treated with a lot of respect and love the whole time, I'm British not American though.

[@joeroberts2156]

​@@JustinPuyearhow do you know that?!

[@joeroberts2156]

​@@CaseyTheD1CoachI had the same experience.

[@CLSGL]

“You gotta know who’s pulling you over” Brother, if there’s 4 guys in a truck with rifles, you do what the hell they ask no matter who it is pulling you over.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Well, I guess if you'd like to be a walking ATM to the police you can go ahead and do whatever they tell you to do. As far as the cartel goes yes, listen to them all day. But it's completely up to everybody how they want to act.

[@grim..sentinel9500]

Facts 😂😂

[@mr.nobody9697]

Ill kick all their asses.

[@eightiesbabynintiesmademe]

@@chasingtheAmericanDream I’m not getting your comment, what choice do you have in that situation when it’s four men with rifles? Cops or no cops your smartest choice for survival is just going along with what they ask. I mean, if you wanna be a tough guy in that situation that’s totally your right. This isn’t exactly a situation I would compare to it just being some random guys trying to punk you and standing up to them 🤷🏽

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@eightiesbabynintiesmademe if they're cops you have recourse, if they are cartel you don't. That's why I said you need to know who's pulling you over. The police (regardless of what people think) can be held accountable for their actions. Cartels can't. That's why you pull over, understand what they're asking for and who they are and then make your choices based on that.

[@BOMBON187]

Lesson of the day: If you drive frequently to Mexico, have reliable beater 90's Honda or Toyota. Nobody would bother to rob or stop you, they would probably donate some pesos to you.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thanks for the advice!

[@bluequadrifoglio6057]

So don't go there with an exotic car ? Loo

[@camels9654]

I was in Mexico for a while and Japanese cars/trucks are a hot commodity, regardless of age. Switch the emblem from the H or T to a GM.

[@elguerokabron]

@@camels9654yea but a regular thief would want to steal that and the odds of that happening in a non big city are very low like in the usa alot of car jackings happen also

[@CristianCruz-jf4iw]

Yep can confirm. People here really like toyotas for their reliability. ​@camels9654

[@hash527]

“Mr. Cartel I am a sovereign citizen, I’m traveling, you have no right to question me”

[@Gitfiddle]

Omg yes! Would love see some idiot Sov Cit pull their crap on the Cartels or Federal Police. Actually I wouldn’t want to see it because they’d be robbed and maybe killed.

[@Skrubb_Lord]

It's a felony to impersonate the police.

[@TaffyMegan1]

​@@Skrubb_Lordlike they care😂

[@Esona]

​@@Skrubb_Lord..... What? Context...?

[@apj341]

@Hash, your humor is appreciated 👍

[@youradhere1217]

Bro this guy has balls. I’m from Mexico and I won’t even get near Tijuana let alone Michoacán

[@nastybastardatlive]

Not balls. Just no brains.

[@NotFitz]

the thing is that the cartel runs mexico sadly so you still have to watch out hopefully in the future you can move your family out to safer place

[@valeriaguillen1404]

Are u a no sabo kid? 😅 how r u scared of ur own country if u play it right and mind ur biz no one fucks with u and this is a person that just got back from living in Guadalajara for a year

[@NoRockinMansLand]

He doesn't have balls, he just lacks common sense.

[@maximiliaanvandijk6111]

This is on the highway though. I've driven this thing very regularly over the last 5 years when going from Puebla to Nayarit. There's a fuckton of cops & guardia nacional on the road, though I've never seen any cartel. This is just the highway between ~CDMX to Guadalajara. You're by no means entering Michoacán and it's quite safe.

[@MitchTubeism]

"So when you're driving in Mexico..." That's your first mistake right there.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Spider-Man23737]

Its like going to school in the US

[@TucsonDude]

Soon to be the USA.

[@Lorentz_Driver]

Am I supposed to walk?

[@MitchTubeism]

@@Lorentz_Driver Gotta cut down your carbon footprint!

[@david2881]

If their holding a machine gun at you, your gonna pull over regardless who it is.

[@niccolopaganini1782]

​@@TheDogGoesWoof69😅

[@Soldier-ij7nw]

Yeah it don matter ur dead anyways😅

[@nicolasmaximus2286]

Or just SALUTE TO THEM & keep going. Let us know about it.ok? Thx.🙏 ☝️🫣😉😀🫥

[@trader-matt]

I wave mine back love the military over there

[@quizzlybear]

Nah fam! You might as well try and keep driving with the potential of escaping because once they capture you, there is no telling what horrific torture they’ll have in store for you.

[@andrewflowers6794]

"You got to know who's pulling you over."...Like you have a choice to pull over or not.

[@nurgle-j5n]

yeah for real

[@stephencarlson6028]

m4 or m16 ar 15 with 203 grenade launcher helps a lot

[@nurgle-j5n]

@@stephencarlson6028 yeah sure tough guy

[@juliosoto9471]

​@stephencarlson6028 oh yeah they would absolutely love to take that from you as part of the bribe. Also, you don't need to be alive to pay the bribe.

[@xXCamera_ShyXx]

Definitely gave me the impression that there’s a choice 😅

[@Soilfoodweb31]

You lost me at “so when you are driving in Mexico…”

[@ReptarDoc]

If they pull you over. Listen close and follow their orders. Be kind and respectful. Never ask why, JUST DO IT.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Agreed, definitely be kind and respectful 👍💯

[@hugorivas4922]

Right,and just act normal they will respect that and please try not to be scared!

[@valeriaguillen1404]

@@chasingtheAmericanDream exactly bro play it cool and they let u go most of the time they just trynna check who’s passing by or if ur a threat to them

[@god563616]

@@valeriaguillen1404 "MOST" of the time?

[@bigbools7778]

@@god563616There have been cases of mistaken identity where tourists were killed. That being said, they do NOT WANT to kill tourists, and if they know you are one, they're going to apologize & say "Here's all the best spots, this is where you avoid." Cartels are dangerous & violent organizations, but above all else they are a business. Killing tourists is REALLY bad for business.

[@detrimundo]

Pro Tip 101: Don't ever try to film at a checkpoint.

[@detrimundo]

@commonsenseloss ... cartel assassin about to behead auditor... auditor: 'YOU KNOW THIS IS A VIOLATION OF MY FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS!'

[@countfloydschillerhorrorth2090]

I think most Prog Leftests in America should spend a few weeks learning about true Diversity in person. Me Thinks they won't Likeee.

[@therandommailman]

​@@detrimundoholy shit i dont think ive ever laughed that hard. made my fucking day lol

[@DeathProfessor]

@commonsenseloss If you actually cared what words meant you'd realize the only people that objectively fit the criteria you described are cops. Qualified immunity _literally_ allows those sovereign citizens to get away with crime. You on the other hand hate Americans who care about their most basic fundamental constitutional rights, and deliberately conflate them with the small percentage of idiots who say stuff like "I'm traveling not driving". This is all working as intended to get low iq individuals such as yourself to support unconstitutional actions, and it's really disturbing how well and easy it works.

