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Ecuador: Tourist stranded after refusing to mule a package back to Malaysia

PTJ25_260117_FARIZYOUNG MAN REFUSES TO BE A MULE – STRANDED IN ECUADOR FOR TWO MONTHS – NOW HOME SAFELY
nst.com.my/bernama.com / Young Businessman given free ticket by a customer in Malaysia to travel to Ecuador. When getting ready to return to his home country, he is asked to take (smuggle) a package back with him. He became suspicious and refused to do so. Then his nightmare began as he found himself stranded and unable to get back home for nearly two months. This is the situation Muhammad Fariz R. Azli, age 24 a financial consultant found himself in while on holiday trip to Ecuador. On December 26, 2016, he contacted the Malaysia embassy in Chile via Facebook. Efforts then began to return the Malaysian man on his first trip abroad by himself to return home. He also had a ticket to leave Ecuador for December 28th which turned out to be fake.

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The embassy and honorary consulate in Quito found a family for him to stay with and provided some pocket money. Fariz said he survived the ordeal with the help of hotel workers and only ate bananas and bread throughout the period. He expressed his gratitude to the Malaysian Embassy in Chile for facilitating his travel from Ecuador to Chile, and taking care of his well being before returning home. The young man finally arrived safely back in Malaysia on January 26, 2017.
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Orlando Florida Tourist District Hotbed for vehicle break-ins

NEARLY 1000 VEHICLES BROKEN INTO SO FAR IN 2016 IN ORLAND TOURIST DISTRICT clickorlando.com reported from Jan 1, 2016 to Oct. 11, 2016, the tourist district of Orlando, known internally as Sector 5, saw 901 auto burglaries, compared to 355 in the same area for all of 2015, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office […]

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Thailand: Warrants issued for two U.S. tourists for theft of human body parts

foxnews.com/AP reportedPolice in Thailand have issued arrest warrants for two Americans they say stole human body parts from a local medical museum and attempted to mail them to the United States. Police on Tuesday issued the warrants for Ryan McPherson, 31, and Daniel Tanner, 33 on charges of theft, possessing stolen items and falsely declaring […]

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U.K. Tourist from U.S. trapped in London bookstore after it closes

gulftoday.ae reported…LONDON: American tourist David Wills found himself trapped in a London Waterstones late last night after staff closed up shop whilst he was still perusing the shelves on the second floor. Using social media, Wills reported on his after-hours adventure at the Trafalgar Square book shop. He said on Twitter that he had been […]

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France: Fire breaks out on a ride at Disneyland Paris

According to La Dépêche, a fire broke out Saturday morning at Disneyland Paris in the technical area of ​​the Tower of Terror. No casualties were regrettable but the attraction has still been stopped until controls establish the cause of the accident, according to information from BFM TV . It is a disappointment for most of […]

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French family stranded in Chicago after airline denies service to severely overweight passenger

NBC News reports that a French family has been stranded in Chicago for about a week after British Airways deemed a man too fat to fly. Kevin Chenais, 22, a resident of France, reportedly tips the scales at more than 500 pounds, and that’s too much for British Airways to handle. A British Airways spokesperson […]

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British flight diverted to Denmark to eject drunken Russian football fans

Manchestereveningnews.com reports that a flight carrying Russian football fans to Manchester for Tuesday’s clash had to divert to Denmark to eject drunken passengers. The Easyjet Sunday service from Moscow, was forced to land at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark at 3.15pm amid reports one CSKA Moscow supporter had taken too much drink and had started pushing […]

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Heavy snow traps scores of tourists at Everest base camp

The New York Times reports that at least 86 tourists were trapped by heavy snow on Monday at the north base camp of Mount Everest in central Tibet, according to Xinhua, China’s state news agency. The tourists, all but 13 of them Chinese, had finished sightseeing and were ready to descend to a lower altitude […]

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Passenger victim of theft on LAN flight to Quito Ecuador

An American expatriate was ripped off of valuables on a flight to Quito Ecuador on October 10, 2013 SUBMITTED BY U.S. EXPAT RESIDING IN QUITO ECUADOR 1.The passenger changed planes in Lima Peru and boarded flight 2588 after flying overnight from Los Angeles in route to Quito, Ecuador. 2. Flight was delayed and idled on […]

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Spain: Passengers stranded in Malaga after Easyjet flight takes off without them

The Local Spain reports that twenty-nine passengers watched on in shock on Saturday as an EasyJet flight took off from the southern Spanish city of Malaga without them. The passengers on Easyjet flight EZY6056 from Malaga to Bristol in the UK were still waiting to board when their flight took off. They were just “metres […]

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