Scary Customs Experience

customs_case

Just got this letter from Customs yesterday.

I think I know what the package in question is and it's contents are not techincally legal in this country (think airgun/steroid type illegal as oppossed to heroin or child porn type illegal)

What I need to know is do Customs have anyway comeback against me?

Should I call them and get them to open it for me? (Just to make sure it is what I think it is) Or should I just ignore it?

In my eyes they have no proof that I ordered or was involved in getting this package sent to Ireland.

Whatcha think?

customs_case

Here's the letter!

It came in Government stamped envelope.

KdjaCL

Get your mother to ring and plead ignorance


If they open it and it containts something illegal expect another letter but not so nice as last one.

kdjac

customs_case

I don't mind getting nasty letters kdjac but do you think they can charge me on anything?

lodgepole

If you're in doubt of the legality and you recieved a letter, then cut your losses and ignore the fact that they contacted you for ever. If you ask them to open it for you, then you take responsibility for the contents. If you say nothing then they don't have anything on you. Just remember to post said item to a different address if you order it in the future, they won't accept two ignorings.

Pacifico

What was it? :ninja:

ChipZilla

Originally posted by customs_case

I think I know what the package in question is and it's contents are not techincally legal in this country (think airgun/steroid type illegal as oppossed to heroin or child porn type illegal)

:rolleyes:

Just say what's in the parcel, and people might be better able to advise...

Inflatible woman? Severed head? What?

Washout

depends whats in the package. If its sometyhing like illegal dvds or cds they may just destroy the contents with no comeback to you

if its something like drugs however or seeds to hash Im sure they might take further action

customs_case

Some herbs sent from an English friend

Pacifico

Originally posted by customs_case
Some herbs sent from an English friend

Yeah i'm sure they wont let this go...

Kone

Nasty!

Washout

the fact is theve sent a letter styating that they will be opening the package. Why?
nless their dogs have already sniffed it out.


Customs dont have to do that. I have had packages opened on me without my consent and then sent on to me.

I know this cause when i track some things on the courier sites sometimes it says "Into Custom"s. and parcels usually have tears in them or opened and reselotaped.

Its happened to three differant packages for me

Plus customs dont usually target items sent from EU countries unless they know exactly whats in em.

fitz

Originally posted by customs_case
contents are not techincally legal in this country

Lmfao...

Yeah, let us know how you get on with your "not technically legal" herbs!!:p

KdjaCL

Sent him a letter for him to take responsibility for it.
Atm they have no legal case on him if he replys saying its his he gets charged ,if he rpleisa nd says i have no idea what that is he maybe covered.

Getting drugs sent to your house , brilliant idea.



kdjac

eth0_

Originally posted by customs_case
Some herbs sent from an English friend

Herbs? Herbs as in legal highs like salvia - or are you saying you got your friend to post you marajuana?

If it's hash - you foolio! Ring them up, plead ignorance and tell them you aren't expecting any packages and have no idea what it is.

Draupnir

Just reply saying you dont know what that is and give em permission to do what they want with the package.

Say you are not expectin a package.

Then you should be ok.

ChipZilla

Originally posted by customs_case
Some herbs sent from an English friend

You and your friend must be pretty thick. What muppet gets weed posted to his own house?

Pacifico

Originally posted by ChipZilla
You and your friend must be pretty thick. What muppet gets weed posted to his own house?

Stoned muppets........?

Beruthiel

personally speaking, I would just ignore the letter, what exactly can they do?
Surely you cannot be held responsible for stuff posted to you in this fashion – after all, someone could have posted said ‘herbs’ to you as a joke….
plead ignorance if it’s pushed any further

PM me if you require a new address for next time
or suggest to your friend that next time he make up a company name instead of using yours
amateurs :rolleyes:

customs_case

Nice one Beruthiel, I might take you up on that one!

When I said Herbs, I meant herbs as in Salvia, possibily some Kratom too.

Not Marijuana!

AFAIK Salvia is not illegal in Ireland but I am sure Customs could kick up a fuss!

I've had friends get similar letters after some packages they sent from Amsterdam (containing dope) got stopped and nothing ever happened, so I guess if it's Salvia I have nothing to worry about!

<crosses fingers>

Does anyone actually have any personal experience in these matters?