[@Patrick-oj8rm]

​@@detrimundo sovereign citizen vs cartel would be a doozy

[@Truth-f2q]

I know 3 people who got robbed in Mexico. I'd go to Saudia Arabia before I'd go to Mexico.

[@Nobodyssomebody-ob6pd]

Why are you comparing Saudi to Mexico lol? Mecca and Madina are the most holiest place in the world. You aren't that guy right who equate Muslims to terrorism right? Because if you are then you are nothing but delusional

[@Harry-nn4px]

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is one of the safest cities in the world. A woman can travel the streets alone at 3 in the morning and feel safe. Saudi Arabia kills violent criminals and not after spending 15 years in litigation. People found in possession (even a user quantity) of drugs are in trouble.

[@marciestoddard730]

How many.y people I know who are robbed and killed in the US? You gotta go out more dude.

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

How many school kids do you know or have heard of being killed in Mexico?

[@glazzdelusion]

@@Harry-nn4pxwhy as a man you are speaking for women that they feel safe walking the streets at 3am? lol bc i can promise you no woman will feel safe walking alone at night ANYWHERE. Especially in countries like Saudi Arabia where sexual assaults are hardly ever reported and if so are not treated seriously

[@3-7-77MT]

Dang Mexico has At least 4x better highways than Pennsylvania

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

😂😂🤣

[@moshunit96]

Guess again. The worst roads in the US are like fresh pavement compared to Mexico.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@chunkyfecalbreakfast Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@chunkyfecalbreakfast yes! 😆

[@bertog8080]

The cartels pay for it

[@thaddeuslincoln5558]

Pro tip, if the cartel pull you over, just like the police, you still have to listen to every command. The difference is you might end up with better drugs after.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅

[@CrazyMF3R]

I suggest you follow anyones commands at gunpoint. Legal or not

[@CoolestGuyInTheRoom]

Or Dead

[@tedtalour6414]

Gosh you're intelligent

[@thexpat]

@@CrazyMF3R unless you're John Wick ofc.

[@frankfurt1063]

“hey, you’re not the police and therefore have no right to pull me over !”

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Don't ever use those words lol

[@LuisRamirez-143]

🤦🏻wow, @frankfurt1063 wrong word to use on people that can make you disappear and they aren’t magicians. 😅

[@Bacardi_Limon]

Am I being detained? LOL

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@Bacardi_Limon 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Gustavsen777]

@@LuisRamirez-143 you really didn’t get that it was a joke? 😅😅

[@michaeljohnson3132]

Why anyone would want to visit Mexico is beyond me. There’s no way I will ever go there myself.

[@edhortensius1468]

I’ve been to Mexico 🇲🇽 once and I’ll NEVER visit again, the weather is the best and that’s it

[@ziggy8253]

For regular people, Rule #1: Don’t. Just don’t.

[@jakecastillo476]

It’s safe. They don’t do anything to you if you’re not involved

[@helljumper924]

lol that's not how it works

[@spookychrads5207]

@@helljumper924have you gone to Mexico ?

[@helljumper924]

@@spookychrads5207 mf i live here, i'm mexican

[@spookychrads5207]

@@helljumper924 punk ass I was just asking

[@Joe-lc3sv]

Dude. Even cops are part of the cartel

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Sometimes but if you watch my channel you will see every time that we've been pulled over by the police I document it. That will show you what the police over here are actually like.

[@james-zh6yr]

The even cops part isn't a great statement... If you said even DEA n other feds are "wich some are" it'd be a clearer statement.

[@josegomez-hq7tj]

Write that down Write that down 😂😂

[@james-zh6yr]

Oh word. Toothless right? How diamond doing ...

[@garciasrecords6332]

This guy has balls for driving through Michoacán.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

I just live here and gotta travel bro

[@aguz9148]

@@chasingtheAmericanDreamwhat part?

[@EfrainEnciso-e9x]

That not having balls thats being stupid cause he might not make it back.

[@ivanweapon1196]

​​@@EfrainEnciso-e9xol yall clowns. Most of my family is in michiocan morelia its not thag bad just dont be a dumbass thats all

[@glennvage]

@@chasingtheAmericanDream moved from san clem to la ticla in1990.if i hadn't had family death back in london,i'd still be there now.bliss

[@Juel555]

It breaks my heart to know that my beloved Mexico is known to have cartels at random locations and it’s even more sad to see that some of my beloved Mexican brothers and sisters are proud about it. 💔

[@Michelle-rdz17]

The culture is just tainted at this point.

[@Its_Edd_Plays]

Step 1: Visit Mexico Step 2: if you drive, dont be a maniac Step 3: if youre stopped and interrogated, COMPLY with what youre being asked to do. Acting like a Karen will get you kidnapped or shot. Acting cool and being nice, to either police or cartel, they will let you drive away safely.

[@Newyorkjay01]

Or just don’t drive , especially in this area. It really is that simple bro.

[@jer8279]

or..dont fucking drive there!

[@Thechickenmafia]

What a shite hole

[@armandinh00]

Im Mexican and this is accurate, just stop and answer polite. Also, as a foreigner DO NOT buy drugs outside tourist destinations, you will get killed!

[@greetthemind]

Or I’ll just stay out of that shithole. Problem solved

[@daroay]

If they wear tennis shoes w/ military gear. You know it's them 🤗

[@C6Z_Bob]

Not necessarily. Some of the cartels are better equipped than the Federale

[@tadsakioti]

@@C6Z_BobYes, in Mexico we call them “soldiers in sneakers” just as a funny way to distinguish them from military. Soldiers have large heavy boots because it’s part of a uniform and to survive in the wild, while this cartel members are driving around in stolen Tacomas and Nikes.

[@alvcaraeperro6498]

​@@C6Z_Bobthose are the hit squads. The ones that are at roads stops maybe one or two will be equipped the rest should be in regular clothes or half in tactical gear

[@American_Psycho707]

what if they put the military gear on first and then the tennis shoes ? is it still them ?

