False lottery had connection to drug smuggling

A married couple won a lottery and their price was a trip to Canada. Unfortunately only the lottery was real. The managers of the lottery was drug smugglers who provided the couple with tickets and two new suitcases so they could be easily switched during the trip.

Now the authorities in Canada and Australia are not corrupt as we see in the middle east, Asia and lately in South America if you read the post last month on this blog. They were able to see that the couple were innocent and victim of a scam so they did not end up in prison for decades.

Be very carefully not to participate in competitions where the first price involve traveling abroad. Avoid third worlds countries and those parts of Europe like Spain and Italy where the crime rate is high.


Sources:

• Elderly Perth couple used as $7m drug mules after competition 'win' (Perth Now)
• Vandt falsk rejse: Blev brugt som narkosmuglere (Metroexpress - In Danish)