A Burlington couple's vacation in the Dominican Republic ended in chaos when David Bennett was detained at Punta Cana International Airport due to a mix-up involving a drug-filled bag resembling his name. After showing officers all their travel documents, including a passport that matched the itinerary, the authorities insisted on further investigation. Despite language barriers, the couple tried to clarify the situation, while Bennett encouraged his partner, Jane Wilcox, to return home and manage their commitments remotely as he faced this ordeal alone.
"Through Google Translate, they [the officers] said because of the similarities of the names, 'we need to detain him for further investigation.'"
"Bennett urged me to head back to Canada. He said, 'You have to go. You have to go home and you have to work for me from there. "
"The bright yellow bag they showed us was 'full of drugs,' and everything tied back to David R. Bennett's itinerary, raising confusion."
"Despite the language barrier, I tried to explain that his baggage and documents had his full name, and we had never seen that bag before."
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