re: Son buys Cuban cigar in Bahamas and immediately arrested

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Your son's story sounds fishy. The Bahamian police don't really operate that way, especially with cruise ship guests on the tourist strip. I'm sure they did shake him down for a payout, though, but it was after he tried to buy weed. They did him a favor.

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No, but whatever, I'm not going to get my feelings hurt with you thinking he was lying. I'm not sure why he would call me to tell me the story and lie. Why call me at all? I didn't give him any money and he only asked me to potentially loan him money if he got in a bind, since he emptied his bank account. Incidentally, he never called back later asking for money. Again, my point in sharing is so people on this board can learn from someone else's bad experiences and plan ahead when traveling and expect the worst in people.