Originally posted by cornyfish2000:
I'm sure the drug smuggling ring he was working for has thought of
that.. But they decided to take the risk and send him on transit
via Singapore probably since the [b]Australian customs tend not to
check inbound flights from Singapore for drugs, as Singapore is the
only drug-free southeast Asian nation they trust.[/b]
there is a lot of truth in this, I heard it from my colleagues
in Europe. Flights from singapore are cleared from the airport much
faster, besides singaporean passports being trusted, no need check
for visa, tight security check at departure is another important
reasons.
I believe the smuggling ring is making use of this. If you can get
through singapore, you actually succeed in bringing the drugs into
the final destination. Checking on customers in transit is usually
minimal. Ngyuen was truely unlucky, from the point of taking
chances.
