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UK border immigration stopped me for condoms

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first of all im sorry if this is not the proper section to post.

 

so i was going to the UK for my work. I had all the paper and documents from the thai government. and its only for 5 days thing. Have the proper visa and so on. 

 

i arrived Heathrow and my plan was also to visit my dad in my free time who is living in Oxford. First thing was dog sniff. had no issues.. I thought! then suddenly the dog came back and started to sniff me again like crazy. well, i know its good enough for the IO officers to stop me, and im ok with that because the dog was obviously giving all the signs for 'something' 

 

and yes after walked for 50 meters 2 IO stopped me and asked me typical questions to see my reaction. such as if im travelling alone and where im coming from.. then showed me the way to baggage search. still no problem because im aware that the dog sniffed me like hell and the officers let me go just to see my reaction and so on. so i was aware that there will be some people gonna stop me and ask questions or more. and i understand because the narco dog was all over me for some reason. so no problem. 

 

first they asked me if these are my bags blah blah questions. well, they already know they are my bags because i have the tag from the airlines. then they asked me if they can open it and i said yes and just raised my hands to open them but suddenly one of them told me not to touch them and stay away for 1 meter. im still okey because i know this is the standard procedure. 

 

well, they started to search bags and they found 2 box of condoms. and they really were all over it for some reason. they use some paper to check if i have any drugs or not on test machine which came negative. they checked my shoes came negative. they asked me if im against naked search or x-ray i told them go on, but they didnt do. but 1 of them was really into these condoms! he was keep touching the boxes, keep shaking them and doing things.. then he asked me why i have condoms in my baggage.. i was like.. why not?! and then he started look at them, and he opened one of them.. and again he asked me why i have 2 boxes?! at that point i told him i want to talk with his supervisor. after that he wanted to see my papers from thai government. well actually its not his duty but i showed him. then he asked me im here for official work and why i brought 2 boxes of condoms... again i asked for his supervisor. then he let me go.. 

 

i made a complain about him. IO told me they will let me know soon about the progress.. 

 

so this is also for some people who are posting here for thai immigration being funny or stupid. well.. at least they dont stop you for condoms

 

 

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You should have told him that UK Condoms were too big and that's why you had to bring some over from Thailand 

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2 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

You should have told him that UK Condoms were too big and that's why you had to bring some over from Thailand 

i will next time. thanks 55555

I agree it's not really acceptable behaviour, but I'm sure the major reason is that condoms are used for packing drugs that are then smuggled internally, and Thailand is a flagged risk area for drugs by most countries' border controls.

I can see their logic....Drug mules stash drugs in condoms then swallow them.... I'm not sure how they retrieve them....

Next time don't bring 2 - 24  packs each & they'll probably let you sail through....

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11 hours ago, partington said:

I agree it's not really acceptable behaviour, but I'm sure the major reason is that condoms are used for packing drugs that are then smuggled internally, and Thailand is a flagged risk area for drugs by most countries' border controls.

yey thats what im thinking too.

 

6 hours ago, pgrahmm said:

not sure how they retrieve them....

long time toilet. Also if they dont take out in 37 hours it will most likely kill the person.

More wanna be cops with an attitude.

Out Fighting Crime ! Out Making a Difference ! 555

Why didn't you ask the Immigration Officers why they were doing the customs officers jobs?

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When I flew from Laos to Turkey last year, I was checked by customs on entry into Turkey.  My laptop was swabbed and it gave a very high opium reading.  The Customs officers were on edge until I explained that my laptop was with me for many years while I lived in Myanmar. The officers immediately relaxed and said something to the effect that "everything from Myanmar is covered in opium, even the money!".

On 11/12/2022 at 1:19 PM, seedy said:

More wanna be cops with an attitude.

Out Fighting Crime ! Out Making a Difference ! 555

I was held up for 4 hours at Heathrow by some moron officer looking for anything to get me on because I was a single guy coming from Thailand. He was really PO that he couldn't find anything. Asked me how long I was staying in the UK, when I had a British passport.

I should have reported him.

 

The next time I was stopped by one I pulled out my notebook and started writing. When asked why I said I was taking notes and if she was overstepping her bounds I'd report her. She let me go straight away.

 

After, whenever I arrived I just walked with another passenger and engaged them in small talk, so the creeps thought I was part of a couple. They pick on single guys from Thailand.

On 12/5/2022 at 1:54 PM, simon43 said:

When I flew from Laos to Turkey last year, I was checked by customs on entry into Turkey.  My laptop was swabbed

Reminds me of the time I was leaving Heathrow for Thailand. Customs female emptied my bag and wiped one of those swab things around inside. I was overcome by a desire to laugh like a drain, and had a real battle to not openly laugh at her, as I'm pretty sure she would have made life difficult for me if I'd laughed in her face.

 

Some of those customs people shouldn't be allowed near other human beings given the aggressive behaviour they indulge in because they are bullies and know we can't do anything about it.

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I would have said something like "I was told there are a lot of dicks here", or something like that. (Not really, unless I was happy with being refused entry... ooo er)

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