Taiwan News
Date: 2019/06/30
By:  Central News Agency

Taiwan's representative office in Canada reminded Taiwanese travelers to be vigilant over "shared luggage space" schemes as unwitting Taiwanese could be used by drug syndicates to transport illegal substances and have to deal with the legal consequences.

Offers for luggage space have been seen daily on Facebook groups among Taiwanese in Canada recently, stemming from the desire to earn extra money by renting out spare space in luggage when traveling abroad, according to the office.

One of the popular Facebook groups dedicated to luggage space sharing, named "Toronto Luggage Space Trade (多倫多行李空間買賣)" in Chinese, was established in 2017 and has since attracted more than 1,000 members with inquiry posts nearly every day.

Some travelers on the website charge C$10 (US$7.7) per kilogram and C$200 for 23 kilograms of luggage.    [FULL  STORY]