Cannabis blunder at Tokyo airport

[Sweetpea]

An unwitting passenger arriving at Japan's Narita airport has received 142g of cannabis after a customs test went awry, officials say.
A customs officer hid a package of the banned narcotic in a side pocket of a randomly chosen suitcase in order to test airport security.
Sniffer dogs failed to detect the cannabis and the officer could not remember which bag he had put it in.
Anyone finding the package has been asked to contact customs officials. The cannabis is estimated at having a street value of nearly $10,000 (£5,000).

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Anyone finding the package has been asked to contact customs officials. The cannabis is estimated at having a street value of nearly $10,000 (£5,000).

What are the chances of that being returned do you think?

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Anyone finding the package has been asked to contact customs officials.

Aye bloody RIGHT laddie!!! rnotz

Although whilst I was in Glencoe a package of canabis was washed up on the beach, about half a meter cubed. Local Plod said that it happens quite regular, when smugglers throw stuff overboard when they see the customs cutter.)

Some silly BASTARD went and handed that in.

[poppy]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mellow

Originally Posted by poppy

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mellow

LOL. Don't smoke it all yourself...

[terrywit]

Anyone finding the package has been asked to contact customs officials. The cannabis is estimated at having a street value of nearly $10,000 (£5,000).

laff if customs in another coutry find it, "is this yours sir "

[Hekna]

It certainly did make me chuckle. I am sure there are quite a few people who would be very happy to find that surprise in their case! I doubt they will be seeing it again.

[Haqa]

So customs officers are tampering with luggage? Isn't that an offence under international law? If not, why not?

H.

Happens here as well. To test the security. I ALWAYS wondere what recompense a passanger would get if the systwm as here failed, and they were caught trying to get into, say Saudi, with five kilos of heroin (Which is also used).

Would the autorities that planted it even ADMIT to it?

[Haqa]

Originally Posted by von Clausewitz

Happens here as well. To test the security. I ALWAYS wondere what recompense a passanger would get if the systwm as here failed, and they were caught trying to get into, say Saudi, with five kilos of heroin (Which is also used).

Would the autorities that planted it even ADMIT to it?

Do YOU think they would?

I doubt it.

H.

The Japs did, but IF some one had been caught, I do wonder....