Thinking they had won a trip of a lifetime, an Australian couple headed to Canada with free luggage cases in tow. On their return trip, the started to get an uneasy feeling about their luggage. Upon surrender to customs, they got a nasty shock as 3.5 kg of illicit drugs were found in their luggage.
Looks like I'm not the only one to get an interesting experience...
Original article from The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/25/australian-holiday-winners-duped-smuggling-crystal-meth
Looks like I'm not the only one to get an interesting experience...
Original article from The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/25/australian-holiday-winners-duped-smuggling-crystal-meth
Australian holiday winners duped into smuggling crystal meth
Elaborate scam rumbled when the couple became suspicious of their own luggage and volunteered themselves to customs
Australian customs
officers discovered 3.5kg of crystal meth in each of the couple's cases,
worth £4.1m. Photograph: Mikael Karlsson/Alamy
