Couple detained at Punta Cana airport claim household product was mistaken for cocaine
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A Waterloo couple is grateful to be back home after they say they were detained for several hours at a Punta Cana airport, accused of carrying drugs.
A Waterloo couple is grateful to be back home after they say they were detained for several hours at a Punta Cana airport, accused of carrying drugs.
Jamie and Dan Yanke travel to Dominican Republic often and said they never had a problem until earlier this month – changing the way they will travel forever.
The couple said their luggage was flagged at the airport before they boarded their flight back to Waterloo.
Jamie said she and several other passengers were taken in for questioning. She said that is where she learned their luggage was being inspected for an illegal substance.
“When we walked into the room there was a white substance on the table,” said Jamie. “They explained that they will be testing the product for cocaine on a cocaine test wipe.”
Jamie had packed a bag of DampRid, a moisture absorber. Jamie describes it as a white crystalized product that could look like cocaine.
The test results came back positive.
