• I Paid A Bribe
• 13 years ago
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Indian Customs Department at the Mumbai International Airport

• Customs, Excise and Service Tax
• Customs Check and Clearance
• Paid INR 10,000

Visited India after 5 years, so took a few gifts for friends and family. I made sure that i was well within the limits, i.e. goods less than Rs 25,000 and alcohol less than 2 litres; but the Customs at Mumbai Airport was still able to screw me over. Customs Officer **********, held onto my passport until i paid him money. He also had the courage to look in my wallet and made me pay all the money i was carrying. I had to pay AU $200 bribe in a toilet to a constable which was then shared by all the other officers involved.
They took this money from a 19 year old student and i hope the ones who claimed a share in the bribe die of a painful death.