Leopard Cub smuggled from BKK to MAA
Feb 3, 2019, 2:51 am
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Leopard Cub smuggled from BKK to MAA
I know Swampy security is not the best but it’s rather alarming that a Man was able to smuggle a Leopard Cub onto a TG flight to MAA ( Chennai ) in hand luggage, as reported by AFP.
Feb 3, 2019, 3:43 am
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Well, yes and no. To be honest, I am not sure that the carry on scanners are really sensitive enough to show a probably sedated and sleeping tiny little cub.
I find it more worrying that the Japanese government has raised concerns with the US over increasing number of passengers connecting at Narita from the US with guns in their carry o on. Guns that the TSA fails to spot.
Guns should be spotted, cubs are debatable I think. That being said, people snuggling wild life should really be caught and stopped.
I find it more worrying that the Japanese government has raised concerns with the US over increasing number of passengers connecting at Narita from the US with guns in their carry o on. Guns that the TSA fails to spot.
Guns should be spotted, cubs are debatable I think. That being said, people snuggling wild life should really be caught and stopped.
Feb 3, 2019, 7:30 am
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Feb 3, 2019, 11:09 am
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It may just have looked like a very small pet dog - and I have noticed these being carried/pushed around by doting owners at some airports...and so I assume that they are being carried more often.
Feb 3, 2019, 8:43 pm
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Yes, transported in the proper containers & with the necessary documents not smuggled in carry on’s.....
Feb 4, 2019, 12:54 am
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I am not sure what a small animal smuggled in hand carries has to do with security and safety!
security need to discover guns, explosives, knives and other weapons..but the cute little cub will not bite your arm or leg off....
security need to discover guns, explosives, knives and other weapons..but the cute little cub will not bite your arm or leg off....
Feb 4, 2019, 5:39 am
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So If it’s next time a Cobra & escapes on your flight near to you ?
Those scanners are supposed to view the entire contents of the carry on items, presupposes the operative is paying any attention
Feb 4, 2019, 6:28 am
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if you take the little cub on a long haul Eurowing flight, chances are that it grows up until the delayed flight arrives…
we have cobras sometimes in our garden and the majority of them only fly cattle class, so I am not worried…
I guess it is impossible to identify everything that is in the carry ons (some of us would select more carefully if it was...), so they focus on those, which could jeopardize security
Feb 4, 2019, 6:36 am
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if you take the little cub on a long haul Eurowing flight, chances are that it grows up until the delayed flight arrives…
we have cobras sometimes in our garden and the majority of them only fly cattle class, so I am not worried…
I guess it is impossible to identify everything that is in the carry ons (some of us would select more carefully if it was...), so they focus on those, which could jeopardize security
we have cobras sometimes in our garden and the majority of them only fly cattle class, so I am not worried…
I guess it is impossible to identify everything that is in the carry ons (some of us would select more carefully if it was...), so they focus on those, which could jeopardize security
How did your Cobras explain that to you ?
No coincidence that BKK is considered an ‘unclean’ originating airport by EU & this latest episode is only going to reinforce that decision
Feb 23, 2019, 8:30 am
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