Burried loot

eagames · Expert Member

Interesting story, hard to explain 20 million in rotten cash.

I bet the IRS (if nothing else) in both countries are going to go after somebody.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080728/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/buried_millions

Dick · Expert Member

In Mexico, If one finds money, whether cash, or currency, the government confiscates it, and the finder go to prison. It is the same with "treasure". No one reports anything like that down there. They know what will happen! I have searched for, never have found anything of that nature. Usually when someone finds something like that, they "disappear, never to be heard of again. Change of name, etc always helps.
Dick

eagames · Expert Member

Hello Dick Smile

Treasure hunters over there won't be showing off anything they find.

They end up like the guys in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre with nothing.... just like they started with LOL

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040897/

Rhubarb · Senior Member

Ed,

Regardless of what I find while Using the MD, I wouldn't report a thing I find. Those guy's are a riot. Very Happy

KurtS · Senior Member

Dick · Expert Member

Kurt, the "gringos", don't want to get caught, with ANYTHING. I know the way things work there. I spent a total of 18 years there, between the border area, and interior. One just don't want to do something stupid, ESPECIALLY drugs! Your only out is if you "know someone", or have a lot of money, in that order!
An example: I was about 10 months past the expiration of my visa, and having a family to support, (all Mexican Nationals), I was working , running a TV repair shop. Natuarlly the envy got me reporterd. I was the only one with experience, and all the "Mueblerias", (furniture stores), gave me all their repairs, leaving the rest "wishing. Whrn the Immigration came by checking on me, They asked if I was "so-and-so", and T told them yes, and they said "you art illegally here". You will be deported immediately". I Called my Comadre, m my daughters God-mother, and she went to Topolobampo, (the port, and Immigration, and customs offices, and got all over the Immigration official. "Why are you going to deport my compadre"? Because he is illegal". She said, "So? Fix it"! She , at the time I retired, was the private secretary to President Dias-Ordaz. My papers were put in odrer within 48 hours. No deportation. I think I paid a fine of $3000.00 Pesos, Nothing with the exchange rate.
Dick

GarryN · Expert Member

you are referring to Mexico's Immigration officers, Dick?

KurtS · Senior Member

Dick, I'm glad that possible nightmare had a happy ending. What a stroke of good fortune to have a Comadre like her! Very Happy

fiddle-fart · Veteran Member

This is one of the reasons I metal detect.
Living out here in the country there is alot of abandon farm houses, log cabins etc..
this area has a lot of history, starting before George Rogers Clark..
I've found a few coins, just looking for that mother lode and the GOLD that was lost in this area during the civil war.
I like to talk with the old timers around the cracker barrel at the local store and listen to the old history etc...
There supposed to have been an old general store across the street from the church (the hitching post are still there at both)
and still trying to contact the owner before I go over it.
So there is treasure out there, just like coins, just gotta find it Laughing

Mike

Dick · Expert Member

Yes, the immigration officers. Incidently, He and I became very good friends, until he died, several years later. His son is now an Immigration Officer. Yes, I too am gled it turned out that way. Otherwise I would have been in the USA with in 24 hours. Not to mention that the family would have had to make arrangements to return here.
Treasure hunting? I spent the first year, (may, '63, to may, '64, doing that very thing. Had a couple close ones, but no cigar! I found the hole that a box was buried in, at surface depth. Still had the remnants of the candle used to dig by. The empty package of Domino cigarettes was tossed aside.. The other incident will require a bit mor time to relate, if asked for. The box, (and most other boxes buried were Army payroll), during the Revolution, and all were in coin, 8 Reales, 0.9027 fine silver.Any time they met the "enemy", the guards buried the box, or boxes, for safe keeping. Not all survived. There are still some buried "somewhere".
Dick