flying & drugs

[*kell*]

I've got 36 hours worth of flying to do within the next 2 weeks, I have irrational fears & cant do it without getting myself fucked-up, valium washed down with a couple of bloody marys are my flying drug of choice.
So the valuim I'm taking are not from my own script so i'm a little worried about going through customs with V's & no perscription.(no getting some in my own name is'nt an option right now)
I've never been searched going through customs, but there's always a first time ,right? How seriously would customs take this do you think? Answers from any country gladly accepted.

 

[SovietContin]

My father puts all his drugs in a plastic bag, including klonopins and percocets. He's never even had someone so much as look at them. I asked him why he doesn't just bring the bottles, which he says he doesn't want to risk losing and he doesn't want to bring all of the bottle with him. He says if he ever got stopped he'd explain the situation.
I don't know. In your case.. get one of those weekly pill boxes (little plastic strips with 5-7 small boxes that fit a few pills in each.. you can get them at any pharmacy). Put them in there. Say "oh, I didn't realize I needed the bottle, I just took what I needed". Tell them what they are and what they're prescribed for. It's unlikely anyone would say anything in the first place. It's a very realistic story. If for any reason someone would ask, have the name of a doctor and an office on hand. Say you don't remember the number. Nobody is going to make you lose a flight over a convincing story and a few Xanax's which are obviously very popular among fliers at the moment.

 

[PhreeX]

You will have no problems... just put the pills in your pocket - they are not frisking all passangers as though you're entering a rave, they just go over your entire body with a hand-held metal detector and they may go through your bag - if you're Arab (or look like it) you can count on having them dig through your shit..
But because there is a certin paranoia here at Bluelight, I will offer you some other-ideas ..
1) Put them in one of those 5-day strips as SC advised.. you can put other random pills in the other compartments (ie OTC pills)
2) Grab another prescription bottle and put them in that..
3) Crush them to dust and put them in some Tylenol Cold and Sinus caps, put those caps back in the bottle with the others (to identify the Valium-filled ones, you can mark them with a tiny dot or something)
4) If you're really paranoid, put them in your shoe/sock/bra/panties/etc..
5) Remove the bullet from the shell casing and empty all the powder out, put the pills in the shell and put the bullet back on (don't use a crimper, just puch in on finger-tight) .. if asked about the gun, tell them "it's incase any Aaa-rabs try and take over this plane"
Remember, they don't open your carry-on bags unless you have something in them you're not supposed to.. if you put the pills in a bottle and they see it, they are not going to open the bag to check the imprint codes against the label onthe bottle..
They are clamping down on terrorists related stuff, not some nervous girlie with a couple blues...
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"I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is: 'What are they in a position to do about it?'" (William S. Burroughs)

 

[special_kid]

-put them in any med bottle with your name (for anothe drug) on it... not mixed with other pills, just the valium alone (it'll looked real fucked up if you do, for some reason, get searched and they see two different color pills in the same bottle). $5.00/hr rent-a-cops aren't pharmacists, they have no idea what you really have in the bottle.
-if you put them in a bottle that you can't see through, like a large tylenol bottle, and mix them with the tylenol, no one is going to find that shit either. the only problem is when you're on the plane, and you're trying to sort out the valium from the tylenol... the person in seat 24D sitting right next to you might wonder what the fuck you're doing.
-IMO, the best thing is just to put them somewhere in your wallet... when you walk through security, you can even smile and hand it to the guy with the tray taking everyone's keys and then pick it up on the other side of the metal detector. the last thing anybody at the airport wants to do (for understandable legal reasons) is handle/open/look though your wallet. you have to arouse some serious suspicion for them to do that.
-dogs can't smell valium/xanax...
-don't be nervous, don't even think about it
-if they happen to pull you a side and wipe some peice of cloth on your clothing or bag, and then put it into a machine, don't worry, they're testing for explosive residue not drugs.
-right now, they have much bigger things to deal with than a kid with a few pills. if for some reason you get caught, you have pretty fuckin bad luck.... tell them that if it weren't for their sorry ass security, you wouldn't need the valium in the first place!!! the worst thing that'll happen is that they confiscate the ills.

