There’s a story about a finnish smuggler from the ’70s or so. I doubt it is true but it is a good story.i've been watching To Catch a Smuggler and my first thought was drugs in some form lol
I heard a similar one, but the punchline was “Briefcases!”There’s a story about a finnish smuggler from the ’70s or so. I doubt it is true but it is a good story.
Every monday this finnish man cycles to the Soviet border with a backpack full of sand. He tells the border guard that he is a smuggler and they search him, but carrying sand is not illegal so they let him pass. Next day he walks back to Finland with his backpack full of sand. This goes on for a decade and he becomes friends with guards, but they never catch him carrying anything but sand, despite him telling them every time that he is a smuggler. The man gets old and after his last visit he tells the border guards that he will retire now and never intends to return. As he crosses the border the Soviet guard shouts after him to finally tell him what it is that he has smuggled all these years. The man shouts back: ”Bicycles!”
I was riveted from the beginning. The story was so tense. I never saw the twist coming. I did pick up on the walking back but thought it was a red herring. Nice way to subvert expectations. I cant wait for the follow up.There’s a story about a finnish smuggler from the ’70s or so. I doubt it is true but it is a good story.
Every monday this finnish man cycles to the Soviet border with a backpack full of sand. He tells the border guard that he is a smuggler and they search him, but carrying sand is not illegal so they let him pass. Next day he walks back to Finland with his backpack full of sand. This goes on for a decade and he becomes friends with guards, but they never catch him carrying anything but sand, despite him telling them every time that he is a smuggler. The man gets old and after his last visit he tells the border guards that he will retire now and never intends to return. As he crosses the border the Soviet guard shouts after him to finally tell him what it is that he has smuggled all these years. The man shouts back: ”Bicycles!”