F1 employee quizzed over 'massage wand' in Saudi Arabia as another has 'toy' confiscated - Daily Star

[Cameron Winstanley]

The girlfriend of an F1 employee had her adult toy confiscated at the airport as she travelled to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with another female embarrassed by strict laws​

17:10, 20 Apr 2025

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A woman travelling to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix had her adult toy confiscated at the airport.

The girlfriend of an F1 engineer was left red-faced in the airport as she was stopped and searched upon arrival in Jeddah, and had her sex aid taken off her after being unaware they are banned in the country.

Under Islamic law, adult toys are deemed as “pornographic materials” and are banned in the Middle East country. The ban also caught out another female employee in the paddock.

The employee had her “message wand” investigated by security after touching down in Jeddah. The unnamed 27-year-old told The Sun: “I went through passport control and got my luggage but was stopped by security who said my bag needed extra searching.

Saudi Arabia has strict laws on adult toys


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“They put it through the scanner and told me my ‘massage wand’ and Lipton ice tea drinks in my suitcase needed searching. This was in a public space with other tourists and passengers from my plane also getting extra searches!"

She claimed a male security guard came over to look at the ‘massage wand’ before the F1 employee requested a female guard instead.

She added: “I asked if we could please do this in a private space as I didn’t want it on show for all of the world to see!

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“She put it in a more discreet bag and it was taken off to a side room for more investigating while I was told to sit and wait. I waited nervously because I thought they might interrogate me for prostitution or sex trafficking.

“Then the original female security employee came out and said I was free to go and that I could actually KEEP it. Her words were ‘some massage wands aren’t allowed here but this one is ok, have a fun trip!'"


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