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metal 11-04-2010 07:02 PM

Young Asian man boards plane disguised as elderly Caucasian
 
Ahaha what the shit? :rofl:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americ...ex.html?hpt=C1


http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/WOR...guise.cbsa.jpg

Quote:

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Canadian authorities are investigating an "unbelievable" incident in which a passenger boarded an Air Canada flight disguised as an elderly man, according to a confidential alert obtained by CNN.

The incident occurred on October 29 on Air Canada flight AC018 to Vancouver originating in Hong Kong. An intelligence alert from the Canada Border Services Agency describes the incident as an "unbelievable case of concealment."

"Information was received from Air Canada Corporate Security regarding a possible imposter on a flight originating from Hong Kong," the alert says. "The passenger in question was observed at the beginning of the flight to be an elderly Caucasian male who appeared to have young looking hands. During the flight the subject attended the washroom and emerged an Asian looking male that appeared to be in his early 20s."

After landing in Canada, Border Services Officers (BSOs) escorted the man off the plane where he "proceeded to make a claim for refugee protection," the alert says.

"The subject initially claimed to be in possession of one bag; however, flight crew approached the BSOs with two additional pieces of luggage which were believed to belong to the subject. One bag contained the subject's personal clothing items while the second contained a pair of gloves. The third contained a 'disguise kit' which consisted of a silicone type head and neck mask of an elderly Caucasian male, a brown leather cap, glasses and a thin brown cardigan."

The man put on the disguise for the officers who "noted he very much resembled an elderly Caucasian man, complete with mimicking the movements of an elderly person. The subject admitted at this time that he had boarded the flight with the mask on and had removed it several hours later," according to the alert.

Read the intelligence alert

"We can confirm that officials from the CBSA met a passenger arriving off AC018 Hong Kong to Vancouver on October 29 and the matter is still under investigation," said Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick, who noted that "there are multiple identity checks before departure at the Hong Kong international airport, including Chinese government-run Hong Kong passport control, which Hong Kong originating passengers must undergo."

Hong Kong officials said they are aware of the incident and would call back with more information later.

Jennifer Bourque, regional communications officer for the CBSA, confirmed that "we intercepted an individual, on October 29, attempting to enter Canada under false pretenses on-board an Air Canada flight."

"CBSA can confirm that the foreign national is currently in CBSA detention," she said. "The individual will present before an IRB hearing. The officials of the CBSA will not disclose further information on this file."

Because of Privacy Act regulations, she said, she cannot provide details about specific cases.

"However, I can tell you that CBSA officers examine all passengers arriving on international flights at Vancouver International Airport," she said. "CBSA works closely with air carriers and local, national and international law enforcement partners, to ensure the safety of our borders and our communities. Getting the right information at the right time is a key element in keeping Canada's border closed to safety and security threats."

The agency would not discuss when or why the man put on the disguise or details about how he boarded the plane. But the alert indicated that the suspect boarded the plane with a board pass belonging to another passenger.

"It is believed that the subject and the actual United States Citizen passenger (whose date of birth is 1955) performed a boarding pass swap, with the subject using an Aeroplan card as identification to board the flight," the alert said.

Aeroplan is a credit card where card holders can earn frequent flyer miles.

LiquidTurbo 11-04-2010 07:36 PM

How the heck did he make it out of security? With a fake passport of a man that didn't exist? Lol.

The_AK 11-04-2010 07:44 PM

^+1

trolololol

Euro7r 11-04-2010 07:53 PM

What the hell. Send this dick back to HK LOL. Messed up.

LiquidTurbo 11-04-2010 07:55 PM

Maybe he was trying to pull a Tom Cruise out of Mission Impossible 2.. pull his own face off after a gradiose escape from the plane.

PiuYi 11-04-2010 07:58 PM

WTF he looks nothing like a 55 year old, border agents totally fell asleep on this one

mmmk 11-04-2010 09:21 PM

lol he tires to file for a refugee claim. sorry, maybe if u were from china, but not hk!

Hurricane 11-04-2010 09:27 PM

Maybe if he pulled it off in the arrival airport washroom rather than the damn airplane lavatory he would have had a chance.

Also, I am sure if he threw on a wig and some lipstick he could pull off 'Thai ladyboy' much easier than '55 year old 80 year old.'

I assume he is not permitted to travel because as far as I know HK residents can come and go as they please, no?

twitchyzero 11-04-2010 09:28 PM

HAHA TROLL OF THE YEAR

hirevtuner 11-04-2010 09:39 PM

apparently halloween isn't over for the some of us

Wongtouski 11-04-2010 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo (Post 7173257)
How the heck did he make it out of security? With a fake passport of a man that didn't exist? Lol.

HK customs is pretty lax, other than 150ml liquid thing, they're not anal like the Americans.

lgman 11-04-2010 11:37 PM

I'd like to see that. CBSA officers detaining old men to secondary and checking their face for irregularities.

Harvey Specter 11-05-2010 12:19 AM

WTF, lol

http://media.greenradio.topscms.com/...b37b84af4.jpeg

CP.AR 11-05-2010 12:34 AM

wah diuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

-EuroRSN- 11-05-2010 12:43 AM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW! Thats too funny! Cant believe how real it looks

StylinRed 11-05-2010 01:56 AM

its like those masks we've seen a little while ago that sell for $1000+


what kind of idiot would take the mask off in flight? lol

and what kind of idiot airport staff let him through :rofl:

xilley 11-05-2010 03:55 AM

maybe hes here for a hit?

AzNightmare 11-05-2010 06:28 AM

Wow... that's such a good mask!

VrrM604 11-05-2010 09:43 AM

lol..i posted it in the halloween thread..u can buy the mask from here:

http://www.spfxmasks.com/maskelder.html

gilly 11-05-2010 09:44 AM

think he just saw the movie jackass.

Hakkaboy 11-05-2010 09:48 AM

apparently now he is seeking refugee status

twitchyzero 11-05-2010 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hakkaboy (Post 7174034)
apparently now he is seeking refugee status

if he can buy a $800 mask..he can GTFO
if that was his life-savings.. well, LOL

Noir 11-05-2010 10:13 AM

Seeks refuge from what?

Hakkaboy 11-05-2010 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noir (Post 7174065)
Seeks refuge from what?

don't know yet, just says he's making a refugee claim.

maybe he just owes money to the triads lol

http://www.news1130.com/news/local/a...t-to-vancouver

Grandmaster TSE 11-05-2010 12:59 PM

can't half ass your costumes, gotta go the whole mile


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