- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Had 3 Wine bottles
- Customs, Excise and Service Tax
- Customs Check and Clearance
- Paid INR 2,500
I was returning to India from US. My baggage appeared damaged in Mumbai. While i met the Airline personal since they wanted to get a statement I got out last. The Gang from Customs was waiting for me. I checked in my baggage through the scanner. There started my troubles. The "Madam: from customs wanted Money in USD only. $20 did not work. So i paid $4o. Next another goon from customs showed up and said thet he would open up all the baggage if i did not take care of him. I ended up paying $20. put together this was more than the cost of the Wine bottles i had.
I would have made some noise atleast except that i had a flight to catch at Domestic AP in the next 2 hours. I payed and got through. Even after 5 years the incident lingers.