A British traveller had her suitcase confiscated for 24 hours before her flight to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport, after airport staff had flagged a sex toy packed inside her luggage. Oliwia Krol, 24, said she was left panicking after landing in Bangkok on a flight from Samui and spotting airport staff holding a sign with her name while her bag was missing.

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The holidaymaker, from Abbey Wood in South East London, had been travelling around Thailand and was flying from Koh Samui to Bangkok when the incident happened. Airport staff told her the suitcase had not been loaded onto the plane because of a prohibited item, which she initially believed to be a cigarette lighter.

Oliwia said she feared she was in serious trouble after being escorted to an office at the airport. She recalled memories of watching Border Force programmes while growing up and imagined different scenarios as officials questioned her about the bag.

She said: “I was panicking as I didn’t understand what was happening and was thinking I was in a lot of trouble for something.”

Officials later informed her they needed permission to search the suitcase in Samui. Oliwia said staff explained the item that triggered the alert could either be a lighter or “possibly an intimate item”.

Oliwia admitted she had briefly wondered before flying whether the item should have been packed differently, but said she did not expect it to cause problems. The object was later confirmed to be her vibrator.

Once she signed the relevant documents, airport staff searched the suitcase. The bag was held for 24 hours before she received an email informing her she could return to the airport to collect it.

She later described the experience as embarrassing but humorous in hindsight. Oliwia said her friends “found the whole thing hilarious afterwards” and continued joking about the incident and she later confessed that she was allowed to keep the sex toy.

The Mirror reported that case highlights how airport security systems can flag electronic or unusual personal items during baggage screening, even when passengers are unaware they may breach airline or airport restrictions. Travellers are often advised to check rules covering batteries, electronic devices and prohibited items before flying.

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Border Force: “We’ve identified a vibrating object in your luggage.”

Her: “Oh thank God… I thought it was the lighter.” 😂

She's embarrassed so she hauls out her phone camera to make a video post.....what a vacuous,air-headed bimbo!

12 minutes ago, philipsharpe said:

She's embarrassed so she hauls out her phone camera to make a video post.....what a vacuous,air-headed bimbo!

That's a bit harsh.

Why would a bird take her vibrator with her to Pattaya of all places? Maybe she's a carpet muncher and was going to give it a test run on her Thai girl friend.

The risk with something like this is that the moral fiber of the nation could be corrupted. The purity has to remain intact. No chances should be taken to disturb the angelic nature of the land.

Total perversion. Thailand must avoid such things.

presumably her sex toy contained batteries. A no no for checked baggage.

54 minutes ago, Rams86 said:

Why would a bird take her vibrator with her to Pattaya of all places? Maybe she's a carpet muncher and was going to give it a test run on her Thai girl friend.

Seems you are not updated on todays sex toys ?

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The girls got some big balls outing herself on YouTube! If I were busted with my inflatable sheep, I'd certainly try to keep it to myself 🙄

Calling her a Bag is a bit over the top ?

23 minutes ago, Wuvu2 said:

The girls got some big balls outing herself on YouTube! If I were busted with my inflatable sheep, I'd certainly try to keep it to myself 🙄

Ewe would, would ewe?

Sex toys are selling openly on the streets in Bangkok’s tourist areas. Most tourists would mistaken them as legal

Edited May 21May 21 by Hunz Kittisak

1 hour ago, philipsharpe said:

She's embarrassed so she hauls out her phone camera to make a video post.....what a vacuous,air-headed bimbo!

Agree, I bet her dad is proud

58 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

And another one from the "dumb"-brigade.

No #gofundme ??

Yep, candidate for the drug mules

1 hour ago, jippytum said:

presumably her sex toy contained batteries. A no no for checked baggage.

This.

This whole 'my dildo caused a security alert' nonsense is just another wannabe influencer wasting bandwidth.

11 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Agree, I bet her dad is proud

That's assuming she knows her dad, or he knows her.

Edited May 21May 21 by NanLaew

The issue is most likely battery related and not vibrator use specific. Someone may have been over zealous in the interpretation of the prohibited checked baggage items. Koh Samui to Bangkok flight would be on Bangkok Airways.

Bangkok Airways: Lithium-ion batteries are required to have power rating below 100 Wh (Watt hour), without indication to identify Wh rating, the uplift of such batteries will not be permitted.

Perhaps the battery power rating was not identifiable.

1 hour ago, jippytum said:

presumably her sex toy contained batteries. A no no for checked baggage.

Could be the case. What could also be the case is it's an illegal item. Yet another completely absurd law in Thailand.

1 minute ago, dinsdale said:

Could be the case. What could also be the case is it's an illegal item. Yet another completely absurd law in Thailand.

It is the customs who decide if its illegal or not, not the airline luggage service,

9 minutes ago, Hummin said:

It is the customs who decide if its illegal or not, not the airline luggage service,

Who x-rays the bags?

7 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Who x-rays the bags?

Checked baggage is screened for safety by airport security officers using scanning technology before it is loaded onto the aircraft.

This is why I am going to China in September.

Chinese women are superior in every way.

You would never see a Chinese woman babbling publicly about any subject, much less about sex toys.

It's as if these western women have become completely brainless during the past half-century.

Is this Social Media brainwashing?

Its very unbecoming.

11 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

You would never see a Chinese woman babbling publicly about any subject, much less about sex toys.

Agree, I like Chinese women.

Also you'd never see an Asian Bonnie Blue.

3 hours ago, Rams86 said:

Why would a bird take her vibrator with her to Pattaya of all places? Maybe she's a carpet muncher and was going to give it a test run on her Thai girl friend.

Samui to Bangkok....where did you read about Pattaya?

1 hour ago, loong said:

Ewe would, would ewe?

Udderly ridiculous 😡

She should have worn it.

Silly girl,I always keep my butt plug on my person.

i have never seen so many members in any one thread

3 hours ago, philipsharpe said:

She's embarrassed so she hauls out her phone camera to make a video post.....what a vacuous,air-headed bimbo!

she is a brave woman about an embarrassing situation