Asian, 20, disguised as elderly white male on flight to Vancouver

Asian man, left, became elderly Caucasian man, right. -CBSA

In off-beat news, a 20-year-old Asian man tried entering Canada as an elderly Caucasian male. He was spotted by staffers as an older looking man with younger looking hands, a strange sight when you compare it to his disguised, silicon-covered neck. This all on a flight destined for Vancouver from Hong Kong.

According to Air Canada, the man originally only had one bag but the airline crew found two other pieces of luggage containing his disguises including a silicone face and neck mask, a brown leather cap, glasses and a thin brown cardigan.

Apparently, the young man swapped boarding passes with a 55-year-old American passenger. Nobody has confirmed yet why the passes were swapped.

Even stranger, the boarding pass also included a frequent flyer number associated with it.

Part way through the flight, the man removed his concealments and emerged from the washrooms as a 20-something-looking male. After the crew recognized the strange happenings, he was reported and subsequently escorted off the flight by Border Services.

He has now applied for refugee status in Canada.

As usual in the popular entry city of Vancouver, the man is currently detained by the Canadian Border Services Agency for review before an Immigration and "Refugee" Board.

Canada is currently debating on whether taking stronger measures on stemming the flow of refugee claimants entering Canada before being able to determine whether their claims are authentic.