[@daroay]

@@American_Psycho707 1 + 2 = 2 + 1

[@TruckingBryce]

I did a 12 hour drive in MEX from Chihuahua to Coahuila and went through a pretty small town. Followed google maps , and got pulled over by the policia municipal. He told me “ Hey turn around I don’t suggest you go this way and showed me a better way “ I had American plates so yeah he could tell I wasn’t local 🤣 dude saved my life

[@alexjavi7849]

They saved you from appering in live leaks

[@SamuraiAtlas]

Nah the cartel dont mess with people they only trying to check if your an op or not as long as you pull over and talk to them theyll let you go i go to mexico every year and live there for 3 months out of the year american plates and all 4x4 2022 3500 Ram they dont care they just want to make sure you aint the ops

[@RicoJuan1998]

Which town bro?,im from coahuila

[@harroldhenderson]

I got stopped in Tuxpan by a city cop. He robbed me of $100 in pesos. He said I was "trespassing" on a highway in front of a Walmart. He put me on a tollway out of town. I had to borrow money to pay the toll at the toll booth. There was no way to report it as a robbery.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

We have found the police to be helpful as well

[@jaythehybridyt9031]

I Went Mexico once! You couldn’t give me a million dollars to visit. I went in the middle of a big cartel war. It seems to have gotten worse for tourist since then.

[@BinkyStalls]

“Just seen a head on the ground. That was probably the Cartel’s doing.”

[@m14ninja]

Lmfaooo

[@mazuro-ni]

@@m14ninja I don't think he intended to say it as a joke my friend.

[@m14ninja]

@@mazuro-ni I disagree. I think it was a funny joke.

[@mazuro-ni]

@@m14ninja Of course, I can see that. It's just that I don't see the humor in murder. Would you please tell me how it was a funny joke?

[@m14ninja]

@@mazuro-ni Yes: it’s a funny joke because it’s so outrageous that normally it would be horrifying to see a head on the ground, but because it’s in Mexico it’s no big deal. 😂

[@bridgesbane7032]

Even worse when you cross the Northern border and see a group of hockey players on a polar bear approach your car.

[@JENNIEfreakinKIM]

LOL

[@MuskokaMatt91]

I'm Canadian and that's the funniest fuckin thing I've ever read 😂😂😂

[@alexandrojrmendoza6964]

Lmfaoooooooooo

[@Iam18]

and they offer a pint of maple syrup and to fill up ur tank of gas before sending u on ur way eh

[@CosmicHarmony58]

Bruh that’s funny cause I actually almost got jumped from guys coming out with hockey sticks 😅…luckily I wasn’t the guy they were looking for though 🤣…some guy was yelling and starting stuff with people late at night. I just so happened to be walking close by

[@LazyTelevison]

Those sunglasses should be confiscated at said check points.

[@dman5501]

*Will be confiscated

[@stephentimko766]

Check out the 3701 or the new caravans. Wayyyy nicer!

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@stephentimko766 gracias hermano!

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@stephentimko766 I just checked out both models and I honestly like mine more LOL. Thanks for the heads up though!

[@dannyboy7299]

Where I'm from he'll get shot for those

[@JJEvans-q4p]

Im not driving in Mexico. I will take my chances in America. To the people who have to deal with this. You have my sympathy.

[@intercommerce]

While in Mexico, people may tell you "Don't pat the Alligators!" Others will say: "Don't listen to that guy! These are Crocodiles!"

[@TTVdjmexicanlive]

Damn that’s deep bro

[@pgroove163]

why would anyone go there unless you have family...

[@Rocketman0407]

​@@pgroove163because in actuality it is safe. Just respect the country and you will be fine.

[@user-kz8zr4si3i]

​​@@Rocketman0407'm gonna go out on a limb and say an unsanctioned military force operating freely of government oversight is absolutely not a safe circumstance to be in, for like.... so many reasons I can't list them here

[@Rocketman0407]

@@user-kz8zr4si3i for the layman it is perfectly safe to go on a vacation here.

[@chasonthedon]

“..You’re going to see TONS. OF. POLICE.” **cameraman zooms in on the landscape with no police whatsoever**

[@MeatSlap30]

To be fair that’s a highway. I rarely ever see them on there but once you get to a city, you best believe there’s lots of cops

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

@@MeatSlap30 Also to be fair they're in Michoacán which is basically the most dangerous state in Mexico police are not welcome there.

[@SgtLeroy2609]

“We’ll edit them in later.”

[@yaboycapone1996]

Lmao

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@MeatSlap30 yes, so many in the city. My channel is proof of that.

[@machomadness22]

Just know if you are American , yes mistakes happen but it’s rare and it’s usually dealt with in house. They do not want to hurt or kill Americans don’t act cocky but give respect and respect is given.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this valuable comment!

[@timothyflanagan9051]

My friend, an American, was beat into a coma down in Mexico. Mexican authorities required a bill of $30k+ be paid before they would release him. When we (all his friends) raised the money in less than 36hrs, they released him and then required more money to get him on a flight for life. So we raised thousands more. When we got him back, he was brain dead. And they never found the people that assaulted him and essentially beat him to death. Shocker. F Mexico. Will never ever travel to that country. Couldn’t give me a free vacation to that place.

[@skubasteveskilla3316]

@@timothyflanagan9051This shit sounds made up

[@Yougotbaited24]

@@timothyflanagan9051 Great script lol

[@timothyflanagan9051]

@@Yougotbaited24 if you don’t believe me, google Gary Lee Bomar. He owned an amazing bar. We literally shut down a major thoroughfare in Denver for his wake. You’re a disgusting person. I feel sorry for your family. I’m sure you’ll just disappear. No apology. Just humiliated into silence.

[@TheThemattyo1]

It's a no brainer " Mexico should not be on one's bucket list " -- mexican

[@YungPrince2k16]

As a Mexican my greatest advice is always show respect, specially when dealing with cartel members, respect is number 1 apart from money in Mexico.

[@user-kz8zr4si3i]

Thank the good old fashioned American government for funding the michoacan cartel and making everyone's life in Mexico less safe! Go america! Lmfao

[@sal2975]

Where in the world isn't respect number 1?

[@YungPrince2k16]

@@sal2975 In the United States majority of people will not kill you if you disrespect them, no matter if it’s a white or black person although I think a black person is more likely to kill over disrespect. Have you ever met people from New York or Boston for example? They are highly disrespectful and it’s apart of the environmental culture wether white or black. Whereas in Mexico we have a much more masculine culture because life is hard and hard times create hard men we don’t clown around, men act like men and disrespect is not taken lightly you will be killed if you take it to far on a much higher rate than the United States. Specially when you go into areas outside of the city and that’s for normal people that are not cartel related. My mother has over 20 dead cousins and 2 dead brother and it’s due to violence, I’m telling you I know what I speak off. Entire families fight over disrespect and can lead to multiple deaths, they will go to your house and say face to face while looking you in the eyes “such and such said this and let’s handle this problem”. Now for Cartel people, that’s people you don’t want to disrespect period. There’s been alot of Canadians over the years that go to Mexico thinking their tough guys and showing disrespect, they get killed that same day. Respect is valued much higher in Mexico than majority of places in the world because it’s apart of our culture and it’s what can dictate if you live or die. It’s very simple, just don’t ever show disrespect. Even a child can understand the concept

[@BillyBob-wq9fl]

I have no respect for mexico my friend. A nice wall in between countries would be great.

