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ranger_dangeryesterday at 3:37 PM4 repliesview on HN

So what happens if you have a flight that gets diverted to India and they search your bags and find a satellite phone?


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iamnothereyesterday at 3:38 PM

Believe it or not, straight to jail.

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inigyouyesterday at 6:58 PM

Same thing that happens whenever your flight gets diverted to South Korea and you have condoms, or Indonesia and you have legal weed, or to Australia and you have a pineapple.

Which is that it depends on the mood of the person in charge. Either you get to keep it, or it's confiscated and destroyed, or you go to jail, or you go to a firing squad.

We can guess which is more likely in each country. Indonesia almost always executes people found with drugs. Australia would probably just destroy your pineapple. India, being authoritarian but not completely insane, my guess is they'd take it and fine you.

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mothballedyesterday at 4:12 PM

I'm aware of stories of people who've had their flights unexpectedly grounded in New York (, New York) so they just abandoned their checked pistol and refused to collect it. I'd imagine something similar. If you never take possession, it becomes harder to charge and convict someone for possession.

izacusyesterday at 3:38 PM

The poster you're answering to just described what happens.

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