Travelling by air

Feel a bit worried about travelling to certain countries since the case of
Miss Corby in whose luggage drugs were found. She of course denies anything
to do with it, and I believe her. It would be a horrible shock to be told
there were drugs in your case!!
Margret

In message <4273f82b$0$21778$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfreene ws.net>, at
22:25:55 on Sat, 30 Apr 2005, Miss L. Toe <missltoemissltoe@m>
remarked:
>Also look at this case: (Codine is also illegal in the USA)

Morphine is doubtless "illegal" too - but I'm sure they use it in
hospitals.

What's important here is to distinguish between prescription drugs and
recreational usage. Of course, there are also over-the-counter items
available in the USA that need a prescription here (and so on).

The most disturbing side of this latest case is that the lady apparently
didn't take and of the drugs with here - the test results coming from
prescribed painkillers she'd taken a few days before, prior to leaving
the UK.
--
Roland Perry

> Miss L. Toe
> <missltoemissltoe@m> remarked:
>> Also look at this case: (Codine is also illegal in the USA)

whut? codeine is illegal in the US?! fark. I'd better not bring any
Mersyndol with me next time I go there. jeepers, I had no idea.

ant

Roland Perry wrote:
> In message <4273f82b$0$21778$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfreene ws.net>,
> at 22:25:55 on Sat, 30 Apr 2005, Miss L. Toe
> <missltoemissltoe@m> remarked:
>> Also look at this case: (Codine is also illegal in the USA)
>
> Morphine is doubtless "illegal" too - but I'm sure they use it in
> hospitals.
>
> What's important here is to distinguish between prescription drugs and
> recreational usage. Of course, there are also over-the-counter items
> available in the USA that need a prescription here (and so on).
>
> The most disturbing side of this latest case is that the lady
> apparently didn't take and of the drugs with here - the test results
> coming from prescribed painkillers she'd taken a few days before,
> prior to leaving the UK.

Does anybody have any opinion/theory as to what could have been wrong with
the ladies passport? As this is supposedly why she was stopped leaving the
country.

Jan

In message <3dk2bpF6v7uppU1@>, at 14:01:41 on Sun, 1 May
2005, Jan <jan@freeinternet.com> remarked:
>Does anybody have any opinion/theory as to what could have been wrong with
>the ladies passport? As this is supposedly why she was stopped leaving the
>country.

I think I read a report that said it was out of date (a simple mistake).
I any event, she has apparently been a frequent visitor there over
several years. Some people think that alone is evidence of some hidden
issue.
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:
> In message <3dk2bpF6v7uppU1@>, at 14:01:41 on Sun, 1 May
> 2005, Jan <jan@freeinternet.com> remarked:
>> Does anybody have any opinion/theory as to what could have been
>> wrong with the ladies passport? As this is supposedly why she was
>> stopped leaving the country.
>
> I think I read a report that said it was out of date (a simple
> mistake). I any event, she has apparently been a frequent visitor
> there over several years. Some people think that alone is evidence of
> some hidden issue.

There was an item on GMTV last week and they actually said it was something
to do with her leaving the country earlier than the date on her visa, which
seemed very strange as I'm sure "normal" UK visitors don't need actual visas
to Dubai. Our passports just have "Valid 60 day" stamped in them, on
arrival at the airport . The expert from the Holiday industry didn't query
the visa suggestion. Every other report I've read has said it was a passport
problem.

Jan

In message <3dkek4F6rufalU1@>, at 17:30:15 on Sun, 1 May
2005, Jan <jan@freeinternet.com> remarked:
>There was an item on GMTV last week and they actually said it was something
>to do with her leaving the country earlier than the date on her visa, which
>seemed very strange as I'm sure "normal" UK visitors don't need actual visas
>to Dubai.

The impression I got was that she was a regular visitor intending to
work, not a tourist.
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:
> In message <3dkek4F6rufalU1@>, at 17:30:15 on Sun, 1 May
> 2005, Jan <jan@freeinternet.com> remarked:
>> There was an item on GMTV last week and they actually said it was
>> something to do with her leaving the country earlier than the date
>> on her visa, which seemed very strange as I'm sure "normal" UK
>> visitors don't need actual visas to Dubai.
>
> The impression I got was that she was a regular visitor intending to
> work, not a tourist.

curiousor and curiousor............

Jan

The Indonesian court will give their verdict on the case of Miss Corby this
week - they found the drug ( Indian hemp, I think) in her surf board bag
which did not have a lock on it - so anyone ( such as baggage handlers)
could have put it there, intending to take it out later. I bet the poor
girl wishes she did not pick Bali for a holiday.
Margret
"Miss L. Toe" <missltoemissltoe@m> wrote in message
news:4275313a$0$35352$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfr eenews.net...
>
> "Jan" <jan@freeinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:3dkl8bF6ukl6fU1@...
> > Roland Perry wrote:
> > > In message <3dkek4F6rufalU1@>, at 17:30:15 on Sun, 1 May
> > > 2005, Jan <jan@freeinternet.com> remarked:
> > >> There was an item on GMTV last week and they actually said it was
> > >> something to do with her leaving the country earlier than the date
> > >> on her visa, which seemed very strange as I'm sure "normal" UK
> > >> visitors don't need actual visas to Dubai.
> > >
> > > The impression I got was that she was a regular visitor intending to
> > > work, not a tourist.
> >
> >
> > curiousor and curiousor............
> >
>
> Maybe she was a spy ?
>
> Or maybe I shouldn't have said that :-)
>
> Or maybe a suspected terrorist ?
>
>

> >Also look at this case: (Codine is also illegal in the USA)
>
> Morphine is doubtless "illegal" too - but I'm sure they use it in
> hospitals.
>
> What's important here is to distinguish between prescription drugs and
> recreational usage. Of course, there are also over-the-counter items
> available in the USA that need a prescription here (and so on).
>
> The most disturbing side of this latest case is that the lady apparently
> didn't take and of the drugs with here - the test results coming from
> prescribed painkillers she'd taken a few days before, prior to leaving
> the UK.

This is very worrying.. Only recently I took a Gulf Air flight transiting in
Abu Dhabi, and after having some particularly painful dental treatment had
been taking Codeine for 3 days. I actually had a few pills with me (with
prescription) incase my tooth flared up again.
I always thought if ou carried the script, or a letter from your docotr you
were ok