[@YungPrince2k16]

@@BillyBob-wq9fl No one asked you, that was random but you are entitled to an opinion, to each his own.

[@adamv4951]

I lived in Mexico for awhile and have driven through the country several times. You will go through check points. Being polite and respectful is a great way to keep out of trouble. And if a police asks you for a few pesos so they can get a coffee, it's good to oblige. One time, we were low on money and really got the works. Trying to scare me because I made a little mistake on my paper work and wanted a payout. I just remained very respectful and kept saying sorry, it was an error even though I was threatened with prison. He finally got sick of it and angrily said get out o of here!

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Oh wow! Glad you are ok!

[@god563616]

why does anyone have to go through this just to vacation? Is there not another latin vacation place you can go?

[@adamv4951]

@god563616 Costa Rica, Argentina, Uruguay. That's about it I think.

[@Tornnnado]

Chile is nice too ​@@adamv4951

[@NoRockinMansLand]

Why risk your life

[@Kmecha84]

Step 1: Stay on the resort

[@BinkyStalls]

Step 2: NO REALLY! Stay on the resort.

[@Bucketive]

fr or stay in the tourist area

[@dynomitecentury]

@@Bucketiveor just don’t go lol 😂.

[@aviancypress5181]

Nah y’all jus brainwashed to think it’s a war zone, I was Michoacán for a month and nothing happened

[@Bucketive]

@@dynomitecentury yea

[@Brosig18]

Easiest way to spot them is by the shoes, cartel personnel usually wear sneakers with their gear, and official soldiers or police will wear their standar issue boots.

[@vicky.spamss]

My family lives in Tangamandapio, Michoacán. an hour away from zamora, a very *very* dangerous place. a woman was killed for “talking back” to the police. please be safe. im visiting right now.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@vicky.spamss you be careful as well!

[@waybogus]

Those groups, particularly in Michoacán, may also be "Auto-Defense" groups. They're essentially private militias that protect local towns from cartels and take "donations" from people driving through. The state has abandoned them and many are at the mercy of the cartels. It isn't obligatory tongive them anything, but giving 'em a couple words of encouragement and $50 MXN will go a long way of avoiding further problems. Source: I've lived in Mexico and have passed by these groups on more than one occasion, specifically in Michoacán.

[@WarPigstheHun]

I wouldn't trust those militia groups either. Know why? Because some of the most notorious cartels infiltrated their groups and became bloodthirsty cartels themselves. This is why I hate militias in the U.S because I know that they'd do the same exact BS if they could get away with it. Luckily we have a strong regulatory agency to deal with them. That and we have far less corruption here than in say my parents' birthplace: the Phillipinnes.

[@themarketm8382]

Yep and then the Autodefensas find out it's easier to fund their protection racket by selling drugs or their enforcement services to other gangs and end up becoming gangs themselves, like Los Viagras that went from a nice autodefensas group in 2014 to releasing gore videos of flaying people alive just a few short years later

[@rodderoon]

here's real advice: keep most of your cash hidden and some in your wallet for when you get extorted, they usually will take less than you think and leave you alone, unless they see your stash.

[@Reno_Slim]

Any place where you need to know how to properly allow yourself to be robbed is a place people need to stay far away from.

[@00O000OO]

@@Reno_Slimoh you mean like the us with civil asset forfeiture which happens all the time

[@Envycolt]

@@Reno_Slimsounds like American cops and its citizens

[@iblackGFX7]

​@@Reno_Slimsounds like US

[@pilarq7886]

Hide cash between inner show soles and shoes - shoes they wouldn't want, no designer no leather kind. There's a baseball cap where you can roll up money and it attaches to the cap size adjuster band.

[@bryansilva8504]

As a Mexican originally from Michoacán, Morelia, his advice is good, just act normal don't worry about nothing, if you don't want to get killed DONT sell or consume drugs in México, don't hang out with people that consume or sell drugs.

[@carloscortes5570]

Dont sell or use drugs??? Ok i get it,ill only go buy!!!😂😂

[@Divine_Serpent_Geh]

@@carloscortes5570Obviously using included buying, genius. What are you going to do steal it? Stay away from drugs in Mexico, and you’ll be fine.

[@rafaelrodriguez9912]

I feel like we should make a very valid point. If you’re in Mexico you have no choice on stopping whether it be the corrupt police of the cartlels. You basically give up your basic human rights once you enter Mexico. You just have to accept that. You cannot argue with these people bc they will take you out.

[@markroach3785]

When Driving in Mexico always take the Toll Roads much Safer. Do not follow your navigation when it tells you take a short cut through some small town to save time.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you so much for that advice! ☺️

[@gun30t]

You just saved the OP’s life.

[@Blick405]

Y'all are funny! I promise they be around those roads too. 😂🤣🤣

[@earag31415]

If these people attempt to pull you over, do it. They will let you go unless you try to get away

[@YBCannonz]

Wtf ? So if you try to get away then what? They kill you ?

[@Alex-tu4ej]

@@YBCannonz most times they will assume you are a rival gang or are there to cause trouble in their turf if you run. If you are a tourist they will back off, bad tourism is not good for business...

[@NeatTouchMobileDetailing]

@@YBCannonzin most cases most cartels avoid killing tourist because that brings a lot of heat from the US government. If they pull you over you just gotta stop and let them do what they gotta do. Most cases they’ll just check up on you to see if your part of a rival cartel or not

[@mj7039]

@@NeatTouchMobileDetailing Btw never drive a truck because they will most likely take the truck off of you for their own business ventures. But yeah if you're a tourist then just let them know and let them do their checkup on you and they will either let you pass or turn you away because maybe something going down.

[@NeatTouchMobileDetailing]

@@mj7039 yup exactly, cartels loves trucks especially new ones

[@brunobeltranbelmonte1081]

Mexican Army is organized in patrols, they are always close to more military units (caravans, military barracks, or a road frequent to them). Their vehicles have license plates of very few characters, for example L-992 (watch out the colors of the vehicle too). And the soldiers have patches designating military stuff (I don't know if it's rank, utility or ID). If they don't look like that just avoid them with caution if you can. Also try not to travel in good pickup trucks or suburbans in narco states since they can use that and sometimes steal it. If they steal it don't resist, things can go easy or wrong but your stuff is theirs if they ask for them, your life is worth more than that. I'm telling this stuff as a Mexican that have traveled through the country by car. Unfortunately narco is not from movies and as long as you keep it cool they won't bother.

[@zauwee]

Step 1: if you’re gonna drive in Mexico, better be an unmarked cartel pickup truck Step 2: you better be a cartel dude with other several cartel dudes Step 3: your cartel better control the region Step 4: read steps 1-3 again 5 times

[@LATOHOUSTON]

They been doing exactly that and dressing that way for decades. In 1999 me and some friends got stopped in TJ by men dressed in all black holding machine guns. But they told us they were cartel. They had us get out of our van, checked it real quick and let us go. They were doing routine road stops right in town.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thanks so much for sharing your experience and I'm so glad everything worked out well!

