On 18 Feb 2005 13:19:37 -0800
"elgoog" > wrote:

> Ever get into trouble traveling with tea? I used to have problems
> carrying coffee. The dogs are trained to respond to coffee because
> smugglers hid drugs inside the coffee in an attempt to fool the dogs.
>


I hear tell my supervisor once got hassled at the airport with a ziplock
baggie full of yerba mate.

There's a noted case of a tourist being asked to transfer his "Gunpowder
Tea" out of it's labeled packaging for fear it might unsettle other
passengers.