05-26-2008, 03:09 AM
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Location: middle of Whywouldanyonebethere
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Going to Japan? You could win cannabis in your Luggage
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View: Cannabis blunder at Tokyo airport
Source: News (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Abstract: "An unwitting passenger arriving at Japan's Narita airport has received 142g of cannabis after a customs (security) test went awry, officials say." click to show
Cannabis blunder at Tokyo airport
10:34 GMT, Monday, 26 May 2008 11:34 UK
by BBC
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).
"This case was extremely regrettable. I would like to deeply apologise," said Narita International Airport's customs head Manpei Tanaka.
Strict laws
The customs officer conducted the test on a passenger's bag against regulations. Normally a training suitcase is used.
"I knew that using passengers' bags is prohibited, but I did it because I wanted to improve the sniffer dog's ability," the officer was quoted as saying.
"The dogs have always been able to find it before... I became overconfident that it would work," he said.
Japan has strict laws against drugs and possession of small amounts of cannabis can lead to a prison sentence.
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View: Customs slip cannabis into passenger's bag
Source: CNN (http://www.cnn.com)Abstract: "A passenger who landed at Tokyo's Narita airport over the weekend has ended up with a surprise souvenir courtesy of customs officials -- a package of cannabis." click to show
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Customs slip cannabis into passenger's bag
Mon, 26 May 2008 12:41:21 EDT
by CNN
(CNN) -- A passenger who landed at Tokyo's Narita airport over the weekend has ended up with a surprise souvenir courtesy of customs officials -- a package of cannabis.
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Sniffer dogs failed to find the cannabis after it had been slipped into a passenger's bag.
A customs official hid the package in a suitcase belonging to a passenger arriving from Hong Kong as part of an exercise for sniffer dogs on Sunday, Reuters.com reported.
However, staff then lost track of the drugs and suitcase during the exercise, a spokeswoman for Tokyo customs said.
Customs regulations specify that a training suitcase be used for such exercises, but the official had used passengers' suitcases for similar purposes in the past, domestic media reported.
Tokyo customs has asked anyone who finds the package to return it.
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I bet you are planning on going now.
Last edited by Hain; 05-26-2008 at 01:23 PM..
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