 

[PhreeX]

Actually, the swab tests *DO* test for drugs.. I don't know about their sensitivity for benzos though.. as I said, just leave them in your pocket.. no matter what, you're NOT getting in trouble .. even if they found them, just admit to what they are - say "yeah, they are Valium, I have always had a fear of flying and... [shit about 9-11, describe bad anxiety, etc..] my doctor always gives me a few days supply of these so I am not freaking out on the plane, flying is apart of my job, I sure wish I hadn't checked the box on my application saying I was willing to travel, praise be Allah"
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"I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is: 'What are they in a position to do about it?'" (William S. Burroughs)

 

[special_kid]

are you sure about the swab test? i've heard from a few high placed sources that it is only there to check for explosive trace material. i mean, why the fuck would they spend money at a security check point on a machine that tests for drugs. almost any bag in the world has been in the vacinity of drugs (i mean, most dollar bils have coke residue on them... thus, so does your wallt and everything else). they would be getting false readings almost 100% of the time,
however, not many people live or leave there shit around where explosives are being made. this is one reason why i'm almost certain that the swab test is only testin for explosive material.
just think about it, they could never charge you with anything if the test came up positive for drugs. you could give 10million reassons why there is dug residue on your bag, so there is really no reason for them to do it if the test were for drugs.
on the other hand, if it tests for chemicals used to make explosives, you would have a lot of exolaining to do.
as i said, from what i've heard, that test has nothing to do with drugs, the security is there to protect against "the evil doers" blowing shit up, now people trying to get high.
on an international flight, where you also have to through customs, things are different. when you check your bag they're supposed put your lugage through a machine which shows organic materials... and they are suppose to have a dog(s) "sniffing" every peice of luggage. going through acting nervous, and arousing suspicions is the easiest way to get pulled aside.
side note, if you are asked to be searched at the security area (and you don't want to be), you can refuse the search and not let them open anything (they'll obviously make you leave the airport though). this does not apply once you get to customs. you have no rights to stop a sarch.
but let me know, if you know for sure that the swab test is only testing for drugs. i'm 99.9% sure it has noting to do with drugs.

 

[PhreeX]

Oh, you're talking about domestic flights here? Shit, I didn't know they even used the swabs on domestic flights.. I know that they do use them for international, and they CAN test for drugs - one of the largest ecstasy busts was found with their little swab machines, though they admit that it's sensitivity can be a pain in the ass - people that take a Tylenol w/Codeine then grab the handle of their bag are alerting as thoug the bag was filled with heroin - false positives for opioids/opiates are among the highest in the machines errors, with the second being nitroglycern - people take their heart pills and the machine goes ape shit as though they have a suitcase full of dynamite ... I believe you can find the story on mapinc.org.. this was awhile ago, probably about 7-9mos..
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"I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is: 'What are they in a position to do about it?'" (William S. Burroughs)

 

[*kell*]

Yeah, I am just being paranoid, I've always been able to talk myself out of situations in the past so this shouldnt be any different.
I think I'll just keep them in my wallet.If I get busted I'll cry or something & tell them that if they matained their planes properly then i wouldn't feel the need to knock myself out with drugs.Only problem is, whenever I walk off a plane I can barely walk straight let alone create a decent lie!

 

[PhreeX]

Hun! It's wont come to that... they are after terrorists and nuts with box-cutters, they are not after someone with a few blues.... they wont find them, and even if they do, they wont care!
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"I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is: 'What are they in a position to do about it?'" (William S. Burroughs)

 

[*kell*]

I am flying internationally-16 hours each way!! The country I'm flying into is one of the safest places in the world & yep they DO care about drugs. It's a tiny country totally islated & therefore there is a severe drug shortage. I'm sure they wont give a fuck about a few V's, but after a flight like that it's the last thing I want to deal with y'know? If they find them I'll be searched blah blah blah...

 

[xxanxx]

I really wouldn't worry about it, they do have more important things to do than deal with a couple of V's. I guess if you are really paranoid you could shove in your ass! Just kidding!!!! Good luck.
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[JosephTHeSequel]

Go to a doc. Say you hurt your back doing something(Ill leave the creativity part up to you). He'll probably write you up for some Ibuprofen, throw the valium's in there. You dont have to do the back thing, thats my idea, just do something where you can walk out of there and go get a prescription bottle and replace the contents with the vals.

 

[SovietContin]

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[anfalicious]

I hope that wasn't a serious post soviet...
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[Jes]

I am going to Amsterdam this coming weekend and wanted to bring pills home. I would be flying from Michigan so it's an international flight. I have not been on an internation flight before so I was wondering if they search you before board the plane home? I am a little worried about doing it, espically since I'm only going to Amsterdam. Are there drug dogs walking up and down the passanger line that I should be worried about? Any info is appreciated.
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Cheers,
Jesse!