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Smuggling Travel: Watch the Weight of Your Bible

Don't try to out-smuggle these guys...

Airport police busted two travelers in as many days when they tried to smuggle cocaine through Toronto Pearson International. The two 21-year-olds both used the same technique to conceal the drugs: Gluing baggies inside the bindings and covers of Bibles.

A border security agent had this helpful explanation:

This is not something we see on a regular basis. Bibles are what people read for spiritual support and not for smuggling drugs.

The two ran afoul of the authorities by stashing too much coke in each Bible. One book had four kilos (9 pounds) of drugs inside, tipping off customs agents who expected the book to weigh much less.

We have one more note for any potential smugglers out there: Toronto airport police are now tooling around terminals on three-wheeled motor scooters, so your quick getaway will probably be foiled promptly. When it comes to drugs, you might have better luck in Spain.

Related Stories:
· Cocaine Found in Bibles [Toronto Sun]
· Pearson Airport's Motor scooters on Patrol [Official Site]
· Drugs coverage [Jaunted]