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Regardless of Ford's procedures, this could happen to anyone who crosses a border, if the smugglers have access to the person's car or bags. And almost inevita
by ds9 13y ago
Regardless of Ford's procedures, this could happen to anyone who crosses a border, if the smugglers have access to the person's car or bags. And almost inevitably, the person set up in this way will be disbelieved and prosecuted. This guy was relatively lucky.
The ultimate fault lies with the drug laws, which provide for punishment of victimless behavior, incentivize smuggling - and as this case shows, indirectly trap innocents.
On a practical level, this incident shows that it's necessary to examine the trunk, the underside of the car, one's luggage and so on, every time - and still something may have been hidden.