kayzmarie Posted August 29, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Three Canadians are accused of trying to smuggle 95kg (209 pounds) of cocaine into Sydney on the Sun Princess after an operation between Australian, New Zealand, US and Canadian authorities. The 63-year-old man and two women, age 23 and 28, were arrested on Sunday after police and sniffer dogs searched the vessel when it berthed in Sydney and found cocaine in suitcases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcvt Posted August 29, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 29, 2016 "The ship began the cruise in Britain at the start of July and visited Canada, the United States, parts of South America, including Colombia and Peru, and Auckland before it docked in Sydney." Here's my shocked face: :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 29, 2016 #3 Share Posted August 29, 2016 "The ship began the cruise in Britain at the start of July and visited Canada, the United States, parts of South America, including Colombia and Peru, and Auckland before it docked in Sydney." Here's my shocked face: :eek: Actually Sea Princess was on her annual World Cruise which started in Aus/NZ in May. Reports indicate that those passengers boarded in Southhampton though. There is more discussion about this on the Aus/NZ forum here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2395805 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppypobble Posted August 29, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Three Canadians are accused of trying to smuggle 95kg (209 pounds) of cocaine into Sydney on the Sun Princess after an operation between Australian, New Zealand, US and Canadian authorities. The 63-year-old man and two women, age 23 and 28, were arrested on Sunday after police and sniffer dogs searched the vessel when it berthed in Sydney and found cocaine in suitcases. 209 pounds of cocaine in only 3 people's suitcases-that's a heck of a lot of cocaine- they must have looked very suspicious- with such heavy bags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcvt Posted August 29, 2016 #5 Share Posted August 29, 2016 209 pounds of cocaine in only 3 people's suitcases-that's a heck of a lot of cocaine- they must have looked very suspicious- with such heavy bags Exactly. About 70 pounds per person. How can that be? Had to be smuggled on mid-cruise. That's nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted August 29, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 29, 2016 There's only one response to this GOOD!!!!! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted August 29, 2016 #7 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) It wouldn't look suspicious if they boarded with two suitcases each and only a minimal amount of clothing in the bags. It was stated in the news report that police and sniffer dogs found the drugs in suitcases in a passenger cabin. They must have been planning to carry these cases off personally. Maybe they thought there would be less chance of detection that way, rather than put the cases out the night before. Or maybe they didn't want to risk losing the drugs. For Police and sniffer dogs to board the Sea Princess in Sydney when the ship docked, there had to be intelligence coming from another law enforcement agency in another country. Maybe the people smuggling the drugs didn't realise that Australia uses a lot of sniffer dogs, mainly by the Quarantine Department for bio-security risks. I have seen people stopped because a dog smells food (ham sandwich or similar) in their bag. Edited August 29, 2016 by Aus Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted August 29, 2016 #8 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) It wouldn't look suspicious if they boarded with two suitcases each and only a minimal amount of clothing in the bags. It was stated in the news report that police and sniffer dogs found the drugs in suitcases in a passenger cabin. They must have been planning to carry these cases off personally. Maybe they thought there would be less chance of detection that way, rather than put the cases out the night before. Or maybe they didn't want to risk losing the drugs. For Police and sniffer dogs to board the Sea Princess in Sydney when the ship docked, there had to be intelligence coming from another law enforcement agency in another country. Maybe the people smuggling the drugs didn't realise that Australia uses a lot of sniffer dogs, mainly by the Quarantine Department for bio-security risks. I have seen people stopped because a dog smells food (ham sandwich or similar) in their bag. NSWPF/AFP have drug detection doggies in Sydney, as do most first world law enforcement agencies. Edited August 29, 2016 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted August 29, 2016 #9 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Three Canadians are accused of trying to smuggle 95kg (209 pounds) of cocaine into Sydney on the Sun Princess after an operation between Australian, New Zealand, US and Canadian authorities. The 63-year-old man and two women, age 23 and 28, were arrested on Sunday after police and sniffer dogs searched the vessel when it berthed in Sydney and found cocaine in suitcases. Actually it was Sea Princess, on a 104 day world cruise, Sydney to Sydney. Sun Princess is still at sea on her 75 day Pacific Circle cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted August 29, 2016 #10 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Three Canadians are accused of trying to smuggle 95kg (209 pounds) of cocaine into Sydney on the Sun Princess after an operation between Australian, New Zealand, US and Canadian authorities. The 63-year-old man and two women, age 23 and 28, were arrested on Sunday after police and sniffer dogs searched the vessel when it berthed in Sydney and found cocaine in suitcases. Glad they were caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted August 29, 2016 #11 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Three Canadians are accused of trying to smuggle 95kg (209 pounds) of cocaine into Sydney on the Sun Princess after an operation between Australian, New Zealand, US and Canadian authorities. I think some security officer will have some 'splaining to do about how the passengers were able to bring this onboard. Seems like quite a security hole. Clearly, the passengers should have been called over to the cocaine table, surrendered their cocaine, and then had it delivered to their cabin on the last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron the Rev Posted August 29, 2016 #12 Share Posted August 29, 2016 95 Kg and I suspect that it was pure and uncut. Then that's probably a death in each Kg. Sad world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbane41 Posted August 29, 2016 #13 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I think some security officer will have some 'splaining to doabout how the passengers were able to bring this onboard. Seems like quite a security hole. Clearly, the passengers should have been called over to the cocaine table, surrendered their cocaine, and then had it delivered to their cabin on the last night. The security staff knew all along. They usually do, they are not stupid hence the reason there was a major operation to catch them. The only sad thing is that the ship did not stop in a country that has the death penalty and allow them to be arrested there. That at least would have been the best outcome with less scum allowed to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted August 29, 2016 #14 Share Posted August 29, 2016 It wouldn't look suspicious if they boarded with two suitcases each and only a minimal amount of clothing in the bags. It was stated in the news report that police and sniffer dogs found the drugs in suitcases in a passenger cabin. They must have been planning to carry these cases off personally. Maybe they thought there would be less chance of detection that way, rather than put the cases out the night before. Or maybe they didn't want to risk losing the drugs. For Police and sniffer dogs to board the Sea Princess in Sydney when the ship docked, there had to be intelligence coming from another law enforcement agency in another country. Maybe the people smuggling the drugs didn't realise that Australia uses a lot of sniffer dogs, mainly by the Quarantine Department for bio-security risks. I have seen people stopped because a dog smells food (ham sandwich or similar) in their bag. NSWPF/AFP have drug detection doggies in Sydney, as do most first world law enforcement agencies. Police dogs often board cruise ships in the morning and walk the halls checking for drugs. We traveled with a Service dog and when speaking with a CD in SFO, he told us they had 4 German Shepherds had boarded that morning as drug dogs right when the ship docked. We had no idea and he said this is done quite frequently. He started the conversation with us as we also had a GS with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldone60 Posted August 29, 2016 #15 Share Posted August 29, 2016 http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/08/29/3-canadian-cruisers-arrested-with-over-200-lbs-cocaine.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krozulo Posted August 29, 2016 #16 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I think some security officer will have some 'splaining to doabout how the passengers were able to bring this onboard. Seems like quite a security hole. Clearly, the passengers should have been called over to the cocaine table, surrendered their cocaine, and then had it delivered to their cabin on the last night. If it's in your carry on, can't you just pay a corkage fee? Or what's the equivalent .. a cutting fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 29, 2016 #17 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Morons. Glad they were caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treven Posted August 29, 2016 #18 Share Posted August 29, 2016 209 pounds of cocaine in only 3 people's suitcases-that's a heck of a lot of cocaine- they must have looked very suspicious- with such heavy bags Of course (smirk🙄), it was for their personal use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted August 29, 2016 #19 Share Posted August 29, 2016 The security staff knew all along. They usually do, they are not stupid hence the reason there was a major operation to catch them. Sure they did... If they had noticed the cocaine coming on board, they would have notified the local authorities. Otherwise, as you suggest, they knowingly transported the cocaine into every country they subsequently called on, before the arrest. Seems unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WupperAV Posted August 29, 2016 #20 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) Stupid as these "Maroons" (not misspelled) were they are probably asking why they got arrested. My friend was a State Cop in NM and he stopped a guy doin 100 with the back of his car dragging and asked him what his hurry was. He said, I've gotta deliver this Cocaine and Marijuana to Kansas City, They're running out.Here's your sign! Edited August 29, 2016 by WupperAV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posaune Posted August 29, 2016 #21 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Good job to all involved in this bust. Were they trying to finance their next world cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cab519 Posted August 29, 2016 #22 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) With the Princess former sales Slogan of "Escape Completely", can they request their cruise fare back as this did not happen (would be significant for a world cruise), and because they were "caught completely". As a Canadian, I'm allowed to make a joke about it. Three less people in Canada for a while, enjoying Aussie hospitality I am sure. Edited August 29, 2016 by cab519 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie00 Posted August 29, 2016 #23 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Morons. Glad they were caught. Too right! Could not agree more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted August 29, 2016 #24 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) Police dogs often board cruise ships in the morning and walk the halls checking for drugs. We traveled with a Service dog and when speaking with a CD in SFO, he told us they had 4 German Shepherds had boarded that morning as drug dogs right when the ship docked. We had no idea and he said this is done quite frequently. He started the conversation with us as we also had a GS with us. I have not seem police drug dogs board ships in Australia (and I have been on 50+ cruises). Quarantine dogs (smelling for food) in the cruise terminal are very common. I do not know if the news reports are accurate, but they report that authorities are investigating where the drugs were taken onto the ship. The Sea Princess called at a few ports in South America so I suppose it is possible for members of the drug syndicate to have oganised the drugs there. To carry 95kg on board would be difficult. If they put them in their carry-on bags it is likely a curious security officer would ask for the bag to be opened when the scanner revealed numerous evenly shaped packages. To get 95 kg on board, whether it is in carry-on bags or strapped to their bodies, it would take a few trips. The reports also say that these three individuals were identified as "high risk". Police first of all went to the cabin occupied by two people where they found 35kg of cocaine. They then went to the second cabin (presumably because the person was identified as their travelling companion). There they found 60kg of cocaine. Edited August 29, 2016 by Aus Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted August 29, 2016 #25 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I have not seem police drug dogs board ships in Australia (and I have been on 50+ cruises). Quarantine dogs (smelling for food) in the cruise terminal are very common. I do not know if the news reports are accurate, but they report that authorities are investigating where the drugs were taken onto the ship. The Sea Princess called at a few ports in South America so I suppose it is possible for members of the drug syndicate to have oganised the drugs there. To carry 95kg on board would be difficult. If they put them in their carry-on bags it is likely a curious security officer would ask for the bag to be opened when the scanner revealed numerous evenly shaped packages. To get 95 kg on board, whether it is in carry-on bags or strapped to their bodies, it would take a few trips. The reports also say that these three individuals were identified as "high risk". Police first of all went to the cabin occupied by two people where they found 35kg of cocaine. They then went to the second cabin (presumably because the person was identified as their travelling companion). There they found 60kg of cocaine. Can you provide the report? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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