Yesterday the customs idiots at manchester airport opened a 1939 port that my husband was bringing back from South Africa that he had been given as a present (for me) because they said there were traces of cocaine detected in his case. The first story they gave was that he was over the limit as he had 70cls of whiskey and 70cls of port and hadn't declared it.
The fact that, due to delays the suitcase arrived and was opened 5 hours before he even got to Manchester to declare it made them change their story to the former, by which time we were back home. I'm sure if they had found traces of cocaine they would have been there to arrest and search him as he came off the flight. It's all very suspicious, the port was wrapped in bubble wrap and had been give to him by his mum who is married to a very well known person in SA. They are now returning the opened port and whiskey to us.
Does anyone know how we should proceed with a complaint once we have it as obviously the port is worthless now. Just in case you think I'm married to a junkie we have absolutely no idea how (if ) the traces of cocaine were detected.
