I was indignant when I just walked through from Canada. Don’t I look suspicious? Dangerous? Too old and harmless looking, I guess- though that’s what they said about Clint Eastwood in Mule.
That much, they were probably tipped off ahead of time, and used the X-ray machine as an excuse.
That’s not all they have in that airport. It’s one of the most secure airports in the world. Taiwan was once the world leader in CCTV cameras and spy technology. And I haven’t even mentioned their world class sniffer dogs, but I’ll say no more than that!
2: Canadian of African descent? Two birds one stone in that set up.
3: Anyone with the ability to vacuum pack that quantity and I assume quality of weed, whilst having the funds to buy it all is an industry insider and knows how dumb this is.
4: You would never get that bag out of Toronto’s airport. North American airports have been on security lock down since 9/11 and those things would have been flagged during the pre-boarding X Rays.
Does it not depend on which plane he took? It doesn’t stipulate this in the article. A regular passenger plane full of tourists, sure the bags would have been found. But a private plane from somewhere else, stopping off in Toronto before going forward to Taoyuan, would baggage handlers even be involved?
I could imagine the conversation from the baggage handlers in Canada.
“Look at all that weed, what idiot thought we wouldn’t notice?”
“he’s taking the piss.”
“Where’s it going?”
“Taiwan, he’ll get 10 years for that over there”
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“Let him go”
CARRYING THAT MUCH CANNABIS IN CANADA IS ILLEGAL AND HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BEFORE BOARDING.
Yes, weed is legal in Canada, but only up to a certain weight (likely an ounce, you can google if you want) and carrying that amount would land you in police custody.