[@RyuSukuna]

Checking your car... For...?

[@bobbymichelin9173]

​@@RyuSukunaits their territory. If your carrying drugs/weapons on their territory without them getting a piece of the pie, they will forcefully take your whole pie, and bury you.

[@filmart430]

My brother told me that he was in a little village deep in Michoacán and every once and awhile the cartel would put up a sign stating to stay in the homes at night. It was some type of warning to the locals because things were going down that night and they didn’t want people not in the game to get caught up.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

That is actually really kind of them to do. Honestly I wouldn't put it past them! Thank you so much for leaving this comment :-)

[@garycastronova7939]

When I was in Ajijic on lake chapala in Jalisco a couple of years ago the residents who are mainly gringos and Canadians told me that 7 years prior there was a period of around 6 months where they couldn't go outside day or night because the cartel had taken over the area and the military had come in to fight them off. Some of the local business owners had to leave town because the cartels threatened to kill them and their families.

[@garycastronova7939]

​@@chasingtheAmericanDreamthe cartels do many acts of kindness to the locals like on mother's day they handout gifts to the mothers of the towns they control... because they want to pacify them. Truth is the locals are basically being kidnapped and if they don't comply they'll end their entire bloodline. Most locals are terrorized into inaction. Their sons are recruited to fight for them...unwillingly. these people live in a nightmare.

[@BejaJJ]

Bro Im right know at Mexico and probably its safer for normal people here than in US

[@blitty6048]

@@BejaJJhave many friends who are from mexico, and visit family there yearly. One just got back almost 2 weeks ago. Would without a doubt disagree with every bit of this statement.

[@EduardoLuna1987]

1. If you're not from michoacan, you got no business being in michoacan. 2. If anyone like that pulls you over, or stops you at a check point, pull over or stop.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thanks for the tips! We live here and love it! And yes, definitely pull over!

[@dllqwq]

@@chasingtheAmericanDreamoh wow i didnt know you lived in Michoacán thats pretty cool to know

[@Bigzaiofficial]

You definitely don’t stop unless you don’t wanna go home 🥱😂

[@5t511]

And then what happens según tu

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@dllqwq it's such a fantastic place.

[@mikem201]

You couldn't pay me enough to step foot in Mexico.

[@Randomclips1653]

1 million dollars

[@2S1L3NT]

Either way, if they decide to try to pull you over, you're in a precarious situation...

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Absolutely right. Just don't want to make it worse than it already is at that point.

[@matthewspry4217]

Keep a spare change of pants 👖

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@matthewspry4217 😅😅😅

[@Chuck-yt7iq]

Lol. Why would the Cartel pull u over? They are organized crime. They wont bother w u

[@0xsergy]

Apparently they like to steal vehicles useful to them, pickups, so maybe avoid renting or using those vehicles if you can.

[@fernandobriseno8164]

Yup, you gotta know who's pulling you over because then your options change from do what they tell you, to do what they tell you. Very helpful 👌

[@intercommerce]

Yes it's useless advice.

[@Johnny-pn4jl]

Exactly what I was thinking LOL my guy thinks he knows his way in Mexico 😂

[@WIZE1281]

Bingo 🎯

[@tastyDungeon]

one gang will extort you for money and the other gang will extort you for money and cut off your limbs while filming it

[@fernandobriseno8164]

@@tastyDungeon cartel doesn't dismember civilians, they will shoot them though.

[@VinnySant]

Imagine he’s just casually like: “As you can see off to my left, that guy is getting his head eviscerated, that’s most likely the cartel.”

[@HitRockBoglim]

And to my right there is a man trying to sell me 120 kilos of cocaine. Very likely the cartel.

[@josemorales5117]

Insane that you guys get freaked out when it's more likely to die in a shooting inside the US than in Mexico

[@Sr.76543]

😂

[@Divine_Serpent_Geh]

People who haven’t been to Mexico don’t have a clue. They think that these dismemberments are happening publicly, everywhere, at all times. The truth is Cartels aren’t going to do anything to civilians, and least of all tourists. Their fight is against rivals, you literally have to be quite unlucky to get caught in a crossfire between rival cartels. Don’t get involved in their activities, act normal, and you’re absolutely fine, even in Michoacán.

[@VinnySant]

@@Divine_Serpent_Geh I appreciate the insight, Chapo.

[@iglooproductions]

I never wanted to go to Mexico and still don’t. It just seemed far too dangerous unless you stay in your resort the entire time.

[@jaysoncameron55]

Stay under your bed while life fades away then . People like you know nothing about the real world. Because you base everything of fear based tik toks 😂

[@AFellowCyberman]

​@@jaysoncameron55 Let me know when you're about to get Funkytowned.

[@marciestoddard730]

It's not. You got brainwashed by the American government tho. Co grats.

[@TheCaliRhino]

Most important part left out of this clip, 9/10 they’re doing a check point to make sure other cartels aren’t moving through their territory without paying their “tax.”

[@jason_v12345]

Seriously. All he did was say "you need to be aware." I'm like, how's that gonna save my life?!

[@walktheearth8863]

They will not mess with you, if you stay calm and friendly. They are looking for people and monitoring who is entering and exiting specific areas. Never had I trouble with them in several years. As a tourist you are a potential customer

[@thatcrazyguyeveryonelikes4197]

They don't give a fuck. They're so psychopathic that they have no problem killing a tourist just for shits and giggles. Cartels deal in bulk. They make money other ways too, like paying to go through a checkpoint. If you don't pay they'll beat you, burn your car, take all your shit, or even kill you if they're feeling extra cartelish that day. If they don't mess with you, they're either feeling nice, have something more important to do, are laying low, or you're someone important.

[@robertcastillo5020]

Same in Tamaulipas

[@CarlosGarcia-dk6iz]

Doesn’t make it any better

[@walktheearth8863]

@@CarlosGarcia-dk6iz didn't say that. But it is good to know, that they are not meaning any harm to you when you enter a situation like that. The video implicates danger, because of "THE CARTEL". If you know why they are there, it is easier to stay calm

[@Ixamxgvv369]

But if you have money, a firearm or a nice truck. Good luck compa!

[@franksters08]

Just mind your business and show them respect if they pull you over. If they’re cartels then they’re protecting their territory from rivals. That’s just how it is there. Cartels won’t just mess with random people unless you disrespect them in anyway. If they start to harm random people then most likely they’re not cartel, they’re just criminals preying on weak random people

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you so much for your insight!

