Bluenose wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:39 pm

Remember that the authorities in most countries receive passenger lists in advance of the flight arrival showing details such as nationality and where the passenger has travelled from..

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:49 pm

BklynBoy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:58 pm do you think the police were tipped off or just a random search? i never been stopped entering PP Airport. Also, the person that was supposed to get the product is actually in PP?

Maybe, maybe not. She's relatively lucky to be caught here & not Malaysia. Relatively. . .

Bongmab69 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 7:07 am The avarage south-american woman (and even more bolivian) has no idea where Dubai, Malaysia or Phnom Penh is. And of course no idea what the consecuences would be to fly there. Pretty sure she even doesnt know you get hanged for it somewhere on this planet. And no way she would have been offered 10k for that !! Bolivia is the poorest country in south america,10k is about 3 years GBP !!

Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:10 pm

Bluenose wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:39 pm

Remember that the authorities in most countries receive passenger lists in advance of the flight arrival showing details such as nationality and where the passenger has travelled from..

I've been pulled at Perth Airport a couple of times, one occasion returning after I shattered my ulna in Phnom Penh. At the time I had a flight booked to Bangkok as well as another to Hanoi in the days ahead - these on top of the last minute flight to Australia. When I asked the interrogating ABF officer why I'd been singled out, he said due to irregular travel. That made me believe that perhaps the Australian Border Force, or immigration, may not only have access to passenger lists of flights entering Australia, but also any flights Australian citizens might be booked to fly on.

Bluenose wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:24 am

Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:10 pm

Bluenose wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:39 pm

Remember that the authorities in most countries receive passenger lists in advance of the flight arrival showing details such as nationality and where the passenger has travelled from..

I've been pulled at Perth Airport a couple of times, one occasion returning after I shattered my ulna in Phnom Penh. At the time I had a flight booked to Bangkok as well as another to Hanoi in the days ahead - these on top of the last minute flight to Australia. When I asked the interrogating ABF officer why I'd been singled out, he said due to irregular travel. That made me believe that perhaps the Australian Border Force, or immigration, may not only have access to passenger lists of flights entering Australia, but also any flights Australian citizens might be booked to fly on.

I've only had my bags searched once by US Customs in maybe 30 entries. Due to a family bereavement, I had rescheduled a holiday to Costa Rica to only 4 weeks after I had returned from a holiday in Mexico traveling to/from UK via Houston both times. The immigration guy told me to go to a checking point in the immigration hall. I had taken copies of docs to prove the previous bookings etc and the Customs guy said the check was because their system had flagged up unusual travel activity to narco-related places.
I also once took the overnight train from Albuquerque to Los Angeles and then back to Albuquerque the following night. When I got off the train there were two police on the platform specifically looking for me as, again, these things flag up. Seems it is a regular drug-running trip, but they were happy enough that I just wanted to do coast to coast by train and was a bit short of time left on my holiday.