Customs.

spiralism · 19-01-2015 03:33PM

djflawless wrote: »

To be fair to customs, I'm sure they won't be calling for guards, eru etc for the likes of small amounts found on people/in luggage coming back from the Dam.
Friend of mine got caught with €50 Irish value of resin and got a bollocking for half an hour and caution..

It's usually the way, they take your passport details and lecture you from what people tell me. I think it depends too, if they know you've just been silly and left it in some jeans or a pack of fags it's a bollocking to be more careful and they operate on a three strikes rule. That said, if you happen to be searched on arrival that's another matter, because weed = court in our lovely little country. Was asked twice where i flew from on arriving in Dublin myself but was never searched.

Strumms · 19-01-2015 03:35PM

chrysagon wrote: »

At securty,you are asked for liquids,pastes, and large electriccal items, theres never a mention of tablet meds, and when you do bring medication in liquid form over 100 ml, you are generally asked for prescription or proof that you need the meds.
The listing board at checkin and security, advise whats prohibited, and whats allowed under certain conditions.

Airport security have little interest in finding drugs. If they do.. bonus. They are there to screen you for explosives or explosive devices.

LoonyLovegood · 19-01-2015 03:37PM

I go over and back to Manchester a fair bit to visit friends, every time I do a daytrip over (something I really wouldn't advise if you like sleep) I get stopped going through security at Manchester airport. The last time I did it, I was stopped at customs coming out through Dublin airport, had to open up my backpack and empty everything. Just wanted to get home! They said I'd 'raised suspicion' that morning, so they wanted to check me coming back.

chrysagon · 19-01-2015 03:39PM

Strumms wrote: »

Airport security have little interest in finding drugs. If they do.. bonus. They are there to screen you for explosives or explosive devices.

yes i know, but a previous person mentioned she was never stopped with her tablets..and your right, no one ever hi lacked a plane with 2 panadol..

milltown · 19-01-2015 03:42PM

chrysagon wrote: »

yes i know, but a previous person mentioned she was never stopped with her tablets..and your right, no one ever hi lacked a plane with 2 panadol..

SHE!!??

How very dare you!

chrysagon · 19-01-2015 03:45PM

milltown wrote: »

SHE!!??

How very dare you!

sorry, on a shaky phone and couldnt rewind to check

BeerWolf · 19-01-2015 03:45PM

Yeah, I had some food confiscated off me... real notorious criminal I am.

Strumms · 19-01-2015 03:46PM

CTYIgirl wrote: »

I go over and back to Manchester a fair bit to visit friends, every time I do a daytrip over (something I really wouldn't advise if you like sleep) I get stopped going through security at Manchester airport. The last time I did it, I was stopped at customs coming out through Dublin airport, had to open up my backpack and empty everything. Just wanted to get home! They said I'd 'raised suspicion' that morning, so they wanted to check me coming back.

you just look dodge most probably :pac: In fairness I'm over and back to Manchester on a monthly basis almost and I've never been stopped arriving in Manchester.. there is never anyone there at all, it's always the same time usually (last flight out of DUB) so maybe that plays into it I dunno. Most I've ever had in Dublin was "hi where are you flying in from" and on my way straight away..

Years ago I was going from London to Paris on the Eurostar and in the then Waterloo International I was pulled by a guy in a suit who identified himself as a police officer, this was after I'd gone through security. He took my passport and I was brought to a room for about 20 minutes where I sat alone until he came back.. he apologized profusely and said that someone matching my exact description to a tee had killed two people in London the day before and was on the run from the cops. I often wondered what happened to that handsome ****er of a murderer and if he was ever caught... ohh well..

chrysagon · 19-01-2015 03:49PM

i got taken aside in the States and UK..no reason, just brought to a room and interviewed, each time i was told i was a "random selection"..shame i cant be a random selection with the Euromillions!

