Wrinkles at the Airport
Sorry for the light blogging today, folks. Your loyal correspondent had a bunch of deadlines, but I'm back, I promise. And I had almost as much fun reading a press release from Customs and Border Protection as the person who wrote it must have had thinking it up. Apparently, a Korean Air flight passenger had tucked 59 hypodermic needles and 10 oz of collagen, a popular facial filler like Botox, in her suitcase. As CBP's release put it:
Some Washington, D.C., area residents will have to find another source to remove those unwanted wrinkles and to gain a fuller smile after Customs and Border Protection officers seized a shipment of collagen from an international traveler at Dulles International Airport on Thursday....
“CBP officers and agriculture specialists at Dulles have seized some rather interesting items over the years, but I think this collagen is a first for many of us,” said Christopher Hess, CBP Port Director for the Port of Washington. “The importance of this seizure is that it reinforces CBP’s commitment to protect American’s against products that may be unsafe, and that are not approved for use in the U.S.”
Of course the seizure is relevant, and important. But most importantly, it's pretty entertaining.
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One of the silver linings of air travel in the post 9/11 world is the humor that can come from observing those that try to pass through airport security with items that are better left at home. I often use www.defensetalent.com to find great homeland security talent, but there never seems to be enough at the major airports to keep up with the lack of common sense of some travelers, let alone the bad guys. Happy travels.
Frequent Flyer Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 7:12 PM