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I just flew into Coz with my expensive Nauticam housing. Nobody batted an eyelash.

Consider yourself lucky. Outside of, perhaps Africa, Mexico is about the most corrupt place that I have ever visited -- about as corrupt as a roadkill . . .
 
Consider yourself lucky. Outside of, perhaps Africa, Mexico is about the most corrupt place that I have ever visited -- about as corrupt as a roadkill . . .
Yeah, we never see corruption in the US, huh?
 
Yeah, we never see corruption in the US, huh?

Yeah, DandyDon, but I never spent a long weekend in custody, in the US, while a government toady tried to extort me --- 2K later, along with a John Waters lawyer lookalike -- over whether my legitimate visa was valid; and whether my confiscated boat knife constituted a lethal weapon. I lived for several years in Baja Sur, back in the early oughts, and a full twenty percent of our running budget, went to paying off local officials; and to ensure that deliveries actually made it to our labs . . .
 
this article SO FAR only talked about the BAJA, but IF it is true, it could easily spread to all of Mexico. It all seems pretty convoluted to me.
 
I got charged with my Nauticam housing this week. He gave me a paper, with my serial number, so at least I won’t have to pay next time... but this is a bad policy overall.
 
I got charged with my Nauticam housing this week. He gave me a paper, with my serial number, so at least I won’t have to pay next time... but this is a bad policy overall.
That does such. How much were you charged? Which housing?
 
I know I am late with this question SCUBA Fletch, but were you charged at Cozumel airport ?
And where it is being "enforced", do the customs guys go through your luggage looking for UW camera housings? If you have one wrapped in a Tshirt buried in your underwear and socks how likely are they to find it? If they do, will you be charged with smuggling contraband?
 
The X ray machines at customs will probably make a camera housing obvious. I have gotten asked “What is that?” by x ray operator a couple of times I believe. Definitely not every time, but pretty certain it has happened. Unlike X ray machines at the ferry, I think the machines at customs may actually work.

Still not certain housings are really contraband under the law , but arguing law at airport probably not a battle I am going to win.
 

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