Passenger fools airline, airport security with grumpy old man Halloween mask

[VKCOMMO]

Passenger fools airline, airport security with grumpy old man Halloween mask

A young Asian man in his early 20s wearing a silicone Halloween mask disguised himself as an "elderly Caucasian male," boarded an Air Canada flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver and sought asylum after being arrested upon arrival.

"We can confirm that officials from the CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency) met a passenger arriving off AC018 Hong Kong to Vancouver on October 29 and the matter is still under investigation," Air Canada spokesperson Angela Mah told AFP, confirming a report.

According to a CBSA report, the passenger "was observed at the beginning of the flight to be an elderly Caucasian male who appeared to have young looking hands."


A man in custody with his disguise, left, and right, the Jerry Atrick mask being sold on SPFX Masks.
During the flight from Hong Kong, the passenger "attended the washroom and emerged an Asian looking male that appeared to be in his early 20s".

So heres the moral of the story, if you are a terrorist, Just reach into your pocket:

The mask in question retails for $1259 with hair and eyebrows. The hairless version of the same mask sells for $689.

[soop]

Thats pretty funny.

[MasterOfReality]

Damn, what are they smoking at that airport?

I was there last week and I got thoroughly grilled because I am on a site visit.

The immigration/customs guy I copped was one angry customer.

[VKCOMMO]

Yeah, When i went to New Zealand, I got my VISA cancelled because i was bringing in a mac i bought duty free in Sydney, and taking it back with me in 5 days, and then when i got my VISA re-issued (Supervisor asked about 3 questions and then signed it), i went through customs, got pulled aside and got my person and bag drug swabbed...

[dirt drifter]

i swear i got pulled up by every bomb-residue tester on my flights from central qld to summernats earlier this year!

there was something so wrong about a bloke with a turban on his head pulling up an aussie lad and telling me i look like a suspicious terrorist, that was awkward

[MasterOfReality]

I had traces of anfo on my boots when i left brisbane to go to the pilbara when i was on a roster.

It must have been from my last stint as I was walking around shots that were being loaded.

That was interesting

[minux]

Yeah, When i went to New Zealand, I got my VISA cancelled because i was bringing in a mac i bought duty free in Sydney, and taking it back with me in 5 days, and then when i got my VISA re-issued (Supervisor asked about 3 questions and then signed it), i went through customs, got pulled aside and got my person and bag drug swabbed...

Since when do you need a visa to go to new zealand??

[MasterOfReality]

Yeah I was going to say.

Didn't even need a visa to enter Canada, and didn't need one under the visa waiver program for the US either.

[onca]

Similarly, my missus always gets pulled over and swabbed for explosives, every time without fail. It's probably coz she's white, female and middle age, i.e. the exact opposite to the usual suspect, so they can meet their "non-profiling" quota or something.

Luckily the missus is pretty good about it. She even jokes around to the security person about always being pulled over.

Last time I went out of country, I had this huge Maori security bloke give me the pat down. He was like, "Put your arms up and turn around, brother." I was just waiting for the "and think warm thoughts."

Ah travel.......