MsBubbles · 19-01-2015 03:52PM

I flew back from Stanstead last May, I'm a nervous flying and that combined with the heat I was a big sweaty mess.

They put me through the body scanner then patted me down. It wasn't until a while later I twigged they thought my tampon was an internal concealment.
Talk about morto

19-01-2015 03:55PM

Got bag searched and stripped down to me jocks in Rosslare, I had been living in a tent around France for a summer.

Got held under anti-terrorism legislation leaving Bristol airport returning to Ireland after a weekend of madness is Glastonbury. Had to prove where I was from and name a local Garda !

Was delayed for a flight going out of Dublin to Faro for a sun holiday, Most of the flight went to the bar, most people fairly drunk for the new flight, I had some dope in my hip pocket. Got searched and patted down. The Custom's official was in his late twenties, he tapped my hip pocked look me directly in the eye and in a strong Dublin accent went have a good time mate and let me go.

Came home from South America, the Immigration person looked at my passport and said welcome home

chrysagon · 19-01-2015 03:55PM

MsBubbles wrote: »

I flew back from Stanstead last May, I'm a nervous flying and that combined with the heat I was a big sweaty mess.

They put me through the body scanner then patted me down. It wasn't until a while later I twigged they thought my tampon was an internal concealment.
Talk about morto

well it was an internal concealment....just not dangerous..:D

Menas · 19-01-2015 03:57PM

CTYIgirl wrote: »

I go over and back to Manchester a fair bit to visit friends, every time I do a daytrip over (something I really wouldn't advise if you like sleep) I get stopped going through security at Manchester airport. The last time I did it, I was stopped at customs coming out through Dublin airport, had to open up my backpack and empty everything. Just wanted to get home! They said I'd 'raised suspicion' that morning, so they wanted to check me coming back.

The day after the Manchester bombings in 1996 I arrived at Manchester airport to get in a flight to Dublin. I was hungover, scruffy and full of youthful 'attitude'.

I got pulled in and spent most of the afternoon getting quized by Her Majesties finest. Same round of questions over and over again by different officers.
They took my checked bag off the plane, searched it etc. I missed my flight and when I pointed this out to them was told "that is the least of your worried at this point". I was ****ting myself, but too dumb to ask for legal help.

Eventually they let me go and arranged with the airline for me to get the next plane.

chrysagon · 19-01-2015 04:00PM

Better Late Than Never -- Seriously

What should you do if you're running late for a flight? Why, phone in a fake bomb threat, of course. That's what a German sports reporter did when he was racing to catch a plane to go cover a 2008 soccer match. His plan might have worked if he didn't give himself away by calling to inquire about the yet-to-be-announced delay.

Thats taken from an American publication... The reporter was arrested.

eisenberg1 · 19-01-2015 04:12PM

The Royal Scam wrote: »

I remember last year there while queuing to get onto the boat in France. There was 3 armed guards like swat dudes going around the cars and sussing shīt out. 2 of them had sniffer dogs.
1 of them was working the cars and the other was walking along the top of an artic.....
When I arrived back in Ireland we were met by the equivalent. A big chunky lad with a Garda windbreaker doing the perfect slouch on plastic chair and a dog fast asleep with it's 4 legs up in the air on the ground beside him.
Welcome to Ireland.

A garda with a sniffer dog at port? I thought that was the job of Customs & Excise.....?

Peregrine · 19-01-2015 06:27PM

BeerWolf wrote: »

Yeah, I had some food confiscated off me... real notorious criminal I am.

I stupidly bought a bottle of Lucozade after checking in and got it cofiscated at screening 2 minutes later.

