“He planned to land in London Heathrow, United Kingdom less than in 3 hours. Boarding time has passed unnoticeably during an informal conversation with his friend. Both have never thought that there might be prohibited topics not to be touched on in a chat. The friend of Ethève was willing to know more about Bitcoin, from someone competent. Pierre Ethève has never hidden the fact he was a Bitcoin enthusiast as it is no crime or plague. The conversation has evolved during the individual control, when Pierre Ethève was asked to proceed for a detailed examination. Finally, the person in charge of the process of BAU claimed: ‘You’re under arrest, come with me.'”
http://cointelegraph.com/post/frenchman_persecuted_for_mentioning_bitcoin_in_a_conversation