 bag tampering in thai airports?
From the stories I've heard in Sydney, I think the chances of your bags
being interfered with are higher here than in Thailand. Qantas has finally
had to admit it's sacked some baggage handlers for "irregularities". We've
never had a problem in Thailand - maybe they realise that tourism is too
valuable for them to stuff around with farang bags.
Some of those caught in Bali have been nailed with the drugs in their
possession, so it's hard to blame baggage handlers at either end!
Take the usual precautions of locking your luggage etc.
"Tchiowa" <tchiowa2@m> wrote in message
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> Matt wrote:
>> So I'm heading to thailand this winter and all anyone keeps telling me
>> are stories about people getting nailed in Bali with drugs in their
>> bags. Of course, all these people claim that it was planted there by
>> airline workers.
>
> Yes, and most of them are lying. Trying to get out of a rather severe
> jail sentence.
>
>> I figure it's not somethign to worry about too much, but my travel
>> companion is getting a bit nervous. Is this something that's occuring
>> much in Thailand as well?
>
> I am currently holding 2 tickets to Thailand (in December and in
> January). I'm kind of looking forward to the next trip after that
> because it will mark 100 international arrivals for me in Bangkok. I
> have checked baggage on roughly half those flights. I have never had my
> bags tampered with or broken in to. Further I work with a whole bunch
> of people who fly in and out of Thailand regularly and have never heard
> of any complaint from any of them.
>
> Remember that the bag tampering allegations from the Aussies being
> arrested in Indonesia stem are that the bag was tampered with in
> Australia. If someone is going to put drugs in your bag to smuggle it
> into Thailand they are going to do it at your home airport not once
> it's already in Thailand.
>
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