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发帖数: 8550 | 1 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A young Asian man who boarded an Air Canada
flight elaborately disguised as an elderly white male was intercepted after
emerging from a toilet mid-flight without his silicone mask, according to
reports.
Officials were notified of a "possible imposter" on an Air Canada flight
originating from Hong Kong on Oct. 29. After arriving in Vancouver, the man
was escorted off the flight and he subsequently made a claim for refugee
protection.
According to an intelligence alert issued by the Canada Border Services
Agency, officers later recovered a "disguise kit" — which included "a
silicone-type head and neck mask of an elderly Caucasian male, a brown
leather cap, glasses and a thin brown cardigan."
The statement described the case as an "unbelievable case of concealment."
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"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," the
bulletin added. "During the flight the subject attended the washroom and
emerged an Asian male that appeared to be in his early 20s."
After being detained at the airport, officials asked the passenger to put
on the clothing and mask found in one of three pieces of luggage linked to
him.
"The subject donned the 'disguise' for Border Services Officers and they
noted that he very much resembled an elderly Caucasian man, complete with
mimicking the movements of an elderly person," the alert added. "The subject
admitted at this time that he had boarded the flight with the mask on and
had removed it several hours later."
advertisement | ad info . The statement said the young Asian man had
swapped boarding passes with a 55-year-old U.S. citizen before getting on
the plane. He had later used a frequent flier card as ID to board the flight
, the alert added.
"As neither boarding passes nor Aeroplan (frequent flier) cards reflect
dates of birth, it may not have been very difficult for the very elderly
looking imposter to present himself as a 55-year-old man," the bulletin said
.
Chris McCluskey, a spokesman for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, said a
man is in detention and the matter is before Canada's Immigration and
Refugee Board. A spokeswoman for the Immigration and Refugee Board declined
comment.
Air Canada also confirmed a passenger on board flight AC018 had been met by
border services officials in Vancouver.
"It should be noted that there are multiple identity checks before departure
at the Hong Kong international airport, including Chinese government-run
Hong Kong passport control, which Hong Kong originating passengers must
undergo," Air Canada spokeswoman Angela Mah said.
John Babcock, a spokesman for Canada's Transport Minister, declined to
release details but said airlines have the responsibility to verify the
identity of all passengers who appear to be 18 years of age or older.
"That means air carriers are supposed to look at a passenger's entire face
to determine if they appear to be over 18 and if so, compare their physical
appearance with their travel documents," Babcock said. | F******k
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