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Originally Posted by HOOT
This doesn't suprise me. I hate crossing the boarder not because I have something on me or have done anything wrong but jsut the fact I know they can rip my car apart and leave it for me to put back together.
I was once held up at the Alberta/Montana boarder for a few hours, they took my car, searched it with dogs and then they gave me a huge hassel about a lighter than had marijuana risidue on it.
I just told them they searched my car and found nothing, the risude could have come from someone borrowing it at the bar and I was not sure what the hassel was as what was I going to do scrape off the risidue and sell it for big money down in the states 
They know what kind of power they have and they definetly abuse it sometimes! |
Just out of curiosity ... was it?
Maybe they knew your CP handle and the two signs together suggested the car should be searched.
In all seriousness, I'm ok with border patrol taking this as a cue to seach a car throughly. I'm sure part of their training is that if they want to find fire, look for the smoke, and residue on your lighter is about the best smoke, or clue I can think of.