(03-18-2010, 05:03 PM)Sforza Wrote: Filipina held by Aussie police in tea mix-up cleared
MELBOURNE, Australia – A Filipino tourist was cleared of wrongdoing Thursday after spending five days in custody after Australian officials mistook packets of tea for amphetamines.
Melbourne Judge Jack Vandersteen ordered the director of public prosecutions to pay (AUS)$5,000 ($4,600) to Maria Cecilia Silva, 29, for her ordeal.
When Silva arrived in Melbourne airport from the Philippines on Saturday, drug-detection dogs reacted to ice tea packets in her luggage.
Customs determined there were amphetamines in three packets of lemon-flavored ice tea and handed Silva over to the Australian Federal Police.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/br...up-cleared
While I'm disappointed that they reacted to badly to a couple of tea packets, I do like the Aussie police's handling of the incident.
Not to mention 5k is a lot of cash
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