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Good on you!
WooHoo! What a great story, the HUBB strikes again! I was following the original story and now your follow-up really is the icing. 
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So the thread should really be, "No way, Jose."
Well done!!! You've done us all proud.
Corruption is a word that translates almost without change in many languages (French, Spanish, German) and the police do NOT like to be called that, face to face.
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Don't it feel good?!!!!
Wow!! LONG LIVE THE HUBB !!!
I just love it when they are caught in their own twisted schemes! I speak the language like a native, yet have at times not been able to get out of something without a little grease.
You know, the best part is that his other cop ;friends' are distancing themselves from him now because they are waiting for the hammer to fall!
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Wow, this is great Laser Jock. That was very smart to prepare those phrases ahead of time. I am sure that they are crapping their pants at that checkpoint now.
I went to the federal police in Posadas to report the incident but they had just closed when I got there. I will report it when I go back to Buenos Aires.
Long live the Hubb, and Comraderie!
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You know, the best part is that his other cop ;friends' are distancing themselves from him now because they are waiting for the hammer to fall! 
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Hey Toby, those other police also had their hands in the cookie jar too. I think it is probably just one guy who is doing all the talking and gun pointing but I have no doubt that the other police at that checkpoint are very crooked too.
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Threads like this give me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside! good job Lazer! Grant should start a "Corrupt police thread"!
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Corruption worse than ever
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WooHoo! What a great story, the HUBB strikes again! I was following the original story and now your follow-up really is the icing. 
Regards
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I have been travelling in South America quite a while.
Argentina is definately getting worse. I travelled from Santiago to Buenos Aires yesterday. I was stopped 6 times in Argentina and 4 of those asked for money.
My Spanish becomes "no entende" and lots of smiles.
The 341 cops are a joke, the locals pay just to save trouble, as everyone knows everone elses business.
But in the last 5 years I have noticed a growth industry in this situation.
Will let you know what happens on the way back to Santiago.
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Hi
I just got nailed by the "boys in blue" at Corrientes.
There is a Police booth just as you leave town (before the bridge to Resistencia). I was waved to the side. Lots of "no entiendo etc" but to no avail. They started off with the bizarre fine of 100 litres of fuel (which would be about £100), this then got reduced to Ps425. The guy was desperate to "not" write the ticket. After 40 mins I just couldn't be bothered to fight it any more. I put my hand in my pocket with about Ps120 and said that's all i have got. That was good enough for him and I went.
i did take some photos of the two Coppers at one point and they nearly went balistic!
Sorry to give in as I know it makes it harder for the next guy passing through.
What I will say that this is the first time in 10 months around the whole of South America so i suppose I should count myself lucky
BTW watch your speed in and around Crodoba - they are strict (and not crooked by all accounts).
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