Smuggling white powders across international borders

Herbsman

Has anyone got any advice for taking maltodextrin and whey protein on a training camp? I have bought some from Myprotein.com and put them in their plastic tubs, but I'm a bit worried that unlabelled white plastic tubs full of powder will look suspicious if my luggage gets searched by Customs officials.

danowat

Present them at customs, preferably with the packaging.

Strith

I've just stuck stuff in my hold luggage and not had any problems. If they see something they dont like they'll call you, I once had a battery drill in my hold luggage in germany (work) and they just called me to check my case as it looked a bit dodgy on the xray scanner.
Just check in nice and early, so if you do have any issues, you have time to spare and won't miss your flight.

Froomes Edgar

Herbsman wrote:

Has anyone got any advice for taking maltodextrin and whey protein on a training camp? I have bought some from Myprotein.com and put them in their plastic tubs, but I'm a bit worried that unlabelled white plastic tubs full of powder will look suspicious if my luggage gets searched by Customs officials.

Put a weeks supply in a balloon and smuggle it anally. You can't be too careful.

itboffin

Yeh I usually just fill my water bottles with the powder, i figure if they want they cant test and tell its nothing interesting.

ShutUpLegs

Reply No.3 looks the best suggestion, but I'd wait for Trev to supply some scientific study notes to ignore

Herbsman

danowat wrote:

Present them at customs, preferably with the packaging.

So can I just go to customs with it for them to inspect before I check my baggage in? I can take the receipt and the packaging for the maltodextrin as it's only a small bag, but with the protein being less dense than the maltodextrin it 's about three times the size. Only planning on taking 100g of protein with me and luggage weight is limited so taking the entire 1kg bag will be a bit inconvenient...

ut_och_cykla

Take it as hold luggage. If they stop you they stop you, you explain what it is, let them taste it (or whatever) and then you're free to go. ALternatively you could buy what you need at the training camp - if you're going to a popular cycling venue they'll be bars and powders to choose from... ?

sheffsimon

Herbsman wrote:

danowat wrote:

Present them at customs, preferably with the packaging.

So can I just go to customs with it for them to inspect before I check my baggage in? I can take the receipt and the packaging for the maltodextrin as it's only a small bag, but with the protein being less dense than the maltodextrin it 's about three times the size. Only planning on taking 100g of protein with me and luggage weight is limited so taking the entire 1kg bag will be a bit inconvenient...

Just put it in your bag that you check in..it wont be detected by the baggage x-ray as anything dodgy, they are pretty sophisticated machines and are only really llooking for explosives..

dawebbo

For all the worries, is it not easier to just pay the premium and buy some over there? If you only need a few hundred g it's hardly going to be a massive expense.

ju5t1n

Hide it in your cocaine. With a bit of luck they won’t spot it, especially if it’s the same colour

ShutUpLegs

Herbsman wrote:

Has anyone got any advice for taking maltodextrin

Is that the stuff that makes your earlobes grow longer and your dick shrivel?

MattMTB

100g of protein? Why not just eat some extra chicken at dinner time? 100g is bugger all really. If you were wanting to take a kilo fair enough, but I wouldn't go through the trouble for 100g

Garry H

Just stick it in the lining of your suit-case, that way you won't lose it.

team47b

put it in with some fresh coffee so the cycling sniffer hound can't smell it, unless your training camp is in Columbia

Froomes Edgar

Buy some chocolate flavour powder. It will most likely be brown and thus clearly not cocaine

seanoconn

Not recommended to take with you on traing camps to Bali.

Herbsman

MattMTB wrote:

100g of protein? Why not just eat some extra chicken at dinner time? 100g is bugger all really. If you were wanting to take a kilo fair enough, but I wouldn't go through the trouble for 100g

Can't guarantee food will be available soon after a ride. Will be riding 5 out of 7 days. 20g in a recovery drink straight after each ride = 100g. May end up doing 2 rides some days, so will actually take 200 just in case

Pross

Dissolve it it water then when you get there boil the water until it evaporates and you are left with just the powder. Alternatively hide it in the frame of your bike.

Seriously, just put it in your luggage and label the tubs with what it is, you might get stopped and asked what it is but it's unlikely. They'll have ways of checking substances if they are suspicious.

ArdyOCD

Condom wraps and swallow, easily done

ShutUpLegs

ArdyOCD wrote:

Condom wraps and swallow, easily done

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