777fan From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 2402 posts, RR: 3 Posted (6 years 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 6200 times:
Equally as alarming to me is the fact that the packages were coated in axle grease which, if I'm not mistaken, is extremely flammable and something you wouldn't want to have floating around a baggage hold. Kudos to the customs and immigration guys for making the bust...
Zenarcade From Canada, joined Nov 2006, 85 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (6 years 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 6082 times:
It's amazing that criminals attempt to smuggle drugs through commercial aviation. It must also mean that large amounts of narcotics make it to their destinations by use of commercial aviation.
It's kind of crazy to think about it.
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Ikramerica From United States of America, joined May 2005, 21029 posts, RR: 60 Reply 5, posted (6 years 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 5858 times:
Quoting AndesSMF (Reply 2): Corruption by custom officials is another requirement for this to happen.
Not just corruption, but threats. "Enforce the law, you die, but let it slide, here's some money."
Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.
F9Animal From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4736 posts, RR: 30 Reply 6, posted (6 years 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 5485 times:
Quoting Zenarcade (Reply 1): It's amazing that criminals attempt to smuggle drugs through commercial aviation. It must also mean that large amounts of narcotics make it to their destinations by use of commercial aviation.
It's kind of crazy to think about it.
It makes you wonder how much narcotics slip through the system. I would imagine that a ton of it had already made it via that particular route already. And how many international flights does the US get a day? I would imagine the commercial airline drug trafficing is much bigger than we really know.
Flighty From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 7449 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (6 years 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 5109 times:
Quoting F9Animal (Reply 6): I would imagine the commercial airline drug trafficing is much bigger than we really know.
Absolutely. When you look at JFK, or LAX or ORD, you are looking at a hell of a lot of drugs and smuggled goods (diamonds, etc) every single day.
Imagine if you had magic goggles to see all the drugs flowing thru a major city or airport. It IS there, most likely hidden in plain sight. Air cargo is poorly policed. You are right, all indicators show that this is a very quiet.... but very big..... situation.
You can blame users, or you could blame the War on Drugs, which has been a total failure. All it does is cause violence and corruption, without affecting drug use. Also, the war on drugs has screwed up Latin America, placing too much money into the hands of criminals.
Wingnut767 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (6 years 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3968 times:
Quoting Swiftski (Reply 13): interesting to see if TSAORD gets in on this...
TSA has nothing to do with it. Every Mexicana and Aero Mexico flight into the IT has Customs, Immigration and Agri inspectors all waiting at the jetbridge. And they often bring the dogs out to check the luggage, Cargo holds and seats.
777fan From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 2402 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (6 years 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3596 times:
Quoting Flighty (Reply 10): When you look at JFK, or LAX or ORD, you are looking at a hell of a lot of drugs and smuggled goods (diamonds, etc) every single day.
Fortunately, the idiots involved were reckless enough to douse the illicit cargo in grease which either alerted a vigilant ICE agent or baggage handler. Then again, maybe this 'victory' gets chalked up to an ICE beagle that sniffed his/her way to getting a treat from their handler.
Unfortunately, diamonds don't emit an odor but if you listen really closely, you can hear what seems to be the sound of a toilet flushing - that's all of your hard earned money getting sucked out of your wallet!!!
Halls120 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (6 years 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3582 times:
Quoting Zenarcade (Reply 1): It's amazing that criminals attempt to smuggle drugs through commercial aviation. It must also mean that large amounts of narcotics make it to their destinations by use of commercial aviation.
Not surprising at all. Cocaine smuggling from south america to Miami on AA over the years has been a constant problem for that airline.
Air transport represents a very small percentage of the total amount of narcotics smuggled.
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