The concept of this article was born towards the end of my recent marathon journey vacation, which ended as we arrived to London Heathrow to see a rather disturbing sign posted just prior to the Immigration check with these unwelcoming words..."Tougher checks take longer"My...
In the best traditions of science fiction, South Korea is creating a population of working animal clones. Six puppies – all genetic clones of a Labrador retriever skilled at sniffing out contraband drugs – are now in service at the Incheon International Airport and other...
Inviting a ReceptionWhat to expect on arrival at a Vietnamese Wedding reception. Second in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding customs and...
opinion by Saigon Shane | 22 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 1147 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
Negotiating an engagement.First in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding practices, customs and traditions.Vietnamese Weddings are unlike...
opinion by Saigon Shane | 22 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 746 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
The Spanish custom officials have taken a boat carrying five tonnes of cocaine near the Canary Islands. Officials boarded the Dona Fortuna about 780 nautical miles (1,444 km) north-east of the islands on Thursday and discovered the boat's cargo with a street value of £221m....
"ATLANTA–Francisco Cortes-Meza, 21, a/k/a "Paco," of Mexico, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to sex trafficking offenses involving young Mexican women following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ). United States Attorney David...
A woman from Mission, TX tried smuggling chorizo sausage across the US border. She was caught by Customs and fined $300. The 21-year-old woman tried declaring a bunch of soiled diapers. This...
opinion by poolparty | 1 year ago | updated 50 wks ago 1570 views | 2 recommendations | 13 comments
Four passengers on a cruise ship in the UK were found to have a millon pounds of cocain strapped to their bodies after the ship was raided when it docked in Southampton."More than £1 million-worth of cocaine has allegedly been found strapped to the bodies of four cruise ship...
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A massive coordinated series of raids in California has arrested more than 1,150 illegal immigrants. The people arrested were those that had received deportation orders and not left the country."Federal immigration agents arrested more than 1,150 people in the largest...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 180 views | 24 recommendations | 7 comments
"220 German customs agents swarmed through the IFA consumer-electronics fair, hunting for non-payers of royalties, shortly after the expo opened Friday in the German capital of Berlin. German customs agents swarmed through the IFA consumer-electronics fair shortly...
IT’S CUSTOMS ONLY! 22 top ranking Customs officials from Kandivli and Malad Customs offices, caught partying at Lonavala with 10 former bar dancers gyrating to Bollywood tunes in various stages of undress....
created by ikchhugani | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 328 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
"A day after the largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, Elizabeth Alegria was too scared to send her son to school and worried about when she'd see her husband again. Nearly 600 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally were detained, creating...
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The last time I travelled was in April when I went to Boston. The baggage checks and metal detector lineups weren't as bad as I thought it would be. It was quite a hassle to take off your shoes and belt but what...
The Real Magic Carpet Ride, Drugs in Rugs NowPublic Writer, Barry Artiste said, When he read the title, he thought I was talking about "Hairclub" for men. Sorry Barry, we are...
So, authorities need a search warrant to look at your computer at home, and reasonable suspicion that you're doing something wrong to search your laptop in places like a coffee shop, but if you're crossing the...
created by amyjudd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 661 views | 37 recommendations | 15 comments