<p>Neil Parry was arrested at airport here last June and accused of trafficking 1.6 kg of liquid ecstasy in two bottles of Pantene Pro-V shampoo.<br /><br />Parry's boat and two of his friend's houses were searched and he was granted bail after spending three days in jail.<br /><br />However, all charges against him were dropped when customs officials admitted that there were no drugs in the seized shampoo bottles.<br /><br />Customs apologised and admitted it failed to follow correct procedures when testing the shampoo, he said.<br /><br />Parry was given 100,000 and an apology for his ordeal."It is not worth it, no," Parry said adding "I would rather it never happened."<br /><br />Parry claims he was locked in a legal battle with Customs for the past 17 months.<br />He said most of the compensation money would go towards his legal expenses.</p>
<p>Neil Parry was arrested at airport here last June and accused of trafficking 1.6 kg of liquid ecstasy in two bottles of Pantene Pro-V shampoo.<br /><br />Parry's boat and two of his friend's houses were searched and he was granted bail after spending three days in jail.<br /><br />However, all charges against him were dropped when customs officials admitted that there were no drugs in the seized shampoo bottles.<br /><br />Customs apologised and admitted it failed to follow correct procedures when testing the shampoo, he said.<br /><br />Parry was given 100,000 and an apology for his ordeal."It is not worth it, no," Parry said adding "I would rather it never happened."<br /><br />Parry claims he was locked in a legal battle with Customs for the past 17 months.<br />He said most of the compensation money would go towards his legal expenses.</p>