Hilarious cases of human smuggling that will get you thinking.
The woman who tried to smuggle an 8-year-old inside a suitcase
In 2015, a young boy was discovered by stunned customs officials hiding in luggage via the airport scanner. X-ray images capture he youngster tucked up in the trolley suitcase as he tried to get into Spain. The luggage belonged to a 19-year-old woman who police became suspicious of after noticing she was nervous.hilarious
They pulled her to one side and, believing she may have been smuggling drugs, scanned her luggage only to find something much more surprising.
When he was found, the boy stuck his head out of the suitcase and said, in French, “Hello, my name is Abou.” Police arrested a man from Costa de Marfil, who was believed to be the boy's father. He tried to get through the same checkpoint about an hour and a half later, saying he lived in the Canary Islands. The woman was acting as a carrier for a substantial fee.
The man who was hiding another man inside a suitcase at the airport in Peru
Despite the dog displaying a keen interest in the case, the man wielding it was reluctant to open it, and with good reason. The guard forced the man to unzip the luggage, revealing another man curled up inside the case.
The Frenchman who packed his Russian wife in a suitcase to enter the EU
In 2015, a Frenchman tried to smuggle his Russian wife into the EU by hiding her in a massive suitcase, without realizing there had been no need for the James Bond-level scheme.
Poland's border guards detained the man, who authorities said was in his 60s, at the railway station in Terespol, an eastern town on the border with Belarus. The size of the luggage drew the suspicion of the officers.
Little did they know the woman would have had no trouble entering the passport-free Schengen travel zone without the over-the-top caper. Non-EU citizens' spouses are allowed to enter if they can prove their marital ties so that families can stay together.
The Egyptian couple who stuffed their baby in a carry-on bag
A man, his wife, and their newborn son arrived at Sharjah International Airport but were told they couldn't enter the country because the boy didn't have a visa. Customs officials told the pair they'd have to wait a day to sort out the matter.
Instead, the couple zipped the boy inside a carry-on bag and tried to sneak him through security. Luggage at UAE airports is usually scanned on arrival after passengers have their passports stamped. An X-ray worker spotted the baby in the bag, and the couple was arrested.
The airport staff that discovered a mother smuggling her baby in a backpack
The two-month-old was discovered by shocked staff at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, as he was picked up by the X-ray machine. The child was soundly asleep when he was found by security. (Source)
The woman who tried to smuggle her boyfriend out of prison in a suitcase
In 2011, Maria del Mar Arjona Rivero, 19, tried to smuggle her partner, Juan Ramirez Tijerina, out of the prison where he was serving a 20-year sentence for illegal weapons possession in Chetumal. According to prison officials, Ramirez Tijerina was discovered hiding in the suitcase as Arjona Rivero left the building following a conjugal visit. She was was arrested for the attempt.
The woman who tried to enter the US hidden in a suitcase
In 2013, Customs and Border Protection officers foiled a smuggling attempt at the U.S.-Mexico border when they discovered a woman contorted and hidden inside a suitcase. Officials released a photo showing the woman tucked into a ball and laying inside the luggage in the back of a vehicle. The woman, a Thai national named Pornkamol Mongkolsermsak, was charged with re-entry after deportation. (Source)
The 18 human heads that were discovered at Chicago's O'Hare Airport
Turns out the heads weren't being smuggled. They were used for medical research in Italy and were being returned for cremation in Illinois. The holdup was due to a paperwork problem. Apparently such shipments are commonplace, and heads — quite a few of them — crisscross the globe via airplane and delivery truck.
The man who hide himself in a car seat to enter the US
Canchola, 42, was stopped at the San Ysidro, California border crossing. At the time of Canchola's attempted immigration, it was the world's busiest border. (Source)
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