Japan says sorry for planting drugs on passenger


	Japan says sorry for planting drugs on passenger

tabsey

5-29-2008 6:50 AM

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bloody, idiots

tabsey says:

Bloody idiots. The aftermath of a clip placed last week.

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5-29-2008 10:57 PM

Jorjor

Sounds like something the DEA would do.

5-30-2008 9:55 AM

papananook

Oh, how I wish that woulda been me..."What drugs? I never saw any marijuana! You guys are crazy!". and $10,000 worth is what--about a pound or more or less? Last me for a long long time since i never smoke, hahahaha. Great tea, tho.

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Kong passenger to test out one of its sniffer dogs, a news report
said today.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/airport-gets-its-drugs-back-after-bungle/2008/05/29/1211654173619.html"><P>Embarrassed officials had to issue a public appeal to the
passenger to return the 142 grams of cannabis after the sniffer dog
failed to detect it and the customs officer forgot which bag he
planted the drugs in.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/airport-gets-its-drugs-back-after-bungle/2008/05/29/1211654173619.html"><P>The incident on Sunday, in which a passenger on a Cathay Pacific
flight into Tokyo was targeted collecting a suitcase from the
airport carousel, brought an outcry from the Hong Kong government
and tourism officials.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/airport-gets-its-drugs-back-after-bungle/2008/05/29/1211654173619.html"><P>The drugs - worth almost $US10,000 ($A10,436.23) - were
eventually recovered on Monday evening from the passenger in a
Tokyo hotel, but it is not known if the passenger was traced or
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for Japan's customs authorities said the department felt "great
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