FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Man arrested at MAN after reporting lost luggage containing £200k of opium
Old Apr 17, 2014, 11:33 am
  #5  
FTcadence
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: SAN/LAX
Programs: UA Gold, VX Silver, HH Gold, Hyatt Gold, JPM Palladium
Posts: 627
Lesson Learned: Don't Declare the Suitcase in Which You're Smuggling Drugs Lost

After his flight arrived at Manchester Airport, Amir Rahnama discovered that his suitcase had accidentally been left behind during a stop in Dubai. He did what any traveler in this situation would do, he alerted the airline and filled out the necessary missing luggage forms. The missing suitcase (with the passengers name on it) was tracked down in Dubai and flown to Manchester. The passenger was then asked to appear in person at the airport to claim it. He did so and used his passport to prove his identity.

Sounds like a boring, everyday occurrence except...

When the suitcase arrived at Manchester, drug sniffing dogs were attracted to the bag which led boarder police to inspect its content and that's when they discovered £197,000 worth of opium hidden in tubs of hair cream.

The officers arrested him after he identified himself in the process of trying to claim the suitcase. He's since been sentenced to 6 years in jail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...pium-lost.html

Last edited by FTcadence; Apr 17, 2014 at 12:20 pm
FTcadence is offline