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Canadian couple travelling in Mexico terrorized by armed bandits, vehicles stolen
The Canadian Press ^ | Apr 11, 2010 | Ciara Byrne,

Posted on 04/11/2010 10:03:13 PM PDT by george76

A Canadian couple held up by more than a dozen armed bandits while travelling through Mexico said the frightening experience was exacerbated by facing days of bureaucratic hurdles.

"Two minutes of terrorism and twelve days of legal terrorism,"

Vander Byl and his wife Michelle were spending their final day in Mexico, driving their pickup truck and trailer on March 26 along a road in Tamaulipas.

Vander Byl always assumed they'd be safe. He said there has always been an understanding between the bandits and the government to leave the tourists alone.

The vehicles were recovered two days later, but rigid bureaucratic rules prevented the couple from taking their truck and trailer home.

Vander Byl said the experience has been psychologically damaging. While they were in Mexico, his wife wasn't eating, or sleeping and she was crying all day. He only hopes the insurance will be able to cover some of the cost.

"It's been an awful nightmare. The holdup by the bandits was probably the smallest part of it."

After seven years of travelling to Mexico, Vander Byl said he likely won't return.

(Excerpt) Read more at ca.news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Mexico
KEYWORDS: canadian; mexico; organizedcrime; stayoutofmexico; terrorism
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To: george76
"We don't need no stinking Canadians!"


22 posted on 04/12/2010 12:05:05 AM PDT by Niteflyr ("Just because something is free doesn't mean it's good for you".)
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To: cpdiii
It is to damn dangerous!

Like running with scissors...always a lot of fun until somebody gets hurt...

23 posted on 04/12/2010 12:08:13 AM PDT by Niteflyr ("Just because something is free doesn't mean it's good for you".)
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To: george76

“After seven years of travelling to Mexico, Vander Byl said he likely won’t return”

But that empty spot in your driveway will be a fond reminder.


24 posted on 04/12/2010 1:56:35 AM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: Frantzie

I have always said the same things - especially from whites. Whitey, stand out like a sore thumb, don’t speak the language and own a nice car. If you want to get beaten, killed, robbed and so forth, we have many gangland areas right here at home where you can slowly drive through the ghettoes while waving at the wildlife. Anyone who goes to Mexico is needlessly endangering their lives.


25 posted on 04/12/2010 2:36:03 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Part of the Vast Catholic Conspiracy (hat tip to Kells))
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To: george76

“Vander Byl said the experience has been psychologically damaging. While they were in Mexico, his wife wasn’t eating, or sleeping and she was crying all day. He only hopes the insurance will be able to cover some of the cost.”

Must be french Canadian.


26 posted on 04/12/2010 4:00:10 AM PDT by Conan the Conservative (Crush the liberals, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the hippies.)
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To: george76; fanfan; AuntB

Ping!


27 posted on 04/12/2010 7:41:03 AM PDT by SwinneySwitch (Mexico - beyond your expectations.)
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To: Tcinajeep

No, stupid, they’re not “immigrants.” They’re “crimigrants.” “Wetbacks.” “Illegals.” “Wetback” is a term for mexicans who are here illegally, as in, they wade across the rio grande.


28 posted on 04/12/2010 7:59:51 AM PDT by LouAvul
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To: fatnotlazy

In Cabo, last September the town and harbour were full of soldiers and saiors with automatic weapons. Didn’t make me feel safer as I figured, if something happened, they would just start spraying randomly.


29 posted on 04/12/2010 8:30:04 AM PDT by razorback-bert (So many questions, so few answers about Barry.)
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To: george76

Moral.... If your wife is a crier, don’t go to Mexico


30 posted on 04/12/2010 8:31:54 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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To: SwinneySwitch; Clive

Thanks for the ping, SS.


31 posted on 04/12/2010 12:51:30 PM PDT by fanfan (Why did they bury Barry's past?)
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To: Frank_2001

Much like governments.


32 posted on 04/12/2010 12:53:29 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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