[@heckoff450]

Dumb ass don't stop😂😂 Hit the gas ass son as you see them

[@Goji_Bear]

It's really different from cartel to cartel. Los Zetas for example are notorious for targeting everyone in sight, from innocent tourists to children and women... And some of them even practice satanic witchcraft. Then there are cartels that like you said yourself are more "humane" and will even discipline and punish their soldiers if they ever lay a hand on any innocents. No matter what you do just be very careful and research what areas are warzones and which ones are more safe. The map changes all the time. For example, my family comes from the state of Guanajuato which used to be one of the safest states in Mexico some years ago, today it is one of the most dangerous places in the whole world.

[@repentandturnfromsin]

Cartels are extremely evil people trafficking children and women

[@sickbassdrop]

Exactly! I'm a 6'2“ white dude. The number of run-in I've had with cartel members is wild . I've never been harassed by them. I HAVE been harassed and extorted by police in Mexico.

[@pradyumn2692]

If you are in Mexico, you can't chase the American dream as American dream requires you to be alive.

[@marcosramos5117]

Yeah my family is from Mexico, have some spread out throughout the entire country…but I wouldn’t be caught DEAD driving anywhere there because quite literally there’s a good chance that’s exactly how you will find yourself! One of my cousins was driving through Michoacan on way to Toluca, a group of these dudes like you said here took everything-left him with literally only his undies and his cell phone-glad he left with his life because these guys have shot people for less!

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Smh. What a shame. I'm so glad that he was alive as well.

[@jamesrocks9733]

BULLSHIT.

[@Acf647]

Sounds exactly What would happen in the USA lol

[@Pwn3540]

There are plenty of places you could drive. Like within any city should be fine. And there are municipalities where you'd be fine driving from town to town.

[@jackiemarie9349]

I feel it’s only safe in the tourist locations. I’m still scared to visit my family in Jalisco and Colima because I had a cousin a few years ago (I believe he was 16) who went out one night with some friends and never came home. He was involved con las drogas so we could only assume the worst.

[@sumtingwong2138]

That's a beautifully paved road, looks great to drive on

[@ReddiTales2024]

Did you think mexico is all dirt roads? Most roads in mexico are like this

[@alexmurray7949]

No snow ice or plow trucks destroying the roads that’s why

[@tillitsdone]

It's because highways in Mexico are privately owned. As opposed the US where we rely on the gov't to maintain them

[@brianbird3756]

Thats why we all go to Mexico to race!

[@1sikdaytona]

Paid by the cartel

[@ivan-sn6rc]

I’ve driven all over Mexico. I never drive in cartel heavy areas at night. I don’t take my truck. I always have a 20 ready to go if a cop pulls me over.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Excellent advice!

[@e-curb]

You can get away with just a 10.

[@DaleErnieMichael]

@@e-curb Why are trying to nickel and dime not being kidnapped and beheaded with a chainsaw? Just give the guy a twenty so you keep driving on the safer road.

[@e-curb]

@@DaleErnieMichael You're not being pulled over by the cartels. It's just the ordinary traffico cop. The going rate is $10USD. Give them that in pesos and you're on your way. If you give them way more than usual, you're showing them you're a newbie at travelling in Mex. If you know the going rate, they see you as more informed, so you'll get more respect.

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

Don't give them shit lol. Tell them you want the ticket and will pay it through that.

[@jilimarieindelible465]

Travelling in Mexico: Sightseeing and food tasting❌ Cartel seeing ✔️

[@PsychRick]

I remember when my family and I would go to Mexico almost every year to our ranch in the mountains… but everything changed when the cartels attacked…😢

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Ugh. I'm so sorry to hear that. Where was the ranch? What area?

[@lizardking2716]

😂😂 only the US can stop the cartel, but when they needed em the most.. they vanished

[@MichiganTroopers123]

@@lizardking2716USA the last narcobender

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@lizardking2716 I don't think the US can stop the cartels because the cartels are already in the United States lol

[@MichiganTroopers123]

@@chasingtheAmericanDream unfortunately they’re all in bed together benefiting a select few and leaving the consequences for general society to endure

[@CliffBooth84]

Those are some mighty fine looking roads

[@303TAG303]

Mexicans dont drive as much as Americans. but the cities and towns do have crazy big hills with room for one car to drive so you have to be patient and parking sucks. Traffic in big cities on big events can be just as bad as in american cities

[@azore1184]

Those are federal roads which are maintained by the federal government and you must use tolls to use them. They’re usually safer and better maintained than state/local roads

[@lissyalcala7729]

No pot holes

[@my_wife_tells_me_what_to_do]

The tourist drive through there so yeah they have to look good.

[@Satsujiin]

Cartel Funded lmfao

[@NorCalTC]

Rule number one-stare them in the eye, and wave your hands over your head. Try to look bigger than the cartel members. This will make them think you’re the predator and scare them away. You’re welcome

[@shelleyroe9797]

👏🏻🤣🤣🤣

[@roushsalah05]

😂😂😂😂 Amazing advice. You need to start a KZbin channel and inform more People. Thanks for the advice I will be using it next time I’m in Mexico. 😂😂😂😂

[@JovanyCooldude]

This comment doesn't get enough appreciation 😂😂🤣🤣

[@D-W-N-Xsist]

"So when you're driving in Mexico" Brother you've already chosen your fate.

[@dreadeddarko]

My dad did contract work sometimes in Mexico and he was stopped by some cartel. He said all he did was remain respectful and humble and he said the cartel guys were very nice and warm-welcoming. He said it was one of the most intense moments of his life.

[@6600j]

the cartel want no problem with civilians, a problem starts when you go against them

[@Chill_yz]

What did they do to him by stopping him?

[@dreadeddarko]

@Chill_yz I'm not sure the exact sequence of events but this was in 2009. My dad was an architect working on a polypropylene plant in Mexico

[@01jae]

I know some people got their heads chopped off by the cartel

[@jpscharged]

​@@Chill_yzthey were checking to see if he was a member of another cartel. Once they see you're a US citizens they lose interest.

[@aoscustoms2999]

Drive during the day. Drive on toll roads, be respectful and don’t go around being loud. Keep an eye on your vehicle, and if you get pulled over and the cop is wearing sandals/sneakers- I hope you ain’t atheist because you’re going to need a prayer. Jk just stay calm, they’re looking for rival cartels most likely. Dress humble, be humble, and hopefully they leave you alone. And yeah, Mexican highways are really nice! Especially when there’s no holiday travels, its just free road!

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you for some of the best advice that has been left in this entire comments section 🙏

[@josheh_.]

average american fails before you start that third line

[@13tvmusic]

Solid and realistic advice.

[@chopuwon7765]

Add to my list of reasons not to go to Mexico. It's really sad, it seems like a really beautiful place.

[@nekkoskrilla6750]

If you're driving in Mexico & would not like to return home be sure to record the Cartell. They're completely fine with KZbin-rs. Just let them know who you are.

