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Originally Posted by Pergamum 
I usually follow the advice of local Christians and do what they do...which is to give gifts in most cases.
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you have potentially defaced the gospel here. Whether one likes it or not, these things are largely against the laws in almost all countries.
I know that cultural norms are usually at odds with these laws, but offering gifts is simply breaking the law.
If you are an American the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act permits you to give payments to officials to facilitate routine transactions, but disallows you from offering payments to get businesses and contracts. As an American you are free
but as a Christian you're not. And in regards to local law you are not since it is likely that state officers are magistrates are disallowed from taking payments to do their jobs.
As a brother I would suggest that you desist from these transactions further. When you offer these guys bribes or gifts they already deem you as corrupt and one of them.Third world countries are hell holes of temptations and you literally can get away with any crime as long as you have the right amount of money.