We at Sierra Courier shared some of our most outrageous shipments with you, things such as a skeleton and escaping bees. While those stories are funny, sometimes people can try to take advantage of the local courier companies for illegal purposes.

According to the Hindustan Times, reported on July 18, 2012, Tarun Jain, a businessman attempted (for the 3rd time) to use a professional courier service to smuggle expensive scotch from city to city. "On July 16, we received a tip-off that a huge quantity of illicit liquor was being smuggled with the help of couriers and courier companies operating in Paharganj area. We were asked to keep a lookout," said police commissioner DC Shrivastava.

Stories like this could occur more often, except for the attention and diligence used by Sierra Courier. Our local couriers in Winnipeg are advised to question suspicious packages as part of their role. After all, not all packages are what they seem.