[@keelee969]

How to get killed fast

[@brentfarvors192]

Might very well have payed this dude a "visit", for this clip...Understand from their POV; No shortage of US gov't agents trying to gather intel...

[@my_wife_tells_me_what_to_do]

He didn’t record people just road

[@satevo462]

Those are the most confused pair of sunglasses I've ever seen.

[@DOLfirst]

I think he's wearing them over his regular glasses 🤷🏻

[@Eric_A.]

I've never heard the word "confused" to describe sunglasses.

[@albondigas9549]

"i just wanna thank each and everyone of my fans bebe.".(in my best Elvis voice)

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Yeah, these "confused" glasses caused me to have to drop the link to people about 60 times already to the point where I actually had to put it in a pinned comment. I guess there's a whole lot of confused people out there!

[@HustleRight-LF]

​@@chasingtheAmericanDreamget em😂

[@oliverkalamata2753]

Stop at checkpoints. Give them whatever money they want. Don't drive at night. Don't drive a nice vehicle. Not obeying these rules can result in torture or death. Other than that, enjoy Mexico!!! 🎉 🇲🇽

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you for your comments and advice!

[@mentat1341]

Totally agree with don't drive at night and don't drive a nice or even a new cheaper model car. When I moved to Mexico I picked up a 2009 Honda with a salvage title. If they want it it's theirs.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@mentat1341 makes total sense!

[@carlosfernandosanchezgomez9843]

Seems you have never left Kansas, Dorothy.

[@stephenfgdl]

Its very rare they will mess with you, but I think the best tip I would take is don't drive at night.. They don't want to mess with the gen population the last thing they want to do is draw attention to themselves... I would definetly not drive a pickup truck that I would not do.

[@BLU.-.J]

Well, that's one problem I will never ever, under any circumstances, have to deal with. You could not pay me enough to go to Mexico.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@BLU.-.J that's sad

[@molly5262]

@@chasingtheAmericanDreamNot worth the worry about who is pulling me over & having enough cash to pay off a cop or cartel person! Much safer places to visit!

[@BLU.-.J]

@@chasingtheAmericanDreamthere are lots of places here in the US of A 🇺🇸 that I have zero desire to visit either. True story.

[@Moseyoninn]

How would you know?

[@ghnfyhj]

2 rules of thumb, as an American specifically, 1: NEVER drive at night. 2: And make sure you have enough gas to drive to your destination (during the day!!!) You follow those rules, you will be fine.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you so much for this information! I agree 💯

[@memesquad9608]

Those are some really nice roads. US should take some notes.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

No doubt 👍

[@micahcrews4375]

Looks like Texas roads tbh

[@Nagakon]

Those are the toll roads. There's a toll free road too that we call "Carretera Libre", but yeah, don't. Even us Mexicans know better than to drive on that thing lmao

[@fearthekrazy5186]

Right 😂

[@vidro76]

I was thinking the same😂

[@Pianoguy32]

They could also be a local militia who are resisting the cartels, sometimes they stop cars to raise money

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Yes, that's a fantastic point. Thank you for mentioning this because it completely slipped my mind.

[@Its_Me_Romano]

Sounds like a cartel scam to get money from you. Even the cops and army can barely handle them

[@NiftyShifty1]

Both groups will extort you.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

​@@NiftyShifty1you want to side with the local militias against the cartels bro

[@crazyaztec17]

Militia, cartels and police will extort you. Wages are nothing like the us police so that "mordida" as we call it is they forced tip. Michoacan has alot of cartel groups. Ex militia groups included

[@abcsandoval]

You'll love this...When u ask someone how dangerous are the cartels in Mexico and they respond saying the news stories are overblown, just wait a few minutes. Just wait a few minutes. They'll start remembering

[@marciestoddard730]

Idk I've lived here 3 years and traveled all.over mexico. Never once saw or met a cartel.

[@yash_ar]

From 2021 to late 2022 I lived in rural Michoacán ( Villa Morelos) an hour and a half from it's beautiful capital city of Morelia so I know a thing or two about this area... I even bought a sleek looking red Mazda CX7 and drove it all over Michoacán and central México, even to the infamous state of Jalisco, yet never once did I have an issue with the cartel, never. Actually I had more issues with corrupt police (not all, but some) than the Cartel... The cartel do not go around shooting or harassing people at random for no good reason, but cops could bother you because they want money, so it's best to always have a 500 peso bill ($30 USD) on hand in case... I will say this though, it was my first time going to Mexico, I didn't know my right hand from my left when I landed in Mexico city, and everyone had told me BE CAREFUL there, they will rob you, you can get killed, and honestly I was scared for the first couple of weeks until I got to know the true Mexico and it's beautiful people and their respectful culture. Every Mexican I met treated me like a friend, some treated me better than my family, they invited me to their homes, even gave me a beautiful house to stay for free and helped me so much that I could never pay them pack! I can't imagine any American or Canadian would ever treat a stranger they just met like that! I had a return flight that was for 2 weeks but I ended up staying for almost 2 years because I fell in love with Mexico and it's wonderful people. The mexicans in rural towns are down to earth, humble and genuine! Sadly I had to leave and go back to Canada after being away for over 3 years, the entire Pandemic, but I will go back to Mexico. I am planning to move there as soon as possible. Don't believe all the negative press, Mexico away from it's touristic areas like Cancún and Talum or other highly touristic areas is a wonderful place to live in. Unfortunately the touristic areas of Mexico is ruled and ruined by the cartel, and the Mexicans who live there are only interested in your money. But go far away deep in to rural México and you'll meet some of the most wonderful, down to earth, genuinely good people you'll ever meet in your life.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Our family told us to be careful and are very worried about us being in Mexico but like we have found the Mexican people to be generally more friendlier than Americans and Canadians. The media likes to scare people from going to Mexico. I hope that you find your perfect home in Mexico if that is the right place for you 😀

[@yash_ar]

@yumyum8374 I'm not in Mex now, but I Googled 500 mex pesos to USD and it said $29.85 so take it up with Google... Anyway I'm not here to argue over exact exchange rate, that was not the point of my original comment.

[@mjv1985]

Thanks for sharing, I hope to get down there at some point in my lifetime. It’s nice to know that there are good places in Mexico and not to buy into all of the fear that the media creates. Take care from 🇺🇸.

[@cyberbink]

@yumyum8374you’re smarter than a search engine? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@crisionex7879]

​@yumyum8374I'm from Mexico, the dollar price is really low compared to other years, right now the sell price is arround 16.469 pesos per dollar (There is a exchange house a few blocks away from my house) wich means that 500 pesos is arround 30 dollars.

[@hankramos8663]

On side note, that looks like a very well kept and clean roadway!

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Indeed!

[@1234dusto]

right, wtf... its nicer than our thruway in buffalo ny

[@somedogsarecops2354]

Trust me, most arent like that.

