It seems that as an air transport passanger, but even a sea or land transport passanger, it is a must nowadays to think twice before you accept any goods from a friend or someone you know to take with - to his or her loved ones.
The world has become so dangerous. I was watching a story on one of the international news channels today which stated that a South African National was arrested after cocaine was found in the chocolote boxes found in her langugae enroute from Thailand to her country. The passanger claimed the chocolate boxes were given to her by a friend as gifts to take with to her family. While I am not taking any side of the story at this state or even analysing what might have happened, I would like to advice both frequent and first time fliers not to ever accept any goods or gifts from anyone as language, both hand or cargo to take with from one place to another as the risk is involved is so high.
For those who have flown now and then, you will have obviously heard that at the airports - announcements are made for passangers not to leave their luggage unattended or leave them with other people or accept other passangers' goods due to the same risk involved.
However despite that obvious fact one still hears friends requesting their passanger friends to take some goods with to their loved ones at home - and while it is a good gesture to do so, it becomes dangerous when the airports authority detect prevented goods in the luggage as it can cost one's life in terms of prison terms etc.
Even recently a friend requested me to bring a long her goods from another friend in SA back home, but I was unable to do so. My daughter was recently also requested to bring with some swiss chocolates to Namibia - and again while it is a good gesture to do so, it can have serious consequences. And when the airports authority detects funny things, it becomes a big challenge and confusion as one hardly knows whether the owner of the luggage knew about the prevented substance or whether the sender tricked the luggage owner. It's such a catch twenty two situation. So many things have changed in the world - the usual good will that a person does or portrays to the next person is now being abused.
Due to incidents of this nature, I am proposing and advising that anyone who intents to send goods with a friend to another place must be at the airport and have the goods scanned and cleared in the presence of the airports authority and have them checked in instead of burding the traveller. I think that is the best way to avoid potential accusations - and rather make the traveller be responsible for his or her own luggage.
I know that at times a person is sending a very small thing or packet such as a chocolote box, but I am still advancing that such a present must equally be verified and cleared because the case that I am referring to of the SA woman was about chocolate boxes filed with cocaine.
Otherwise, no traveller must accept anything to take with as this can cause serious consequences.
This is only my piece of advice for now, but other alternatives are welcome.
The world has become so dangerous. I was watching a story on one of the international news channels today which stated that a South African National was arrested after cocaine was found in the chocolote boxes found in her langugae enroute from Thailand to her country. The passanger claimed the chocolate boxes were given to her by a friend as gifts to take with to her family. While I am not taking any side of the story at this state or even analysing what might have happened, I would like to advice both frequent and first time fliers not to ever accept any goods or gifts from anyone as language, both hand or cargo to take with from one place to another as the risk is involved is so high.
For those who have flown now and then, you will have obviously heard that at the airports - announcements are made for passangers not to leave their luggage unattended or leave them with other people or accept other passangers' goods due to the same risk involved.
However despite that obvious fact one still hears friends requesting their passanger friends to take some goods with to their loved ones at home - and while it is a good gesture to do so, it becomes dangerous when the airports authority detect prevented goods in the luggage as it can cost one's life in terms of prison terms etc.
Even recently a friend requested me to bring a long her goods from another friend in SA back home, but I was unable to do so. My daughter was recently also requested to bring with some swiss chocolates to Namibia - and again while it is a good gesture to do so, it can have serious consequences. And when the airports authority detects funny things, it becomes a big challenge and confusion as one hardly knows whether the owner of the luggage knew about the prevented substance or whether the sender tricked the luggage owner. It's such a catch twenty two situation. So many things have changed in the world - the usual good will that a person does or portrays to the next person is now being abused.
Due to incidents of this nature, I am proposing and advising that anyone who intents to send goods with a friend to another place must be at the airport and have the goods scanned and cleared in the presence of the airports authority and have them checked in instead of burding the traveller. I think that is the best way to avoid potential accusations - and rather make the traveller be responsible for his or her own luggage.
I know that at times a person is sending a very small thing or packet such as a chocolote box, but I am still advancing that such a present must equally be verified and cleared because the case that I am referring to of the SA woman was about chocolate boxes filed with cocaine.
Otherwise, no traveller must accept anything to take with as this can cause serious consequences.
This is only my piece of advice for now, but other alternatives are welcome.
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