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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8441891.stm

Irish police have released a man held over an explosives find, after Slovakian authorities admitted planting them in his luggage.

Anyone know more about this? I still don't understand half of this story, namely the Slovakian half.

WHY! For what reason? I don't understand...

Wait... found it.

http://www.examiner.ie/breakingnews/ireland/slovakia-apologises-for-explosives-find-440834.html

It has been confirmed that a small quantity of high-grade explosives found today in a Dublin apartment originated in Slovakia and was smuggled into the country as part of a security exercise gone wrong.

Oh... well that IS pretty bad.

This sort of thing happens all the time.

Last year, customs officials at Narita Airport in Japan planted a big slab of Cannabis in some random passenger's baggage, to test their sniffer dogs.

The dogs did not find it, and the officers lost track of the baited suitcase, with the result that someone flew off somewhere with a major stash they did not know about.

The drugs never turned up, as far as I know.

How nice of them to confess that they are playing with planting false evidence in a terror environment to test their guys. What if the Garda had killed or injured this passenger during the arrest thinking that he was a dangerous terrorist? Or the Narita example where this random guy could turn up in China with their not-so-harsh anti drugs laws?

M.

Kilkrazy wrote:This sort of thing happens all the time.

Last year, customs officials at Narita Airport in Japan planted a big slab of Cannabis in some random passenger's baggage, to test their sniffer dogs.

The dogs did not find it, and the officers lost track of the baited suitcase, with the result that someone flew off somewhere with a major stash they did not know about.

The drugs never turned up, as far as I know.

What?! That lucky devil!

OT: this seems to be a goofy way to test your security. Flying sounds like a major pain in the butt as it is, and they keep adding all this security and it doesnt seem to help. I think people are gonna figure out how to get past it no matter what, where theres a will thers a way. Planting bombs on someone seems counter-intuitive to me. goofy, jusy plain goofy.

On the Narita failed test they got the drug back. Luckily for the passenger that was spared the niceties of the Japanese Police interrogation methods.

M.

Miguelsan wrote:On the Narita failed test they got the drug back. Luckily for the passenger that was spared the niceties of the Japanese Police interrogation methods.

M.

Source? I'd like to see the article of this as it sounds interesting.

Once read about a Prison (predictably, it was American in the yarn) where, having procured a new tracker dog. In order to test the pooch/show him off, they released one prisoner and gave him a head start. Suffice to say the Dog did not find him!

No idea of the veracity of this of course, as I am currently lacking names of prison and a time that it happened. Plus it seriously smacks of Urban Legend!

Kilkrazy wrote:This sort of thing happens all the time.

Last year, customs officials at Narita Airport in Japan planted a big slab of Cannabis in some random passenger's baggage, to test their sniffer dogs.

The dogs did not find it, and the officers lost track of the baited suitcase, with the result that someone flew off somewhere with a major stash they did not know about.

The drugs never turned up, as far as I know.

Uhoh... thats awful because what if it turns into this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schapelle_Corby

What?
Don't bring her into it, please.

She had been to Bali repeatedly, yet still apparently was still unaware of the penalties involved (Yet they are printed on the customs/immig paperwork you fill in on the plane before landing, AND on large-print signs throughout the airports and surrounds).

She also failed to notice her boogie board bag had doubled in weight.

Not to mention the utter lack of competence at handling evidence the indos tend to have (and shiftyness from our government as well).

Don't blame it on the sunshine,
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the Bali Nine,
Blame it on the boogie.

The link with the Narita case.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23765018-952,00.html

M.

I use to work for two different airlines. You would be suprised on what people try to send in their luggage. The Kansas City Terminal A luggage belt system was broke for three hours because of a one guy's 18" black, rubber .

I can see this sort of exersise working with a volunteer but a random passenger? Sounds unlikely to me, it's asking for trouble, not to mention morally reprehensible.

If I found out I have been unwitting selected to take part in this kind of exersise I'd be consulting a lawyer sharpish.

LuciusAR wrote:I can see this sort of exersise working with a volunteer but a random passenger? Sounds unlikely to me, it's asking for trouble, not to mention morally reprehensible.

If I found out I have been unwitting selected to take part in this kind of exersise I'd be consulting a lawyer sharpish.

Precisely. The veracity of the test won't be compromised by the participant knowing about it. It also vastly decreases the risk of something this stupid happening.