Busted At Border

[kurtis250]

Just wanted to let everyone know that i got a letter from customs yesterday. All i did was write a letter requesting my fine to be reconsidered to a reasonable amount and they changed it from $73,000 to $5,900! then they said that it would be further mitigated to only $600!!!! $300 i already paid as a gesture of goodwill when i sent the letter, so i'm responsible for only $300 more. it was the best day of my life!!!! thanks everybody for the helpful ideas and feedback. now i can concentrate on lifting again.

 

[liquidmuscle]

yeah but is it on yer record?

 

[hayesjones]

Open up an engine compartment or headlight assembly. And stash 'em in there.

C'mon folks, if you're gonna do illegal drug smuggling -- do it professionally!

or do what terrorists do -- smuggle 'em on ships. No one checks cargo ships.

-= nav =-

Smuggle 'em on ships? I dont think anyone here has access to a cargo ship just sitting around bud.

 

[juice4me]

same happened to me about a year ago. i had 1000 tj value on me. they told me that the law is either 10 times u.s street value or 5000 dollars. they gave me the smaller of the two. i assume they fined you the 10 times street value. there is also a stipulation that if you agree to pay the fine off in 30 days you only have to pay 10% of the fine which of course i opted for. you should look into that because all in all i only had to pay 500 and that was like a slap on the wrist to me.

 

[THE BOUNCER]

Just wanted to let everyone know that i got a letter from customs yesterday. All i did was write a letter requesting my fine to be reconsidered to a reasonable amount and they changed it from $73,000 to $5,900! then they said that it would be further mitigated to only $600!!!! $300 i already paid as a gesture of goodwill when i sent the letter, so i'm responsible for only $300 more. it was the best day of my life!!!! thanks everybody for the helpful ideas and feedback. now i can concentrate on lifting again.

bro, i think they ment to put $7,300 on the customs paper. there is know whey that you can get a $73,000 fine for the amount that you had. they let murders out on bale for less than $73,000.

 

[SUST-MAN]

Yeah....maybe 7300?

If its 73,000....FLEE THE COUNTRY!

 

[Phenotype X]

I've been reading this post, and i've been feeling bad. But it's all good now, and i'm pretty happy for you. U were lucky, i guess. Be careful with how you deal.

 

[pittbull2]

Make sure to get a receit when you pay showing paid in full and off your record.

 

[gsxr]

Glad to here you got your fine reduced. Mexicans are poor and will do anything for money. Somebody ratted you out for money. It wouldn't matter where you hid your goods, they would have kept dissasembling untill they found it. If they want to, they will strip search you. Hiding it in your underwear won't help you. I wouldn't drive your vehicle to the pharmacia, I'd walk there. Either the clerk ratted you out, or somebody saw you from the street. Make sure nobody gets a good look at you or what you bought.

It's better to let someone else assume all the risk, get a mule.

 

[ZKaudio]

wow i can't believe they opened up your dash! I'm searching for the perfect hiding spot but god I've heard of some crazy shit goin down. Anyone else have horror stories of their cars being torn apart?