Nightmarish Vacations: He went to Mexico to rest, but was confused with an international criminal

Tony Smith dreamed of spending a holiday of luxury and relaxation in Cancun, Mexico, but the A British pensioner was deported after being confused with an international criminal.

The 66-year-old man traveled from West Susbad, Mexico, last November with his wife Carole, and what they imagined to be a dream day turned into a nightmare after Tony's death Three days in detention at Cancun airport, in a small room without windows and treated like he was a "serial killer".

Until now, he does not know the exact reason for his detention. They only told him that His name was on a list of international criminals under the watchful eye of the United States.

Carole, married to Tony for 30 years, explained to Daily mail that, from the beginning, the holidays were rare because they could not register via the Internet and once at the airport, the airline employee could not print the ticket of the man.

Once on board, an alert was issued when Tony's ticket went through and When they landed in Mexico, the man was taken to a room and not on the queue to pbad pbadport control.

Tony was asked why he was in the country, how much money he had and if he had ever been to America before.. After being photographed and left by his fingerprints, he was arrested again and then informed that he would spend three days at the airport before being deported.

Carole had to go alone to the hotel that they had booked and started phoning her four children and the British consulate, but they told her that they could not do much, her husband was not arrested, he had been arrested.

"I knew there was suspicion that my husband was an international criminal, but for me it sounded like he was being treated like a serial killer," said the woman.

Finally, the couple met three days later, although Tony boarded the plane surrounded by security people.

After the difficult experience that he has lived, Tony Smith has learned that he bears the same name as several wanted criminals in the United States, but not the same date of birth.

He also learned that the airlines share the details of the flights over Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico and that even if the flight is never made in the United States, they have information on the wanted criminals in this country .

Although the nightmare ended for Tony, the British pensioner fears that the same thing will happen again.