Cannabis blunder at Tokyo airport

by AlanEvans | May 26, 2008 at 04:41 am | 623 views | 5 comments

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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agdobson
good stuff:

AlanEvans, I like this story. It's good stuff. That's a real cock up. Guess they'll have to start looking for someone floating on the ceiling.

nukemdomis
good stuff:

AlanEvans,

I like this story because it made me laugh.

It's good stuff.

That is great Alan. 
Somebody is going to be losing there job over this one.



Austin

michelle.sundvick
good stuff:

AlanEvans, I like this story. It's good stuff.  Haha that's too funny... glad to hear that airplane security tests are so highly developed....

stvalentine
good stuff:

AlanEvans, I like this story. It's good stuff.

liamssoft
good stuff:

AlanEvans, I like this story. It's good stuff. What a blunder and just shows how absent minded we are.

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May 26, 2008 at 04:41 am by AlanEvans, 623 views, 5 comments

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