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Old Nov 26, 2014 | 9:04 am
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I had about US$8,000 in USD banknotes (can't remember exactly how much) shoved down my pants in a money belt going through HCMC airport once.

You are supposed to declare cash to Vietnam customs over a certain amount and I was about $500 over.

The eagle eyed customs officer spotted the bulge in my pants (chortle, chortle). I normally don't pay bribes to anyone but on this occasion it would have been a major ball ache to do things properly, so I gave him VND150,000 tea money (about US$10).
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