“Cobros De Piso” in Mexicali Valley Worries Entrepreneurs News Channel 3-12

Carolina Garcia Mexicali, Baja California (t3).

Carolina Garcia Mexicali, Baja California (t3).

Mexicali, Baja California (t3).

The insecurity situation is concentrated in the southern part of that municipality.

The collection of flats in the Mexicali Valley has ceased to be a rumor and has been confirmed as an increasing practice, especially among small traders and local businesses. This form of extortion has begun to generate concern among the inhabitants of rural communities, where it is reported that people come directly to demand payments in exchange for supposed protection. Unlike telephone extortion, in these cases those responsible are physicall…

A floor tax exists in Baja California, specifically in the southern Mexicali Valley, primarily targeting small businesses. This was announced by the state's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Laureano Carrillo Rodríguez. This comes after Baja California's Attorney General, María Elena Andrade Ramírez, repeatedly denied the existence of such a tax… Source