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maury

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A note on a recent trip from Guatemala City.Discovered that the forks who monitor the x-ray machines there really take their job seriously when they spotted some metal in my carry-on bag. They didn't just polk around, they had me dump it and went through everything. They insisted that my CRKT Mirage (blade's under 4") could not be carried on - LEO ID not withstanding - and promised that it would be delivered to the plane crew and returned to me at my destination. Sooooo, some Guatemalan cop now has a new blade! They were going to take my SAK until I pointed out that the identical knife was for sale just beyond the security gate at the Duty Free Shop!

Finally, pointing to a poster of "forbidden" items, they confiscated a bottle of mosquito repelent ("explosive"!!!) and a roll of packing tape (could be used, they explained, to tie up plane crew!!!).

There is a definate down-side to argueing with 3 machinegun totting hombres, so........

Bottom line: if at all in doubt as to whether a blade can be carried on a plane outside of the US, CHECK your bag.
 
I agree. I fly to Canada periodically and their airport security can be extremely aggressive.

However, I gave my brother-in-law a regular size CRKT KISS and he has carried it (as a money clip) into 13 countries. One of those was Israel (6 trips+), which has very tight security. Never had even an inquiry about it.
 
I know what you seen here, Total incompetence.

I what to say sorry in the name of all the Guatemalan people. Most of the times they do things just because they dont know, and some times they know what are they doing.

My personal experince was when i was in rute to a shooting match and they deliver my bag to the airplane door. Yes it sound Stupid but it actualy happen, I try to explay the situation and they say that they have to give me the bag (inside a G20 and over 500 bullets.

at the end i whent inside the plane and talk to the piliot who said that he will take charge and put inside the cokpit my bag.

there are countles historys of incopetence in here.
 
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