Cannabis blunder at Tokyo airport

[Irni Mastura 0]

From BBC News online, here.

 

Cannabis blunder at Tokyo airport

 

An unwitting passenger arriving at Japan's Narita airport has received 142g of cannabis after a customs test went awry, officials say.

 

A customs officer hid a package of the banned narcotic in a side pocket of a randomly chosen suitcase in order to test airport security.

 

Sniffer dogs failed to detect the cannabis and the officer could not remember which bag he had put it in.

 

Anyone finding the package has been asked to contact customs officials.

 

"This case was extremely regrettable. I would like to deeply apologise," said Narita International Airport's customs head Manpei Tanaka.

 

Strict laws

 

The customs officer conducted the test on a passenger's bag against regulations. Normally a training suitcase is used.

 

"I knew that using passengers' bags is prohibited, but I did it because I wanted to improve the sniffer dog's ability," the officer was quoted as saying.

 

"The dogs have always been able to find it before... I became overconfident that it would work," he said.

 

Japan has strict laws against drugs and possession of small amounts of cannabis can lead to a prison sentence.

 

I hope they don't force the dogs to commit harra-kirri

 

But can they actually do that, legally, to unsuspecting and uninformed members of the public?

[Wilber Tan 0]

maybe the dog can only identify the traning suitecase..hahaha

[Denny Yen 0]

Imagine the distress caused to an innocent passenger...if the dog detects and barks, causing a huge commotion...embarassment to the passenger. Potential for lawsuit too. Brainless Japs #*@@@!!!

 

[S V Choong 4]

I hope they don't force the dogs to commit harra-kirri

 

Those days are long gone..... but if it happened during those days (pre-1945), then the dog either has to commit hara-kiri itself or face extermination.

 

[Simon 3]

If that amount of Cannabis found in KLIA, will the passenger get death penalty?