As reported at radiopatrulla.com...
When a person is returning home after a long weekend
of festivities in the Port of San Felipe, tired after
spending his or her dollars and pesos there and eager
for the long drive home to be over, it is disheartening
to come up to the military checkpoint and find an endless
row of vehicles ahead of them, inching through the bottleneck
at a snail's pace.
Despite negotiations between military forces, private,
state and municipal government, these long, slow lines
continue to occur, which deter tourism.
Although the facilities have been somewhat modernized,
the detailed inspections by the soldiers have caused
lineups and delays previously only experienced at the
border crossings in Mexicali. And not only northbound
traffic is affected, but those traveling to San Felipe
are stopped. Delays of an hour or more are not unknown,
without much consideration for the vehicle's occupants
as they are exposed to the high temperatures of the
desert.
A complaint forwarded to Radiopatrulla.com reports
that the writer was just another open car door and that
only a single soldier was left in charge of the inspection,
which took about 10 minutes for each vehicle, while
the other 15 soldiers at the checkpoint were devoted
to admiring the scenery.
Because of this situation, service providers, employers
and citizens of San Felipe have decided to speak out
and ask authorities to address the situation because
they do not believe the actions of the army to be appropriate.
The soldiers are a source of intimidation and their
comprehensive inspections take place regardless of whether
the vehicle contains minors, women or even babies, all
exposed to high summer temperatures.