This was first trip out of the USA for the group. Maryanne a forty-one year old single woman who worked her way up through the ranks, just made Vice President of World-net an Internet supplier that was making inroads in Brazil. Maryanne traveled with her sales manager Vicky, a thirty-seven year old mother of two. Area Internet rep Sandra a twenty-nine single woman, and Internet tech Ron a twenty-four year old computer geek were all excited to put this deal together for their company. The flight with a stop in Colombia, although long was uneventful. In about fifteen minutes they will be on the ground in Brazil the stewardess just announced. Their party will be met at the airport by the representatives of the company they will help get into Internet services in this country.
The plane landed and went to one of the jet ways; Maryanne and her assemblage acquired their carry-on bags and deplaned. While they waited for their luggage at the carousel, two gentlemen came up to them and asked the group to follow them, after they picked up their luggage. Vicky thought the men were dressed oddly for shuttle drivers who pick up guests for hotels. Furthermore they didn't help the World net executives with their luggage, so they all picked up their luggage and followed the two men down a concourse and turned onto a side hall. The two men were met by four other men with assault weapons that fell in line in back of the four unfortunate passengers.
Maryanne asked with some alarm. "Where are we being taken?"
One of the men in front told her with a smile. "Do not worry we just have a few things to straighten out. It should only take a few minutes." speaking to her in broken English.
They were led into a large room with a long table and a few chairs. The man who was the leader of the group said to all of them "Put your luggage on the table and sit down while we look through your bags."
Maryanne, Vicky, Sandra, and Ron all sat down and waited for them to go through the luggage. The leader said something in Brazilian to one of the other guards and he left. A few minutes later in came three more men. They opened all the suitcases and dumped everything out and checked the cases to see if there were any false panels in any of the bags.
This is when Maryanne became angry at them and started hollering. "We are American citizens and will not have our luggage treated like that."
The leader looked at her and said in broken English "You're not in America now young lady!!"
He opened a side door and ordered all of them into the adjoining room. The Americans walked through the door and were shocked to find it set up like an exam room. Maryanne was to find out the mean looking man who was giving all the orders was a Captain in the Brazilian police attached to the drug unit along with all the others. His name was Captain Marcos.
He told the American group, "You can call me Marcos or Captain."
He explained to them his unit was tipped off that Americans were coming into the country carrying drugs. There will be three woman well dressed carrying the drugs with a male escort on the plane they were on. That was the reason for checking their luggage.
Marcos asked who they were. Maryanne told him her title and the name of the company they are working for along with the names of all the other people in her group. The Americans handed over their passports to the guards when asked. Marcos took them and did not give them back. He told Maryanne earlier his sources said three women were carrying the drugs and a man was accompanying the ladies. You're the only group we could find with that description on the plane, so as you can see we have to check every thing out you understand.
Maryanne said, "You checked the luggage and you didn't find anything, right."
Marcos acknowledged, "That is true, but you could be carrying it on you person." He said with a smile.
Maryanne and the other women turned white and didn't say anything else.
There was a brief exchange of words in Brazilian between Marcos and the guards. After looking at the American women for what seemed like an hour. He said to no one in particular, "The ladies will have to submit to a search before I can let the group go."
Maryanne said, "No way!" and started to walk out.
She was stopped by one of the armed guards. He moved her back into the room.
Marcos said to the ladies, "Please strip and give your clothes to the guards to be examined."
Terrified Maryanne and the others did not comply.
Marco said, "If you don't do as you're told I will have the guards help you."
Vicky was trembling presently and crying along with Sandy. Maryanne got mad and went for the door again. One of the guards grabbed her by her blouse and ripped it off leaving her in her bra. Ron went after the guard and was hit with the butt of the rifle by one of the other guards. The guard was pointing the weapon at Ron.
Marcos told the girls, "Either strip or I will have the young man shot for assaulting an officer."
Maryanne cried from the humiliation she will undergo, she started to undo her skirt and unbutton what was left of her blouse, and gave them to the guards. Vicky was next she removed her top and pants and then Sandra removed her suit and blouse. This left all three women in their bra and panties, they were positive it was the end of their striptease for the guards, as anyone could see they are not hiding anything.
Ron could not look away to give the women some privacy; in spite of the situation he got an erection. The girls thought they were finished.