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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 16:44:05 GMT 7
Saw a show and a sniffer dog stops a person carrying cash .
The airport cop says show me. Guy pulls out £1000.
Airport cop says you're detained until you can prove where it came from.
So this guys then dragged off to prove where a measly grand came from!
Bad luck if you're running late for your flight it seems.
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Post by Soutpeel on May 29, 2017 17:00:41 GMT 7
Saw a show and a sniffer dog stops a person carrying cash . The airport cop says show me. Guy pulls out £1000. Airport cop says you're detained until you can prove where it came from. So this guys then dragged off to prove where a measly grand came from! Bad luck if you're running late for your flight it seems. I am calling BS on the show, its staged, one can legally carry upto USD 10k or equivalent in other currenices in most countries, without declaration,if the rozzers tried to stop me with 1000 quid on me, i would telling them to go fk thrmselves and calling a lawyer If the dog sniffed drug residue on notes ie coke, them maybe thats a different set of circumstances, but getting pulled for carrying 1000 quid only...i am calling BS
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Post by Soutpeel on May 29, 2017 17:12:34 GMT 7
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 18:29:34 GMT 7
Half right, half wrong. Soutpeel.
The 10,000 figure is a trigger figure. Anyone carrying over that amount has no defence unless you do a declaration.
It doesn't automatically follow that a lesser amount will go unquestioned.
Customs has the right to confiscate any amount of cash, absolute power.
What happens is, you'll get a receipt for the money, and you need to raise a court case to get it back.
I know someone ( a known drug dealer and convicted criminal ) who had £1500 seized.
His lawyer advised him to let the confiscation stand as it would cost £1500 in legal fees to fight the case, and if the procurator fiscal was in the mood ( with this guy, he would have been ) he'd have ordered a full audit, which would have been a nightmare.
You'll find there's always a background reason for these seizures.
So don't go nuts if you are stopped with less than 10,000 - do the usual meek thing, and show them your bank account statement.
I always carry substantial cash through, but I also carry a bank statement showing where the money came from.
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Post by siampolee on May 29, 2017 18:36:33 GMT 7
HMRC have draconian powers,no search warrants needed, if they are involved in a tug there is a reason. Their undercover operatives are top operators too. They chase you, just surrender.
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Post by smokie36 on May 29, 2017 19:48:44 GMT 7
This actually happened to me as I was going through Aberdeen Airport two or three years ago with maybe seven or eight grand in my carry on in fifty quid notes.
I stupidly had left a bottle of water in there and the cursory search revealed the cash.
Police were called through and took me off to a room for a chat.
Usual details called through to check my record while the younger copper tried to get me to admit to being a criminal mastermind while the older hand, seeing me totally unflustered by his rottweiler, smiled and offered me a cuppa.
My innocent status was of course pronounced much to the disappointment of one person in the room and I was on my way in around ten minutes.
No big deal.
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Post by Soutpeel on May 29, 2017 20:13:15 GMT 7
Half right, half wrong. Soutpeel. The 10,000 figure is a trigger figure. Anyone carrying over that amount has no defence unless you do a declaration. It doesn't automatically follow that a lesser amount will go unquestioned. Customs has the right to confiscate any amount of cash, absolute power. What happens is, you'll get a receipt for the money, and you need to raise a court case to get it back. I know someone ( a known drug dealer and convicted criminal ) who had £1500 seized. His lawyer advised him to let the confiscation stand as it would cost £1500 in legal fees to fight the case, and if the procurator fiscal was in the mood ( with this guy, he would have been ) he'd have ordered a full audit, which would have been a nightmare. You'll find there's always a background reason for these seizures. So don't go nuts if you are stopped with less than 10,000 - do the usual meek thing, and show them your bank account statement. I always carry substantial cash through, but I also carry a bank statement showing where the money came from. And this is my point with reference to the OP, as both yourself and SP have said theres always a background for these seizures, a Labrador sniffing your bollox and finding GBP 1k in your pocket with no other reason is cause for seizure
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 12:56:51 GMT 7
I don't know how people could sit there and watch an entire episode of any of those "real life" airport / police style tv shows.
I knew a guy who watched every one that was aired on tv, and was convinced everything he saw was 100% true.
Agree with SP on this one, load of bs mixed with a bit of over sensationalised fact.
Would rather have teeth pulled without anesthetic than watch reality tv.
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Post by me on May 30, 2017 13:32:57 GMT 7
I don't know how people could sit there and watch an entire episode of any of those "real life" airport / police style tv shows. I knew a guy who watched every one that was aired on tv, and was convinced everything he saw was 100% true. Agree with SP on this one, load of bs mixed with a bit of over sensationalised fact. Would rather have teeth pulled without anesthetic than watch reality tv. Judging from the Australian one i would say very true....they may be trying to show how sensitive the customs and border people are to visitors but of course fail dismally with their speaking loudly in English and using double negatives. On the other hand the selection is picked to fit the theme. Individually probably real but not representative of the bulk of traffic.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 13:40:56 GMT 7
I don't know how some of the people who work in airports do what they do without choking the life out of the frustrating morons they deal with every day. Saw this Customs lady in Brisbane airport getting quite irate with a group of Chinese tourists who all seemed to be bringing bananas in with them. (Australian Customs are very paranoid about bringing in fruit and vegetables) It was funny to watch, like a pressure cooker about to explode.
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Post by me on May 30, 2017 14:15:07 GMT 7
I don't know how some of the people who work in airports do what they do without choking the life out of the frustrating morons they deal with every day. Saw this Customs lady in Brisbane airport getting quite irate with a group of Chinese tourists who all seemed to be bringing bananas in with them. (Australian Customs are very paranoid about bringing in fruit and vegetables) It was funny to watch, like a pressure cooker about to explode. Tthe thing is it is their job. each person is a new person. The fact that they have told 100000 people before them that they cannot bring bananas into the country does not matter. the person bfore them is a new customer. Justlike on the IT help[desk the idiot customer who has not checked the computer is plugged in is a new customer. Trained people do not transfer the irritation they have to the next customer.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 14:36:33 GMT 7
I would end up being charged with assaulting someone with a banana, with intent !
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Post by smokie36 on May 30, 2017 18:48:16 GMT 7
I don't know how some of the people who work in airports do what they do without choking the life out of the frustrating morons they deal with every day. Saw this Customs lady in Brisbane airport getting quite irate with a group of Chinese tourists who all seemed to be bringing bananas in with them. (Australian Customs are very paranoid about bringing in fruit and vegetables) It was funny to watch, like a pressure cooker about to explode. Would my battery operated banana be allowed?
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 22:09:15 GMT 7
I've watched the Australian one a few times, some of the shit (mainly rotting foods) the eastern Asians smuggle in is amazing
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 6:19:10 GMT 7
They can be very tough on things like fresh foods, stuff that may be carrying bugs and grubs they don't have over there, which is fair enough.
I have been exporting wood products around the world since 2006 and Australia is by far the strictest country I have ever sent orders to.
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