With the new construction in the zona there seems to be more and more cop cars out.  Not the auxiliary guys but the guys in blue uniforms that carry guns and drive in cars and paddywagons.  If you are on the street (probably not the alley or by AB) in the zona at night there is a greater chance these days that you are going to get searched.  I know a lot of guys lately that have been searched.  Just do what they say and remain calm.  Usually they make you put your arms up against the car or truck and spread your legs.  They go through everything and will ask you a lot of questions.  In nearly 10 years in TJ I have now probably been searched around 15 times.

I have never seen so many cop trucks out in the zona as last night.  Rumor is that when rent is due on the first of the month  (also the Christmas holiday time) more cops are looking for bribes.  I hear this over and over from locals living in TJ. Myself and a friend got searched at 6 AM last night. This search was insane. I'm surprised the cop didn't put a finger up my ass crack looking for drugs.

He went through everthing. All my pockets, boots, and went through all my stuff. I had some pocket pack Listerine packs and the cop even removed them and went through them with his dirty hands. (I looked at them) I had to dump them after. Like I'm going to put those in my mouth. After about ten minutes and a lot of questions they let me and my friend go. Like I said, this is always worse the first of the month when rent is due. These guys are way too aggressive. They asked me if I had drugs or arms. Yeah I do. I handed him my kilo of coke and pulled out my gun and shot him.

Juan