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gorkomi



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:13 pm    Post subject: Hemp Hearts Reply with quote

Would I be able to travel in with a bag of hemp seed hearts? Obviously it's not considered a drug by any means in the West, but who knows what goes on in the minds of Saudi customs workers.
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izmigari



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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but who knows what goes on in the minds of Saudi customs workers.


I've actually held my ear up to a Sowdy ear. All I heard was wind whistling.
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plumpy nut



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It may occur to them to ask you what it is when they x-ray it. When you tell them hemp hearts, I wonder if they would know what hemp means?
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Gulezar



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:34 am    Post subject: Re: Hemp Hearts Reply with quote

gorkomi wrote:
Would I be able to travel in with a bag of hemp seed hearts? Obviously it's not considered a drug by any means in the West, but who knows what goes on in the minds of Saudi customs workers.


Rumor has it that Poppy Seed cakes make get stopped at the borders in some Gulf countries.
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nomad soul



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 4:05 am    Post subject: Re: Hemp Hearts Reply with quote

gorkomi wrote:
Would I be able to travel in with a bag of hemp seed hearts? Obviously it's not considered a drug by any means in the West, but who knows what goes on in the minds of Saudi customs workers.

Do so at your own risk:

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l) Banned Products

For religious reasons, Saudi Arabia bans imports of alcoholic beverages, live swine, pork, and foodstuff ingredients or additives that contain pork products, including pork fat, and gelatin. Other banned products include meat of asses, mules, hinnies (fresh chilled, or frozen), frog legs, poppy seeds, hemp seeds, opium and hops and swine leather.

Source: Saudi Arabia 2013 Exporter Guide

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scot47



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why risk it ? Leave it at home.
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2buckets



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You could be stepping into your worst nightmare. Don't do it!

Last edited by 2buckets on Mon Apr 18, 2016 7:14 am; edited 1 time in total
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1st Sgt Welsh



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never been to Saudi, but, I'd have to concur with the two posters above. It doesn't seem to me to pass the whole 'risk-benefit analysis' by a long-shot! Besides, once you get into the KSA, I've heard that 'stuff', at least in the larger cities, is very readily available on the black market and very easy to obtain. I'm not advocating anything and, once again, I've never been there, but, that's what I've heard from several Saudi veterans.
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johnslat



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear gorkomi,

" . . . but who knows what goes on in the minds of Saudi customs workers."

Your question answers itself. No one can give you a "guarantee" that there won't be any problems for that very reason.

Better safe than sorry, I'd say.

Regards,
John
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gregory999



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Hemp Hearts Reply with quote

gorkomi wrote:
Would I be able to travel in with a bag of hemp seed hearts? Obviously it's not considered a drug by any means in the West, but who knows what goes on in the minds of Saudi customs workers.

WARNING:
Although you may feel that you're safe to do what you want and disregard the laws in the Magic Kingdom, DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK. It's better if be law-abiding than end up in jail, or worse at the execution Chop-Chop square.
Rolling Eyes Crying or Very sad Rolling Eyes

Gregory the Mind Reader of the Saudi Executioner (with his curved sword). Laughing
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/05/19/02/28D73BC700000578-0-Job_advert_Saudi_authorities_have_not_said_why_the_number_of_exe-a-44_1431999998767.jpg
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scot47



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 2:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

These guys think NURMEG is a dangerous drug.
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MixtecaMike



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

scot47 wrote:
These guys think NURMEG is a dangerous drug.

A little jar of nutmeg from Bahrain was my only ever deliberate smuggling offence, and I got away with it.
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2buckets



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nutmeg.
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izmigari



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

2buckets wrote:
Nutmeg.


Speaking of "Nutmeg"

http://cdn.indiewire.psdops.com/dims4/INDIEWIRE/d8419f5/2147483647/thumbnail/680x478/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdl9fvu4r30qs1.cloudfront.net%2F5f%2Fba%2F13d91a0d438e8ac7f65aa16587d4%2Fmegyn-kelly-of-fox-news.jpeg

Pfffft!!! THAT was predictable!!!
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greatminds



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 2:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

izmigari wrote:
2buckets wrote:
Nutmeg.


Speaking of "Nutmeg"

http://cdn.indiewire.psdops.com/dims4/INDIEWIRE/d8419f5/2147483647/thumbnail/680x478/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdl9fvu4r30qs1.cloudfront.net%2F5f%2Fba%2F13d91a0d438e8ac7f65aa16587d4%2Fmegyn-kelly-of-fox-news.jpeg

Pfffft!!! THAT was predictable!!!


Nutmeg is for sale in Tamimi and probably Lulu too. Cool
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