Serves me right for buying Lucozade.

chrissb8 · 19-01-2015 06:48PM

I remember when I was coming back from a family holiday when I was 15. Was just about to show Immigration my passport when they said no need we're only stopping black people. Exactly like that. It was like you're Irish and you understand where I'm coming from. Of course I can in the sense that alot of people from Africa try and travel from Spain to Ireland. Just so blunt was all.

thelad95 · 19-01-2015 07:05PM

Any time I've gotten the ferry from Ireland to Wales, all they ever do is pull over cars with Limerick reg's. Anyone else can drive through with 100kg of cocaine and 300 poisonous tarantulas in the boot.

19-01-2015 07:22PM

Miaireland wrote: »

These were cash dogs. Amsterdam is a known country for Money Laundering so they were looking for people with large amounts of currency to check that it was legally obtain (ie that the person can prove they paid tax on it etc.).

I'd have to politely disagree there I'm afraid.

Staff Infection · 19-01-2015 07:33PM

Live in Manchester now and fly back and forth fairly often. Have never had any hassle on either side to be honest but I only ever have carry on luggage with me.

I did get stopped once last year in Manchester as they saw what appeared to be liquid in my bag. After scanning it three times and opening the bag the lad asked if there was an internal compartment so I went routing looking for one and found a zip on the inside. Opened it up to find a holy water bottle my granny had given me years before. He saw it went "that'll be it" and waved me on, no re-scan or questioning what it was.

What made me smile though was that I had flown with this bag containing holy water loads of times before I ever got searched which is weird.

chrysagon · 19-01-2015 07:36PM

maybe other times the wee bottle didnt seem threatening enough...

karlmarker · 19-01-2015 07:39PM

in some countries they execute you for brining in drugs,mostly asia,most drugs come in boats not through customs, in Ireland they smuggle cigarettes ,now they use profiling,and sniffer dogs,

kneemos · 19-01-2015 07:40PM

Staff Infection wrote: »

Live in Manchester now and fly back and forth fairly often. Have never had any hassle on either side to be honest but I only ever have carry on luggage with me.

I did get stopped once last year in Manchester as they saw what appeared to be liquid in my bag. After scanning it three times and opening the bag the lad asked if there was an internal compartment so I went routing looking for one and found a zip on the inside. Opened it up to find a holy water bottle my granny had given me years before. He saw it went "that'll be it" and waved me on, no re-scan or questioning what it was.

What made me smile though was that I had flown with this bag containing holy water loads of times before I ever got searched which is weird.

It was obviously working.

relax carry on · 19-01-2015 08:14PM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

They had a dog looking for stuff before we all got on a plane to Amsterdam. No idea who would be trying to bring drugs to Amsterdam.

Cash dog perhaps rather than drugs dog.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 19-01-2015 08:23PM

I've yet to see a border laxer than Brazil-Bolivia. People casually stroll across it.

chrysagon · 19-01-2015 08:25PM

i strolledinto Crossmaglen once from the south

Dog of Tears · 19-01-2015 08:29PM

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I've yet to see a border laxer than Brazil-Bolivia. People casually stroll across it.

Our land border with the UK.

Antar Bolaeisk · 19-01-2015 08:30PM

Always get stopped coming back here, they weren't too impressed with the lump of Christmas cake last January, nearly had it confiscated!

chrysagon · 19-01-2015 08:32PM

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

Always get stopped coming back here, they weren't too impressed with the lump of Christmas cake last January, nearly had it confiscated!

To many nuts?.. raisin hell?

whitey1 · 19-01-2015 08:34PM

Running Balance wrote: »

Our GAA club went to Coventry one year for a weekend. One of the guys had to pull out at the last minute and another lad took his place. Couldn't change flight details so he just travelled on the other guys passport and no issues in Shannon or Coventry for passport check.

LOL-last year my English cousin got dumped by her boyfriend the day before they were both due to fly from Liverpool to Knock for a family gathering.

She decided to come anyway, but was all up in a heap. Somehow she grabbed her sons passport by mistake when she was packing-She is 50......the picture on her sons passport was taken when he was 12.

She breezed through both Liverpool and Knock Airport without as much as a raised eyebrow

Customs.

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