[@Lumpygrits76]

@@1234dusto😂😂😂 a lot less traffic and a lot less / no mountains of snow and ice.

[@jonathanalea]

That’s probably a toll road

[@davidmckay9558]

Might not be a bad idea to drop a bill or two and be friendly af.

[@alejandroquintanilla1031]

So your saying Your truck is worth more than a bill or two buddyboy

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Yeah, that would probably help you in those situations depending on what's going on lol

[@younglord7805]

@@alejandroquintanilla1031what if they find your truck to be more valuable, the desert has an empty ditch? 😬😂

[@mickeymauricio6772]

used to work with policia, but since maybe around 2000 , you leave money, they will take you for all you have and leave you walking on the side of the road , if you're lucky.

[@alejandroquintanilla1031]

@@younglord7805 for real yeah if cartels sees you your a$$ is walking back to the border on foot and only wearing your knickerbockers and that bill or two is probably turned to 5 US currency that’s how much they leave you to half enough to call back to the states to have someone wire you some money to get back to the states

[@Idc.350]

Not to mention the police are also the cartel. The cartel own the police and everytime you see them or talk to them in Mexico, consider it that you are taking to close affiliates with the cartel so tread lightly.

[@LuvMussel]

You dont have to drive deep in to Mexico to see this type of activity, Tijuana and Rosarito have a lot of this type of activity everyday. Im a regular visitor to different places in Mexico, what i can tell you is, long as you do you, you will be fine.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you so much for leaving your valuable experience and thoughts!

[@garycastronova7939]

Me too I have been all over Mexico the last 3 years. Mainly in the southern parts of Quintana roo Chiapas and Oaxaca but also Veracruz Tabasco Campeche Yucatan Jalisco Baja Norte y Sur Guerrero Guanajuato Tamaulipas Nayarit Sonora Sinaloa... Police have robbed me 5 times but cartels have left me alone hahaha

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@garycastronova7939 thanks so much for leaving your personal experience! While I am very sorry that this happened to you I am very curious... When you say that they robbed you five times does that mean that they extorted you for money on the road?

[@garycastronova7939]

@@chasingtheAmericanDream once on the road driving during the quarantine. I had rented a car in playa del Carmen and drove to Merida down to Campeche and back across to chetumal and back up to bacalar Tulum and playa del Carmen. There were checkpoints every couple of hours on the roads mainly army, wanting to know why I was traveling during a quarantine .. no problems with them but in bacalar there was one local cop by himself and he said I was speeding which I wasn't but he recognized it was a rental car and he acted surprised that I was a. Gringo but of course he knew already..so he demanded my license to write me a ticket. He said I could pay tomorrow at the office and he would keep my license untill then...or I could pay him 1000 pesos right there. Well I didn't drive after that. The other times were in playa del Carmen drinking on the beach with the locals at night or just walking on the quinta avenida ... they work in pairs and come up to me because I am a foreigner they think I have money. They claiim I was pissing on the beach or have drugs on me. All false. One guy goes through my wallet while the other tells me I'm going to jail. One time they took out 2000 pesos and told me to go home but be careful because there alot of theft around there. No shit. Local police are corrupt but I have only been robbed in Quintana Roo so far, although I have heard stories from expats living in Puerto Vallarta too and police did try to get me once on the beach there on playa de los muertos for drugs but couldn't find any.. mainly if you are a foreigner by yourself then they will come after you with bullshit claims.

[@LawTheHybrid]

I’ve been in and out of Tijuana, Rosarito, and Ensenada every weekend for the last 5 years and still have not had any experience with cartels, other than being break checked by narcos who got mad that I was driving too slow.

[@snooz2158]

Thanks for the part where you actually tell us what to do if you get pulled over by these guys smh

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Check the pinned comment for the info.

[@theodddish1846]

You don't do anything they wont bother you.

[@wadesworld6250]

@@theodddish1846 You mean like the Americans just driving for a surgery? What if they decide they don't like the look of you and you must be an undercover agent.

[@CFNOSE]

@@wadesworld6250 undercover agent for what? you watch too much movies

[@theodddish1846]

@@wadesworld6250 they are not that dumb, they understand what tourism is.

[@them4309]

I'm not going to be driving in Mexico, but thanks for the tips.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

You got it!

[@Weed413]

Mexico is a good place to visit mind your business and be respectful to everyone, they are good people and you be safe

[@realtruth2817]

Next time you see or run into Cartel, tell them you need a place to stay. They'll kindly escort you to free lodging and Corona's unlimited. No Fear is key.

[@ecdtp2411]

Yea because if you really are a turist they are likely to leave you alone and tell you to keep on driving they don't want bad publicity outside mexico because that's what Mexicans authorities worried about, bad turist advertising. Tourism is their main income to their economy.

[@yunglang3243]

​@@ecdtp2411rip to that one family that got ambushed and the baby survived 😢 Its a gamble out there

[@realtruth2817]

​@@ecdtp2411 aha...Mexico much safer than USA & the so-called Cartels are more caring, kinder & considerate than DHS, DOD, NSA, FBI, CIA, blah blah blah. haha

[@se7ense7ens37]

@@realtruth2817you’re fucking wild bro. I took a 2 week trip to Mexico and saw someone dead in the fucking street in one of the towns and military and cartel EVERYWHERE. Stop spatting all of this bullshit because there’s a reason you see all the Mexican people trying to illegally immigrate into America for a better life.

[@2b_Why]

@@realtruth2817 Yeah, right. 🤔👎🏼😆🤣

[@Chilo.Coyote]

As someone who visits Michoacán every year, my advice would be like someone mention try traveling through tolls as much as possible, as you guys seen in this video there’s nowhere these guys can hideout in. Rather in more rural areas they’re able to hide and show up out of nowhere. Also my advice would be never travel after dark or early in the morning, those are there favorite times. Lastly try to travel next to another vehicle as closely as possible, don’t ask me why.

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

Thank you so much for the great advice the reason to follow another vehicle is because it’s a caravan and the more people you are the safer you are in theory

[@Chilo.Coyote]

@@chasingtheAmericanDream yes!! I hope you guys were able to enjoy this beautiful state as it has so much to offer food, culture and lots of beautiful areas! The eastern side of the state everything is green!!!

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@Chilo.Coyote thank you! Yes, we love living here 🙌

[@Chilo.Coyote]

@@chasingtheAmericanDream that’s dope! If you guys haven’t y’all should visit the sanctuary of the Monarch butterfly, they start to migrate from Canada during the winter ❄️

[@chasingtheAmericanDream]

@@Chilo.Coyote yes, we really look forward to doing that soon!

[@Jerkwilkesbooth]

Operation Fast and Furious at work

[@AbraAlahouzos]

I've experienced it in Baja 2004. Glad to be here to leave this comment.