I recently FDX'd a large batch of banknotes from around the world (thank you, NYINC!).
Grandchild, birthday, as requested.
Trying to avoid a mess, I scanned the lot, and included the URL in the Commercial Invoice.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ikeypikey/sets/72157664881927914
I also declared a generous value, and prepaid the VAT.
Went thru like a charm.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
" ... Glassines are widely used to package cocaine and heroin coming in from South America. ..."
Really ?
All I've ever seen were in kilo blocks.
I wonder how much one can conceal in a small envelope behind some used postage stamps?
Half a teaspoon of concentrated powder ?
A whole teaspoonful ?
Wouldn't an international shipment be in a plastic weather proof bag rather than a small glassine ?
Once here, glassines and small one inch square baggies become likely between the processor/distributer and customers. But coming in from Venezuela in a fancy decorated attention getting envelope seems like a stretch.
I can't remember every seeing a glassine that could hold it's own to talcum powder, much less what I perceive cocaine to be.
Mike
In the US, drugs have been found under the postage on letters mailed to prisoners.
By comparison, one glassine envelope could support a block party.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
".... By comparison, one glassine envelope could support a block party....."
I do not have any real experience sniffing the stuff, but the one inch baggies my ex-son-in-law lived on, barely lasted him an evening. The dummy left the empties around and once we knew what we were looking for several were confiscated and sent off with the S.S. Tidy Bowl.
What a row I think he actually considered coming at me, but that was before I became "disabled" so he backed down and left screaming he was going to call 911. I couldn't wait for the police to come, but he either fell asleep or someone shared some with him.. Well that is why he is an ex- till using but on his on.
I do understand that the raw kilo blocks are cut probably several times, so comparisons are impossible.
I have a friend who sends me Venezuelan stamps and she creates these lovely, artistic envelopes to send them in. She ships using Fed-ex because the Venezuelan postal service is in a sorry state.
The US Customs folks were nice enough to slice and dice the cover for me and the glassines inside were also opened. What did they think could possibly be hidden in between a handful of used stamps? Fortunately the stamps weren't too badly damaged. Sheesh!
re: The Customs Service's Version of a Sharpie Shark Attack
I recently FDX'd a large batch of banknotes from around the world (thank you, NYINC!).
Grandchild, birthday, as requested.
Trying to avoid a mess, I scanned the lot, and included the URL in the Commercial Invoice.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ikeypikey/sets/72157664881927914
I also declared a generous value, and prepaid the VAT.
Went thru like a charm.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
re: The Customs Service's Version of a Sharpie Shark Attack
" ... Glassines are widely used to package cocaine and heroin coming in from South America. ..."
Really ?
All I've ever seen were in kilo blocks.
I wonder how much one can conceal in a small envelope behind some used postage stamps?
Half a teaspoon of concentrated powder ?
A whole teaspoonful ?
Wouldn't an international shipment be in a plastic weather proof bag rather than a small glassine ?
Once here, glassines and small one inch square baggies become likely between the processor/distributer and customers. But coming in from Venezuela in a fancy decorated attention getting envelope seems like a stretch.
re: The Customs Service's Version of a Sharpie Shark Attack
I can't remember every seeing a glassine that could hold it's own to talcum powder, much less what I perceive cocaine to be.
Mike
re: The Customs Service's Version of a Sharpie Shark Attack
In the US, drugs have been found under the postage on letters mailed to prisoners.
By comparison, one glassine envelope could support a block party.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
re: The Customs Service's Version of a Sharpie Shark Attack
".... By comparison, one glassine envelope could support a block party....."
I do not have any real experience sniffing the stuff, but the one inch baggies my ex-son-in-law lived on, barely lasted him an evening. The dummy left the empties around and once we knew what we were looking for several were confiscated and sent off with the S.S. Tidy Bowl.
What a row I think he actually considered coming at me, but that was before I became "disabled" so he backed down and left screaming he was going to call 911. I couldn't wait for the police to come, but he either fell asleep or someone shared some with him.. Well that is why he is an ex- till using but on his on.
I do understand that the raw kilo blocks are cut probably several times, so comparisons are impossible.