Sentences with phrase «extorting monies from drivers»

Mr Dery further said he would endeavour to put a stop to the practice whereby police officers mount road checkpoints ostensibly to extort money from drivers.

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While property scams — selling land that is later revealed to be owned by someone else — on expatriates and even native Belizeans are common throughout the country, scams tourists should be wary of include: unregistered taxis overcharging exorbitantly; tour companies that charge lavishly on undelivered promises; taxis driving travelers to places they have arranged with the proprietors to bring business to; «sob story» con artists who stage a reason to pity them and ask for money; and the infamous «exit tax» scam on travelers crossing from Mexico into Belize, where shuttle drivers and officials extort a fee from travelers to leave the country.