I visited Tijuana on business back in the nineties. Me and the guy I was with went out to eat in our rental car, and he didn’t want to pay the restaurant parking fee, so he parked on the street. BOOM! Rear car door lock rifled, back seat pried open, laptop stolen.
That was then. This is now.
I used to spend time there as well, but you’re right...... that was then, this is now.