The dangerous old desperado, Uncle Bill, gets busted at Narita.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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On one of my return journeys from Nepal I was carrying four bottles of Khukuri rum just like the one is this picture. At Narita I was passing through security. Everything was going just fine but then the gal doing the x-ray of my carry on got big eyed, gave me a quick once over, picked up the phone and made a call. In maybe ten seconds four airport security guards were upon me.

"What do you have in your bag?" one of the guards asked.

I was surprised because although polite and courteous, the guards seemed tense, nervous and much too serious. Posture said a lot, too.

"The usual stuff," I replied. "Socks, shorts, a few clothes, shaving kit and some rum."

"You have some weapons," the guard said. "Some very large knives."

"No, I don't. I have a pair of little scissors and some nail clippers."

"Would you please open your bag?"

"Sure," and I did.

When the guards saw the bottles of khukuri rum they all broke up, laughing and slapping their legs. They had been set for possible trouble and got a few bottles of rum instead. Then with the customary Japanese politeness they apologized.

"We are so sorry to trouble you but the x-ray machine showed these bottles as weapons. We thought you had four big knives you were trying to take aboard the plane. So, sorry."

So, that was the end of it and the dangerous old desperado, Uncle Bill, boarded the plane with the khukuri rum and flew away to the US.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ

 
Great story, dido Bill, thank you.

And looking at the Khukuri Rum Bottle...now that would be an interesting curio to show visitors...


Harry
 
And you got to keep the rum, Uncle Bill, which wouldn't have happened at some airports -- it would have been "confiscated."
 
Uncle Bill, thanx for this great pix! I've heard the story on this forum but this is first time I saw the pix.

BTW thanx to the diligent customs the Japanese still keep away from HIKV today.

...I only wish I could say "we Japanese" instead.

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\(^o^)/ Mizutani Satoshi \(^o^)/
 
That would have been a novel way to hijack a airliner! "Fly me to Venezuela or I'll get you dangerously drunk on this frightening bottle of rum!!"
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If every drink in the air is equivalent to 3 on the ground you were really carrying 12 dangerous weapons! Your lucky they didn't lock you up and throw away the key Uncle Bill.
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That is a funny story.

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Paul Davidson

Them:"What's that clipped to your pocket, a beeper?"
Me:"Uuh....yeah, something like that."


 
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