My guess is this drug bust scam works this way.
Tourist gets set up. They spend half the day in jail and are scared witless. The local judge or police cheif offers a deal to pay a fine. The local bank wires a few thousand from the pasty tourist’s bank account to get them out of jail. Sort of like the old days of speed traps in the south to catch Yankees driving to Florida.
Avoid Mexico, Jamacia and other hell holes like Guatemala.
That's definitely staying ahead of the curve. Visiting Third World Hell Holes, but staying out of permanent trouble. Not for the feignt of heart, nor the easily intimidated with the "deer in the headlights" look when things go downhill, fast.