• I Paid A Bribe
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Bride at airport

Reported on September 26, 2010 from Mumbai , Maharashtra  ι Report #30646

This is what happened when i last went back India (I am working abroad). My friend asked me to take some alcohol for his friends (Irony I dont drink :D). So I agreed and i asked about how much liqour is allowed to take and he said its what he is giving is withing limits. But when i arrived at customs they asked me stop. they opened all my luggage and start saying that your liquor is over limit which according to rules was just 0.1l more than the limit but they were saying its just the double of what is allowed. And then they asked me that i will have to pay fine. And surprisingly everyone at the custom area was involved. One of the top custom official just passed by and asked the others to finish things quickly ( he knows what was going on). Then when i asked them what will be the fine they said it will be more than 10,000. Now this was too much for me as the liquor wasnt mine. then they asked me how much i have I said i dont have indian rupees then they said i can give US dollar to them. But i said i dont want to give. Then they asked 6000 but seeing all this i thought that they wont let me go. So unfortunately i also had to start bargaining and finally he agreed to leave me for 1000. I know its wrong but when someone threatened you that fine will be more than 10,000 then i had to do this.

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