“Bad cops are a mounting problem”????
HA!
My Grandparents quit going there in the 60’s because of the police corruption.
I used to visit Mexico in the 60's as well. Driving south from the border on one adventure we were stopped at several points by the Federales who politely extracted "el tippo" and allowed us to proceed peacefully to Guaymas.
I guess we were lucky, they weren't into kidnapping and murder back then.