Rare MicCanberra Posted September 1, 2016 #151 Share Posted September 1, 2016 The expense would be in the straws, one thinks.:eek: LOL, a lot of expense would have gone up the straws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 1, 2016 #152 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I am not sure how much annual leave a shop assistant in Canada would get, but I don't think it would be more than four weeks. This cruise from Dover to Fremantle plus flying time would have been ten weeks. As you said, "really doesn't add up" unless the cruise fare plus a lot more cash was being paid by someone employing them. I wonder if they were drug couriers on the other trips that were mentioned. I also wonder if the tip-off came from workmates or friends. They must have taken a lot of time off work and maybe bragged about their 10 week trip. Friends and workmates would have been following them on social media and could have been wondering where the money came from. You are right about things not adding up but most people only see part of the picture and it is generally only when all the pieces are put together that it is blaringly obvious. The syndicate would have been meeting most if not all of the costs for this and any of the other trips they have made recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs and mrs Posted September 1, 2016 #153 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I do believe you have all finally nailed it.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs and mrs Posted September 1, 2016 #154 Share Posted September 1, 2016 LOL, a lot of expense would have gone up the straws. Such sweet innocent girls,puts a whole new meaning on'"Lets BLOW this town" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 1, 2016 #155 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Such sweet innocent girls,puts a whole new meaning on'"Lets BLOW this town" Snort, snort laugh.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted September 1, 2016 #156 Share Posted September 1, 2016 This drugs thing on cruise ships is really nothing new. Over the last four years that I have been working at the OPT I have on a number of occasions checked in a 90+ kilo "dope" going on a cruise :D:D:D I have also seen how the border security guys work and the number of (unseen) sniffer dogs that check the luggage etc and even though they may look a little "laid back"....... they know exactly what is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 1, 2016 #157 Share Posted September 1, 2016 This drugs thing on cruise ships is really nothing new. Over the last four years that I have been working at the OPT I have on a number of occasions checked in a 90+ kilo "dope" going on a cruise :D:D:D I have also seen how the border security guys work and the number of (unseen) sniffer dogs that check the luggage etc and even though they may look a little "laid back"....... they know exactly what is going on. Exactly. Both Aust and NZ look like easy laid back targets to the "dopes". What they do not realise is that we are up with all the sophisticated procedures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted September 1, 2016 #158 Share Posted September 1, 2016 News media have reported the women were on a 66 night cruise and have mentioned Fremantle. They boarded in Dover on 9th July and the ship is due in Fremantle on 14th September - around 66 nights. It appears that the drug couriers were not going to disembark in Sydney, but continuing on to Fremantle. They could have intended to take the drugs ashore on a day visit in either Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin or Geraldton where screening of passengers coming ashore is more relaxed than when passengers disembark in Sydney. Syndicate members could have planned to meet them to take delivery of the drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs and mrs Posted September 1, 2016 #159 Share Posted September 1, 2016 This drugs thing on cruise ships is really nothing new. Over the last four years that I have been working at the OPT I have on a number of occasions checked in a 90+ kilo "dope" going on a cruise :D:D:D I have also seen how the border security guys work and the number of (unseen) sniffer dogs that check the luggage etc and even though they may look a little "laid back"....... they know exactly what is going on. Nah,cmon,no way:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 2, 2016 #160 Share Posted September 2, 2016 This drugs thing on cruise ships is really nothing new. Over the last four years that I have been working at the OPT I have on a number of occasions checked in a 90+ kilo "dope" going on a cruise :D:D:D I have also seen how the border security guys work and the number of (unseen) sniffer dogs that check the luggage etc and even though they may look a little "laid back"....... they know exactly what is going on. I certainly hope none of those dopes have stepped on the 'Sacred Red'.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 2, 2016 #161 Share Posted September 2, 2016 News media have reported the women were on a 66 night cruise and have mentioned Fremantle. They boarded in Dover on 9th July and the ship is due in Fremantle on 14th September - around 66 nights. It appears that the drug couriers were not going to disembark in Sydney, but continuing on to Fremantle. They could have intended to take the drugs ashore on a day visit in either Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin or Geraldton where screening of passengers coming ashore is more relaxed than when passengers disembark in Sydney. Syndicate members could have planned to meet them to take delivery of the drugs. Interesting, it certainly makes sense to me. No one has ever screened me or my bag when leaving the ship on a port day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted September 2, 2016 #162 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I certainly hope none of those dopes have stepped on the 'Sacred Red'.:eek: Sorry but I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted September 2, 2016 #163 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I certainly hope none of those dopes have stepped on the 'Sacred Red'.:eek: No.....Never ...Not even Mr Gut:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 2, 2016 #164 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Sorry but I did. No.....Never ...Not even Mr Gut:D:D :confused::confused: I don't know who to believe;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted September 2, 2016 #165 Share Posted September 2, 2016 :confused::confused: I don't know who to believe;) Trust me Mr Gut is not a dope..........He just acts that way:D:D:D And I only offer the red carpet to "Special" guests ( spelt correctly ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted September 2, 2016 #166 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Trust me Mr Gut is not a dope..........He just acts that way:D:D:DAnd I only offer the red carpet to "Special" guests ( spelt correctly ) Fonetically (spelt phonetically) it's spethshial..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 2, 2016 #167 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Fonetically (spelt phonetically) it's spethshial..... Yep, definitely no dope.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs and mrs Posted September 2, 2016 #168 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) Fonetically (spelt phonetically) it's spethshial..... Oh do you have a tounge piercing. Meanwhile back to the coconuts, Edited September 2, 2016 by mrs and mrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 2, 2016 #169 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Oh do you have a tounge piercing. Meanwhile back to the coconuts, I like coconuts, I like to shake them all around with some lime.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adidas4fun Posted September 2, 2016 #170 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Well ,,,, interupting this finest of dialogues. I know whilst berthed in cairns there was a port authority ship patrolling the waters up and down beside the cruise ship. What was it looking for? Drugs being tossed overboard to a courier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted September 2, 2016 #171 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Well ,,,, interupting this finest of dialogues. I know whilst berthed in cairns there was a port authority ship patrolling the waters up and down beside the cruise ship. What was it looking for? Drugs being tossed overboard to a courier? Seems to happen most ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted September 2, 2016 #172 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I have been in email contact with friends on this cruise. They heard nothing on board in Sydney about the arrest, but read about it later. One friend remarked that the young women were 'right out their drawing attention to themselves at every opportunity.' She said the men's eyes were popping out of their heads. Looking at the photos, I can see why she said what she did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 2, 2016 #173 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I have been in email contact with friends on this cruise. They heard nothing on board in Sydney about the arrest, but read about it later. One friend remarked that the young women were 'right out their drawing attention to themselves at every opportunity.' She said the men's eyes were popping out of their heads. Looking at the photos, I can see why she said what she did. They certainly are a good 30 years younger than the average passenger on that cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted September 2, 2016 #174 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Interesting, it certainly makes sense to me. No one has ever screened me or my bag when leaving the ship on a port day. When we stopped at Portland, Brisbane, last year they were checking all bags but I think some people disembarked there. In April at the Grain Terminal there was no checking of anything. Can't remember anyone checking anything coming off the ship the two times we've been in Darwin, just on reboarding. Geraldton was a tender port and so checking there either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted September 2, 2016 #175 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I like coconuts, I like to shake them all around with some lime.:p Don't forget the rum! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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