C-17 and Crew Detained in Buenos Aries

[spudsmac]

Found it on airliners.net:

https://www.airliners...ad.main/131335/

A U.S. State Department official with knowledge of the events told The Associated Press that all the key material in the shipment was properly declared and authorized by Argentina, describing the undeclared equipment as a minor problem with the plane's manifest that could have been resolved privately. For example, the official said, each machine gun and related equipment was declared. But extra gun barrels brought to replace barrels that overheat during live-fire exercises were seized because they lacked matching serial numbers, the official said.

The official agreed to discuss the matter only if not quoted by name because of the sensitivity of continuing talks over the issue.

Also seized was a U.S. medic's kit, brought along in case anyone got injured. While the kit was declared, all the drugs inside weren't individually listed, the official said.

The purported spy equipment is simply satellite phones, which the nine-member Special Forces training team carries with them in the field in case they must communicate through secure channels to their U.S. commanders, the official said. Only one of the three phones listed in the manifest was declared, and the inventory didn't specify all the related computer equipment or classified codes used to make the calls. All were seized, the official said.

Read more: https://latino.foxnew.../#ixzz1EAL2eqg4

Really? I see why we need to follow their rules, but why make such a huge deal out of this?

Edited February 17, 2011 by spudsmac

[StoleIt]

Leave and next time they want us back they foot the bill.

[Herk Driver]

Leave and next time they want us back they foot the bill.

Or leave and don't go back. F$ck 'em.

[Clayton Bigsby]

What, a SOCOM unit that doesn't declare everything accurately on a load manifest? Color me shocked!

[Gov]

Crew not detained - just slipped 24. Didn't know anything was up until they read it in the paper after they got back

[Spoo]

Slow news day. I'm willing to bet this happens fairly often and doesn't make the press. Standard smaller country letting you know who's running the show type shit...