| Operation
Safe Crossing is a combined effort of numerous law
enforcement agencies to prevent youths under age 18
from entering Mexico without parental consent and to
reduce DUIs, alcohol-related crashes, and other alcohol-related
crime and violence along the Tijuana/San Diego border
region. The intervention and law enforcement includes
teenage volunteers and community activists from both
sides of the border and involves enforcement of underage
drinking laws, DUI and ID checks of young people crossing
the border. |
| WHY? |
| To
stem the tide of intoxicated border crossers returning
from Mexico. |
| ... |
| Aggressive marketing practices lure
thousands of high school, college, and university
students from across the region to drink in Mexico
during their spring break. This means more partiers
heading south of the border, which translates
into an increase in the number of alcohol-related
problems at the border, in Tijuana, and in Rosarito.
The goal of Operation Safe Crossing is to provide
the necessary resources to enforce current laws,
which will reduce the number of alcohol-related
incidents caused by excessive drinking. |
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