Any Customs Guys/Girls on Boards?

alienhead

wasn't that a scam the westies were doing........... posting drugs to joe soaps, then hoppin on the postman...........

eth0_

Originally posted by customs_case
Herbs as in Salvia, possibily some Kratom too.

AFAIK it's not illegal in Ireland but I am sure Customs could kick up a fuss!

Salvia isn't illegal in Ireland, I know loads of people who've ordered it online and had no problems with delivery. Never heard of Kratom though...

customs_case

Phew, ok, I should be ok then!

Kratom

PcP

A mate of mine had another mate (and I don't mean like 'my mate Dave' type of thing, was seriously just two regular mates) send something from Amsterdam before and the only thing that arrived was a letter from customs just like that. It was duly ignored and nothing was ever heard since.

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eth0_

You can legally send and receive magic mushrooms through the post here, AS LONG AS THEY'RE ALIVE! Once they're dried out they become illegal.

Pretty cool, eh.

Kone

Yeah and dried shrooms are considered Class A drugs and are about half as potent as fresh ones which AFAIK aren't classed at all!

What stupid drug laws we have!

jesus_thats_gre

Unsoilcited gooods anyone

whosurpaddy

ive always wondered what makes mushrooms magic?

TUTS

ive always wondered what makes mushrooms magic?

Cow ****e!

Kone

psilocybe! - That's some good shít man!

Kastro

seeds????
collecting seeds is a known habby.. i know this guuy in waterford that collects seeds from all types of illegal plants. he never has any problems gettin them tru customs.. once you have a recetp and can prove you payed vat.

Paladin

A friend was posted hash from amsterdam and got that exact same letter. He ignored it and nothing ever came of it. UK might take it more seriously than Netherlands though

Cake Fiend

I bought salvia in asha boutique once for jaysus' sake.

Although, any time I've ever seen anyone get one of these letters, it's always been when something illegal was expected in the post. Noone ever went in to collect their stuff, just in case Having said that, surely you couldn't be held responsible for something someone else sent you? Hmm, maybe if they do try to pin something on you, you could have them done for entrapment...

Stephen

I don't think entrapment is illegal in Ireland.

customs_case

Originally posted by Stephen
I don't think entrapment is illegal in Ireland.

I hope you're joking! :eek: :dunno:

Kastro

went tru something dodgy witha bird i was goin out with.. when talkin to the solicitor.. she said we were dealing with entrapment.. and its apparentally taken very seriously.

DamienH

Salvia definetly ain't illegal here. I remember the time I got like 8 ounces from a site in America. Twas Like Christmas ( Only more hallucinagenic )

ferdi

Originally posted by customs_case
When I said Herbs, I meant herbs as in Salvia/B]

ooooh, great stuff;)


they wont get you for anything, relax.

Sleepy

I thought I read something recently in the Times about it being made illegal here in the last few months...

Gav99

A mate of mine posted weed back to himself from the Dam. He got the exact same letter as you did. He talked to a mate of his who was a solicitor and was told to ignore it. He did and never heard of again. Customs send hundreds of these letters out every month. If they were to actually follow them up they'd never get anything else done.

So if you don't mind loosing your package ignore it, or if your feeling cocky give them a ring and challenge them.

DMT

Salvia == Sage???

"The seeds of these species are used as bulk laxatives,"

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

http://www.erowid.org/plants/salvia/salvia.shtml

Kone

Salvia Divinorum! AFAIK it's still legal here and in the UK.

Selik

A few years ago I ordered some dried Magic Mushrooms from a website in Holland (before they made dry ones illegal there too!) and I got the exact same letter as you. Suffice to say I most certainly DID NOT contact Customs like they suggest in the letter, I just binned the letter and wrote off my mushrooms and my, erm, colourful plans for the weekend coming up.

About two weeks later my mushrooms arrived in a small box with white customs tape all over it. The writing on it was green and is said:

"Open by Customs for examination" :eek:

Weird sh*t - coz there was about a 100g of dried shrooms in that box and they obviously opened it, had a look and decided to post them on to me being the kind and considerate bunch of people they are!

I guess they were more concerned with finding some coke or smack or something...

I wouldn't worry too much about your Salvia and I'd expect that they will send it on to you once they're opened and inspected the contents of your package.