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This is only peripherally related, but when I took a vacation in Bali a few years back I was a little worried when I saw at customs giant signs say "Carrying dr

This is only peripherally related, but when I took a vacation in Bali a few years back I was a little worried when I saw at customs giant signs say "Carrying drugs is punishable by death". I knew I wasn't carrying any, but on the other hand, I had handed my suitcase (which must be unlocked these days) over to TSA and then baggage handlers; who knows what could have happened.

jacquesm 16y ago
read and shiver: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/irish-government-furious-after-slovakian-agents-plant-explosives-on-passenger-14623606.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/irish-... No check-in luggage for me. I get the weirdest looks though. Last year I spent a few months in Panama, arriving with nothing but a small carry-on bag. I just joked that I heard it was warm there so I didn't need any clothing and they smiled and waved me through. Nice country, Panama!
- jrockway 16y ago
  The opposite for US customs. Whenever I come back from a weekend trip abroad (hey, international flights are cheap), I always get searched because I have suspiciously little luggage. It would be funny if it wasn't the government going through my backpack for no reason. (Sadly, nobody has ever wanted my crypto key for the laptop. That's what I plan for, but I forget that they are actually more concerned with alcohol people didn't pay duty on than my .emacs file. If only they wrote that in the law book, I might not even mind customs...) Anyway, note to drug smugglers: might as well smuggle a whole suitcase full of cocaine. Less suspicious.
whatusername 16y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schapelle_Corby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schapelle_Corby She got 20 years for carrying drugs - and claims it was put into her bags by corrupt Customs officials in Australia.
- jacquesm 16y ago
  Her lawyer is on the record that he made that claim up, and it was baggage handlers, not customs officials.

jacquesm 16y ago

read and shiver: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/irish-government-furious-after-slovakian-agents-plant-explosives-on-passenger-14623606.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/irish-... No check-in luggage for me. I get the weirdest looks though. Last year I spent a few months in Panama, arriving with nothing but a small carry-on bag. I just joked that I heard it was warm there so I didn't need any clothing and they smiled and waved me through. Nice country, Panama!

jrockway 16y ago
The opposite for US customs. Whenever I come back from a weekend trip abroad (hey, international flights are cheap), I always get searched because I have suspiciously little luggage. It would be funny if it wasn't the government going through my backpack for no reason. (Sadly, nobody has ever wanted my crypto key for the laptop. That's what I plan for, but I forget that they are actually more concerned with alcohol people didn't pay duty on than my .emacs file. If only they wrote that in the law book, I might not even mind customs...) Anyway, note to drug smugglers: might as well smuggle a whole suitcase full of cocaine. Less suspicious.

whatusername 16y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schapelle_Corby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schapelle_Corby She got 20 years for carrying drugs - and claims it was put into her bags by corrupt Customs officials in Australia.

jacquesm 16y ago
Her lawyer is on the record that he made that claim up, and it was baggage handlers, not customs officials.