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Coming into Miami from Jamaica the sniffer dogs went crazy around my luggage. I observed it from inside the airport so I knew what to expect. At the baggage claim my name was announced and I proceeded as directed. Their were 6 armed government thugs surrounding my decrepit suit case and they were sure drugs were inside. The sniffer dogs were still going ballistic. Now this suitcase had paper thin walls, easily detected. Of course, there were no drugs and boy were the government thugs pissed. I then remarked that what they were doing was a waste, of taxpayers moneywhich they didn't like], 6 armed government thugs surrounding an old man[me]with an unlocked suitcase at which time their supervisor dismissed them, rather surly, and told them to get to work. I had some pine nuts in the suitcase, so I guess that's what set the dogs off. This was in the early 90's. I'm lucky I suppose as the current TSA goons would have probably thrown me to the ground and shot me.
