as i said, i dont think its that big of a deal, no-one wants all that cross international paperwork for a couple of grams., your right, bad things could happen, but im not as paranoid as you folks,

well im off to scrub my balls incase a young lady decides to go down their tonight

Disclaimer: This is not advice, and I am not encouraging you to do anything illegal.

When customs officers profile people they are looking at certain criteria. These include but not all.....

1. People traveling alone.
2. People traveling from certain places.
3. Shaking hands... other signs of nerves.
4. People in specified age groups... young end - not as much middle - older towards retired.
5. What music you have on your iPod or other.
6. What clothing you wear.


This is not a tip (more disclaiming) nervous people look more relaxed with their shaking hands planted deeply in their pockets.

Have a nice holiday.

By the way. The best time of day to see Ams is 5 am when it's quiet.

WOW, thanks for the great ADVICE stickyfingers, thanks to you i now know how to smuggle drugs

do you have anymore advice, you must be a pro at smuggling drugs sticky fingers because you gave great advice about secrets of the trade

thanks for all the advice and reasurance sticky figners, thanks to you im sure smuggling drugs will be easier now

No worries, my pleasure.

One thing you should also know... Fools never fail to stand out in a crowd.

then ill be as invisable as george bushes belly button

A while ago, I saw a list of the kind of people customs agents look out for. It went something like this:

-people who make eye contact
-people who avoid make eye contact
-people who hurry to get off the plane
-people who take their time
-people with children
-people traveling alone
-people traveling with pets
-young people
-old people
-middle aged people
-people with a story that sounds rehearsed
people who stumble over their story and explanations "um, i was in vancouver, and... i went snowboarding... ummm.... it was fun!"
and so forth

The point is, the list was so extensive that almost everyone on the plane would get searched by customs if they followed the list to the letter.

thats bullshit

so customs lookout for,

young people
middle aged people
old people

who cares about other criteria, thats everyone anyway

They do indeed have an extensive list and a points system to go with them. Other indicators are behavior in the departure lounge.

The young, lone traveller from Holland is hot, especially if they look even slightly stoned on arrival at Schipol.

The Dutch are not interested in dealing with foreigners for small amounts of weed, unless the individual is daft enough to have it in their pocket or cases, then they are left with little alternative but to do something. Every single case is xrayed at Schipol at least once and usually at check in.... while you are with it.

Even the dogs at Schipol don't react to the smell of dope - otherwise they would be searching thousands of tourists and Dutch alike for the smell on their clothing.

What they will do if they have any suspicions is along with the passenger list - they will add comments about any suspicions they have about individuals.... which they always send to your arrival port prior to you getting there.

Then there is the list of standard questions.

1. Where have you been? - like you just got off a plane from Ams...
2. What was the purpose of the visit? - mountain climbing in Holland.
3. Did you pack your own luggage?
4. Was it possible for anyone to put anything in your luggage? Answer no to this and if they find anything you may as well plead guilty. Answer yes and you are guaranteed a full spin (proper search).

Every question they ask is measured against points, how you react and what you do while being questioned all indicate something to a customs officer... along with their own gut feelings.... and are apart from being used to gather information or profiling, are there to make safe a conviction at a later date.

It's a bit like I said earlier... they have their years of experience and knowledge.

I'm not suggesting for one moment that the amature smuggler won't get through. Indeed many do. But taking the risk of being banned from travel to some countries - banned from many types of employment, the expense, inconvenience and all the other issues that go with owning a criminal record are not justified for a small amount of weed. This is nothing to do with being paranoid, I wouldn't advise people to cross the road with their eyes closed either.

It simply just does NOT make any sense at all.

Then there is something else. I work for one of the U.K's top hosting companies. If your Government want it, then they already know who you are and where you live. There is nothing you can do to prevent that. So 420... has already told us and possibly the authorities about the plan, where, what and when.

I'm not sure what the situation is where 420 lives, but here in the U.K. - smuggling weed from Holland would be like selling ice to the Eskimo's these days... I thought dope was readily available in most countries now... what with skunk being so easy to grow.

Anyways, tis up to 420 at the end of the day.

your right sticky fingers, i dont want to waste anymore taxpayers money by the police having to investigate this, so since they know who and where i am i might aswell let them in on the plan

the plan

bring back several grams of ILLEGAL MARIJUANA

the how

a plane

the when

next week

so keep a good look out for me government,

if i am sussesful in my mission i will outline my plan to distribute these grams to the underworld circuit of dope whosalers, who will sell it onto dealers who will sell it onto stoners

now i see what you mean stickfingers, 100's of millions fo pounds in security is well worth it to stop these international drug smuggling operations

et oh, knock on my door, its the fuzz, tehy were tracindjfkhwefgjhwdjk;ghr3

aaaaaaaaaHHHH, dont rest until im fhehrd


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Once when I was in the A'dam airport, I saw a young woman pulled aside following a second security screening -- not the initial screening, but the one to actually get into the boarding area for the flight -- when an apparatus that she walked through apparently "sniffed" something contraband. I have no idea what happened to her, but I've been duly wary of Schiphol security ever since.