Seriously angry at being told to do drugs test.

They're just doing their job. Just hold it in

So I was at the security at Lanzarote airport as usual I emptied my pockets, removed my belt, etc so I had no metal on me. Passed through the metal detector and it beeped. A rude security (Gestapo) guard told me to stop and stand still so I was expecting the usual feeler search but a minute later was then summoned to take my luggage from the belt (No please or thank you) and come this way to another Gestapo guard who then swabbed my hands and luggage before saying no problem (no apology as you expect). I was then told to get away and take my luggage to the tables where other passengers Vamos Vamos! No apology of course.

Franco and Hitler would have been proud of them!

I've been to places like Russia etc and have never experience such rude degrading treatment and you'd expect it there!


Won't be going back to Lanzarote ever again. Hope their tourist industry goes bust!

I'm still furious

I've nothing against them doing their job and support such checks to prevent trade of drugs terrorism etc. But being polite costs nothing.

Please can you see my colleague.
Sorry for any inconvenience etc enjoy your journey.

Not Vamos Vamos Vamos or move move move.

If these security people want to win the hearts and minds of people in the war against drugs and ISIS etc then they need to treat customers with respect and drop the Gestapo style behaviour.

I've nothing against them doing their job and support such checks to prevent trade of drugs terrorism etc. But being polite costs nothing.

"Please can you see my colleague,"
"Sorry for any inconvenience etc enjoy your journey."

Not Vamos Vamos Vamos or move move move.

If they were polite I'd have actually thanked them for doing such checks!

If these security people want to win the hearts and minds of people in the war against drugs, terror and ISIS etc then they need to treat customers with respect and drop the Gestapo style behaviour

This is supposed to be Europe in 2016 not North Korea 2016 or Germany in the 1930s!

Dont you have gcse/as exams to do, I call bs

Yep I randomly make stories like this up..... I guess you never even need to pass security when you fly! If you experienced the degrading treatment I did then I'm sure you'd be angry too if not let's hope you get the experience I did next time you fly!


If you've nothing constructive to say don't respond to my threads!

Where was the drug test?

They got a paper strip and rubbed it over my palms and tops of my hands and then my luggage before analysing it in a machine.
The result was obviously negative as I've never done drugs in my life and I'm quite anti-drugs.

So I was at the security at Lanzarote airport as usual I emptied my pockets, removed my belt, etc so I had no metal on me. Passed through the metal detector and it beeped. A rude security (Gestapo) guard told me to stop and stand still so I was expecting the usual feeler search but a minute later was then summoned to take my luggage from the belt (No please or thank you) and come this way to another Gestapo guard who then swabbed my hands and luggage before saying no problem (no apology as you expect). I was then told to get away and take my luggage to the tables where other passengers Vamos Vamos! No apology of course.

Franco and Hitler would have been proud of them!

I've been to places like Russia etc and have never experience such rude degrading treatment and you'd expect it there!


Won't be going back to Lanzarote ever again. Hope their tourist industry goes bust!

I'm still furious

I went to Argentina once and they did unnecessary searches, No idea why.

One of the two guards said to the other "escoria británic" and the other guard laughed, No idea why.

This is another place I would not recommend going.

They are there to keep the airport secure. You aren't their "customer".

I support airport security keeping us all safe from ISIS, drugs cartels etc 100% but if they want the public to support them in the war against terror and drugs cartels then they need to win peoples hearts and minds by simple things like being polite. I have no objection to random checks but it seems in Lanzarote you're guilty of being a terrorist, Daesh or member of a drugs cartel and treat like scum until proven innocent by their swab test and even then you're scum to them.

They don't need to "win your heart and mind". They need you to do as you're told. They're checking for drugs/explosives, not fisting you.