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Exclusive: Man in disguise boards international flight
By Scott Zamost, CNN Special Investigations Unit
UPDATED: 11:46 AM EDT 11.05.10
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) - Canadian authorities are investigating an "unbeliev
able" incident in which a passenger boarded an Air Canada flight disguised a
s an elderly man, according to a confidential alert obtained by CNN.
The incident occurred on October 29 on Air Canada flight AC018 to Vancouver
originating in Hong Kong. An intelligence alert from the Canada Border Servi
ces Agency describes the incident as an "unbelievable case of concealment."
"Information was received from Air Canada Corporate Security regarding a pos
sible imposter on a flight originating from Hong Kong," the alert says. "The
passenger in question was observed at the beginning of the flight to be an
elderly Caucasian male who appeared to have young looking hands. During the
flight the subject attended the washroom and emerged an Asian looking male t
hat appeared to be in his early 20s."
After landing in Canada, Border Services Officers (BSOs) escorted the man of
f the plane where he "proceeded to make a claim for refugee protection," the
alert says.
"The subject initially claimed to be in possession of one bag; however, flig
ht crew approached the BSOs with two additional pieces of luggage which were
believed to belong to the subject. One bag contained the subject's personal
clothing items while the second contained a pair of gloves. The third conta
ined a 'disguise kit' which consisted of a silicone type head and neck mask
of an elderly Caucasian male, a brown leather cap, glasses and a thin brown
cardigan."
The man put on the disguise for the officers who "noted he very much resembl
ed an elderly Caucasian man, complete with mimicking the movements of an eld
erly person. The subject admitted at this time that he had boarded the fligh
t with the mask on and had removed it several hours later," according to the
alert.
"We can confirm that officials from the CBSA met a passenger arriving off AC
018 Hong Kong to Vancouver on October 29 and the matter is still under inves
tigation," said Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick, who noted that "ther
e are multiple identity checks before departure at the Hong Kong internation
al airport, including Chinese government-run Hong Kong passport control, whi
ch Hong Kong originating passengers must undergo."
Hong Kong officials said they are aware of the incident and would call back
with more information later.
Jennifer Bourque, regional communications officer for the CBSA, confirmed th
at "we intercepted an individual, on October 29, attempting to enter Canada
under false pretenses on-board an Air Canada flight."
"CBSA can confirm that the foreign national is currently in CBSA detention,"
she said. "The individual will present before an IRB hearing. The officials
of the CBSA will not disclose further information on this file."
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