MTS officers entered Mexico in fare probe

They were going after "wildcatters" who traffic in illicit trolley tickets

By Tanya Sierra, UNION-TRIBUNE
Friday, January 7, 2011 at 7:03 p.m.

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Fare fraud has become so rampant for the San Diego Trolley that security officials sent undercover employees to Tijuana to gather intelligence on “wildcattersâ€