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.

Please note that I will be away from my business travelling in the USA and
Mexico from November 18, 2009 until April 30, 2010.  Parts orders will be
processed although not as quickly as usual.  I will always be available by
E-mail.  If you phone, your call will be addressed by Greg T. Brown here and
he will either call you back or advise you to contact me directly by E-mail.
See my www.frankcondelli.com <http://www.frankcondelli.com/>  website for
complete details.  Travel Blog at www.westfaliatravels.com
<http://www.westfaliatravels.com/>

Cheers,

Frank Condelli

Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (Collection
<http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm>  for sale)
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Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust <http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm>
Systems
BusFusion <http://www.busfusion.com/>  a VW Camper camping event, Almonte,
ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2010

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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

To:

undisclosed-recipients:;

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.

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