Hong Thai inhaler mistaken for drugs in Japan

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00:00In May, a Thai man was almost arrested because of this.

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00:13July 11 through 13 at Paragon.

00:17Around 9 p.m., he stopped by a convenience store,

00:20parking his bicycle outside.

00:22Japanese police approached, checked his bike registration,

00:26and then asked to search his bag.

00:27They found his herbal inhaler and thought it was drugs.

00:31He spent hours at the station, had to call a Japanese friend to explain,

00:35and was fingerprinted and photographed before being let go.

00:39So what's actually inside this Hong Thai inhaler?

00:42These inhalers are common in Thailand.

00:45They contain menthol, camphor, and eucalyptus oil,

00:49ingredients in many over-the-counter cold remedies.

00:52A reminder for Thai travelers or anybody visiting Thailand,

00:55taking this back home, it might raise some eyebrows abroad.

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01:06July 11 through 13 at Paragon.