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Weed Deliver: Tokyo Customs Official Fumbles A Marijuana Plant

By Dan Filler

Seems that the customs folks at Narita International Airport, in Tokyo, aren't ready to win the war on drugs.  Last week, an agent delivered five ounces of cannabis into the bag of an unsuspecting flier.  His goal was to test whether the sniffer dogs on duty would detect the drugs.  It appears that the nosey canines were less than successful at their assigned tasks.  Worse, the official forgot which bag had received the planted pot.  The upshot?  Some unsuspecting traveler presumably discovered a healthy stash in his or her valise.  The government is asking the passenger to return the weed but this request appears to be a pipe dream. 

I'm getting older.  I'm entitled to a pun now and again.

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).