Hi all,
A sad story for me today. I was traveling from Dubai to Oman, and while I was passing through the customs, the agent, a young man, checks the scan of my bag and this conversation takes place:
Agent: Do you have a laser pen?
Me: Nope
Agent (after thinking for a while): Do you have an electronic cigarette?
Me: Yes
Agent: Please give me your passport and open the bag immediately
Me: which bag? (I had ecigs in both my carry on and check in bag)
Agent: the Big one
so I opened the bag and took out one of my 2 egos that were inside my shaving kit, it had a protank on top. The Agent looked at it as if it was made by Satan himself and he was tense as hell. He told me to give it to him and my passport and go to the high ranking officer for confiscation.
So I went there, sat down in front of the officer who took out a book to write the incident. This conversation took place. And bear in mind I speak arabic and it was so easy to explain to him everything.
Me: Excuse me, can I know what is going on, are e-cigarettes supposed to be confiscated?
Officer: Yes they are banned here
Me: But I am not selling or dealing with it, it is for personal use
Officer: Look sir, there is a law about it
And he pointed to a paper from some ministry that states what means: "Electronic cigarettes are not allowed in past the customs. They contain carcinogenics and very dangerous substances that cause a lot of damage. Customs agents are required to employ the strictest measures if one is found"
So I told him that the wording does not specify that I am not allowed to use it as a personal item.
Officer: Look sir it says right here it contains substance that is very dangerous.
Me: I have been using this device for the last 2 and a half years, do you want me to start smoking now?
So the officer looked at me and became friendly and joking around so he said: it is more dangerous than smoking. I just laughed and stared at him. I told him your studies have to be re-made I am sorry to tell you that it is wrong. He said ok look, I will write a paper that you can take it back with you when you leave the country and he apologized and said he couldn't do anything else. It is funny that he got interested in it after I showed him that with 5 clicks it looks and he told me yes please lock it, lock it, i was like
x 10.
After half an hour I left the airport to the hotel with my other 2 egos, an evod and an igo-l and 100ml worth of e-liquids. Still I am going back for that pro-tank and my 1100 mah ego twist!!!
I will get box mods for traveling next time, they are just looking for long pen-style stuff I am assuming. And by the way I have also 2 disposables that were in my small bag that went unnoticed as well. Weird Stuff guys.
A sad story for me today. I was traveling from Dubai to Oman, and while I was passing through the customs, the agent, a young man, checks the scan of my bag and this conversation takes place:
Agent: Do you have a laser pen?
Me: Nope
Agent (after thinking for a while): Do you have an electronic cigarette?
Me: Yes
Agent: Please give me your passport and open the bag immediately
Me: which bag? (I had ecigs in both my carry on and check in bag)
Agent: the Big one
so I opened the bag and took out one of my 2 egos that were inside my shaving kit, it had a protank on top. The Agent looked at it as if it was made by Satan himself and he was tense as hell. He told me to give it to him and my passport and go to the high ranking officer for confiscation.
So I went there, sat down in front of the officer who took out a book to write the incident. This conversation took place. And bear in mind I speak arabic and it was so easy to explain to him everything.
Me: Excuse me, can I know what is going on, are e-cigarettes supposed to be confiscated?
Officer: Yes they are banned here
Me: But I am not selling or dealing with it, it is for personal use
Officer: Look sir, there is a law about it
And he pointed to a paper from some ministry that states what means: "Electronic cigarettes are not allowed in past the customs. They contain carcinogenics and very dangerous substances that cause a lot of damage. Customs agents are required to employ the strictest measures if one is found"
So I told him that the wording does not specify that I am not allowed to use it as a personal item.
Officer: Look sir it says right here it contains substance that is very dangerous.
Me: I have been using this device for the last 2 and a half years, do you want me to start smoking now?
So the officer looked at me and became friendly and joking around so he said: it is more dangerous than smoking. I just laughed and stared at him. I told him your studies have to be re-made I am sorry to tell you that it is wrong. He said ok look, I will write a paper that you can take it back with you when you leave the country and he apologized and said he couldn't do anything else. It is funny that he got interested in it after I showed him that with 5 clicks it looks and he told me yes please lock it, lock it, i was like
x 10.After half an hour I left the airport to the hotel with my other 2 egos, an evod and an igo-l and 100ml worth of e-liquids. Still I am going back for that pro-tank and my 1100 mah ego twist!!!
I will get box mods for traveling next time, they are just looking for long pen-style stuff I am assuming. And by the way I have also 2 disposables that were in my small bag that went unnoticed as well. Weird Stuff guys.
