Man dresses as car seat in attempt to move to Spain without the usual red tape

This fellow dressed up as a car seat in an unsuccessful attempt to relocate from Guinea to Spain. From the Telegraph: "Police only realized there was a third man inside the Moroccan-plated Renault 7 when they started examining the seat -- and touched flesh instead of foam."

Illegal immigrant tries to get into Spain disguised as car seat

• [Brainspore]

  People have tried that from time to time along the U.S. border too. I like the ones that hide their arms inside the armrests, they remind me of that chair from Pee Wee’s Playhouse.

• [Layne]

  And WHY would you chose the front seat??? 

  Wouldn’t it be easier to give yourself a *little* more wiggle room and dress up as a slightly more spacious back seat?

  • [Brainspore]

    That depends who is sitting in the front.

  • [ocker3]

     Most of the front seats I’ve seen are larger than back seats, perhaps because they’re more likely to be used by adults

• [dragonfrog]

  The Checkpoint Charlie museum in Berlin has a car that was used in that way too – apparently it worked for that person to get past the East German border guards.  I think the West German guards at that point would let anyone in who made it to their checkpoint – their main job was to help people safely cross the border, rather than keep anyone out.

  • [Ipo]

     West Germany’s attitude always was that East Germany was a state but not a country.  All eastern Germans that got away were citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany already, and had every right to cross that demarcation line. 
    Either direction. 

• [Dlo Burns]

  Some of this bondage stuff is too elaborate for my tastes.

• [acerplatanoides]

  In this case, more red tape may have helped. 

• [Ashen Victor]

  One has to be really desperate to look for work in Spain, as legal or illegal immigrant.
  Dude, lots of immigrants are craving for a little money to flee from Spain back to their home countries*!

  *Mostly south americans. Very expensive plane ticket to go back home plus no income to pay for it equals desperation.

  • [Orion Salvaje]

    Spain is one of the main immigration entry points to all the European Union

  • [Luther Blissett]

    Are you serious? Lmgtfy.

• [ookluh]

  Gene Parmesan?

  • [Quiche de Resistance]

    aahhhhh

• [voiceinthedistance]

  “Headrest”:  you’re doing it wrong!

• [Ronny]

  Spains southern tip is just 16km (10 miles) from north africa, and there are alot of people trying to get into europe (and hopefully a better life) over the water, by boat or other way. The passage is also a primary flow of drugs in to europe.