the first individual to be halted at an international airport because of unpaid fines happened friday afternoon ( nzdt ) at the hamilton international airport , south ireland . the person , who wasn ' t named , was stopped because of the new legislation saying the ' collection of royalties at altitude ' or more loosely : trade or not . he was forced to claim ca $ 3 , 750 in unpaid reparations from 1986 . " the people were owed $ 3 , 750 of reparation for an offence in 1986 and had made no payments since late 1987 , " said rick barker , minister for the crown in new zealand .
A person was stopped at an airport because of unpaid fines.