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| Flight attendants caught smuggling 27 kg of onions into Philippines |
| 2023-01-17 |
| Beware the onion Jihadi! [Jpost] The 10 Philippines Airlines crew members arrived in the country on two separate flights, one from Dubai and one from Riyadh on Friday, and were caught by customs with 27 kg of onions, 10.5 kg of lemons and a kilogram of strawberries and blueberries, local media sources reported. The confiscated foods were found in the flight attendants' suitcases when they arrived at Manila International Airport. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #10 The Philippines has monsoon season. I assume that is not dry. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-01-17 21:54 |
| #9 Does it rain a lot? You need a dry season to finish onions if you want them to keep. |
| Posted by: Neville Snore8990 2023-01-17 16:04 |
| #8 I've had wild onions growing on every property I ever owned and seen them on many properties as a kid. Is there something about Philippine dirt that makes onions difficult to grow? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-01-17 13:28 |
| #7 "Worn on our belts. Which was the fashion at the time" /Grandpa "Chuey" Simpson |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-01-17 12:48 |
| #6 Here's the context you are looking for: Onions now cost more than meat in the Philippines https://www.npr.org/2023/01/16/1149375061/onions-now-cost-more-than-meat-in-the-philippines |
| Posted by: mossomo 2023-01-17 12:48 |
| #5 Personal use. Personal use. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-01-17 11:53 |
| #4 The real money is in smuggling a dozen eggs. |
| Posted by: Shinesh Dark Lord of the Danes3020 2023-01-17 11:34 |
| #3 Reminds me of a Beverly Hillbillies episode where Jethro took up with some hippies: Jethro: "Granny's out back smokin' crawdads." Hippie: "You think Granny would let us smoke some crawdads?" |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-01-17 10:44 |
| #2 The way I understand it from my wife's relatives in the Philippines - Onions are *very* expensive there. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2023-01-17 10:28 |
| #1 What am I missing here? |
| Posted by: Chris 2023-01-17 10:15 |