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00:1425 million passengers arrive at newark liberty airport every year thank you where are you coming
00:21from how long were you there for four days okay come with me you're gonna do a back exam on
00:27the
00:27front line hundreds of vigilant customs and border protection officers are trained to prevent anything
00:34dangerous from entering the US so I'm gonna check in your bags just look at me while I do it
00:40okay
00:40just step back okay today a British traveler has been referred for questioning after a search
00:47revealed a suspicious object in a suitcase it's some sort of a device
00:58does he have credentials or anything like that with his employment he didn't say anything no
01:10officer Kokoro runs it through the x-ray
01:17a pump of some kind
01:21there's a firearm inside of the pump officers waste no time detaining the owner
01:33okay cool
01:43this is yours right
01:52oh my god you are having me on you don't know about this I most certainly do not
02:02it's a handgun
02:07okay so stand up face the wall right over there
02:14hands behind your back separate your feet a little bit
02:23anything in the bags that stick me poke me cut me hurt me by any chance we're up against a
02:27clock
02:28we're looking for anybody that's not declaring and there's gonna be a lot
02:56that's good
03:01passport yes thank you with nearly a million flights and over 160 million passengers every
03:08year okay where are you coming from sir jfk is one of the busiest commercial airports in north
03:16america it is a very big airport it can get crazy we have a lot of international flights
03:24countries that travel through here and a lot goes on nice so you are conditionally approved for global
03:33entry if you want to do the interview now you can it's going to be all the way down through
03:38the
03:38double white door originally I wanted to be a nurse and after starting it shows me a different side
03:46of things that I like I've enjoyed leadership and hands-on and protecting our people you're all
03:55set have a good one next today the passenger enforcement intelligence team is waiting for
04:03three American women returning from the UK who are suspected of smuggling cannabis
04:12hey guys just have your passports out and just line up in two lines okay at the top of the
04:17jet
04:17bridge officer Satili spots the suspects disembarking and keeps a close watch but doesn't make contact
04:24yet right now they're already on the phone making separate phone calls aggravated look a little disgruntled
04:33but we'll see we'll see what happens after several minutes of observation he makes an approach in
04:39baggage claim how you doing today okay perfect you try anybody else yes okay all right perfect so
05:00we'll walk right over here real quick the traveler was taken to secondary inspection
05:05all right so base is very simple we're just gonna do a baggage exam uh I'm gonna ask you a
05:09couple
05:09of questions about your trip what you guys did over there it's a baggage exam who's doing all day
05:14long anything special about it while officer Satili focuses on the first woman her two companions are
05:20also questioned so real quick all these bags are yours yes sir all right pack them all yourself
05:34huh you pack them all yourself yeah all right any food alcohol tobacco no okay that's what happens
05:42yeah I didn't stop you I was there waiting as he searches her hand luggage the woman continues
05:52showing signs of agitation but her bags are clear of cannabis okay all right real quick I'm just gonna
06:02write down some stuff real quick okay so right now you're coming from where again Manchester Manchester
06:09right all right Manchester and you were there for how long three days all right did you go anywhere else
06:18uh went to okay Spain I went to Spain too and then Spain you stayed how long
06:30uh I have no idea like I don't know but how long was your whole trip about how long you're
06:40out for your
06:40whole trip about five days okay I'm jet lagged the time okay where did you stay at
06:47in Spain I gotcha that's about it okay all right all right cool uh just give me two minutes
07:10although the women's bags are clear of contraband their whirlwind trip suggests they could have been
07:16transporting cannabis abroad people lie for all different kinds of reasons sometimes you know
07:22they're cheating on sniffing another sometimes they went out to do stuff they don't want you to know
07:26about high potency US grown cannabis known as Cali weed is in global demand fetching up to three times the
07:34price of standard weed on the black market you know the US now is the source country for marijuana
07:40throughout the world Europe everywhere Dominican Republic it goes everywhere so right now we're
07:46just going to do a double check to see if they did leave with check bags if they did it's
07:49a big
07:49indication they probably had something like marijuana inside those bags where it's also value very high
07:54outside of the US so we're going to check that first and if that there were bags there it's it's
08:01almost a
08:01guarantee that's what it was the whole purpose of the trip was if officers can prove the group returned
08:06with fewer bags than they took it may be evidence of smuggling
08:25for security reasons please keep your luggage with you at all times at Newark officers have detained a
08:32British traveler who's been found with an unusual device in a suitcase oh my god you are having me
08:39on you don't know about this concealing what appears to be a firearm so stand up face the wall right
08:48over there hands behind your back separate your feet a little bit as well as claiming no knowledge
08:53of the gun the traveler explains he's come to the US for an aviation conference so you said you never
09:01opened that before I have never opened that box so what do you use it for so it's a training
09:11device that
09:11shows pilots how much force they need to apply to pull hand out in an aircraft where have you traveled
09:18to
09:19with this device I have traveled around here and roughly how many times have you traveled
09:24over there many times officers now need to determine if they are dealing with a working firearm you press
09:37down on this it seems to look like it's going to fire off if you press that seems to wear
09:43us but if you
09:44definitely pulls on fire yeah I was aware that when you pull the handle made a clicking noise and I
09:54assume that they some kind of spring or resistance device in the side okay okay let's just take this
10:02out for a second multiple almost 7,000 firearms are intercepted at US airports every year without the
10:11correct permits and safe storage they are illegal while officers further examine the device officer
10:19Guzman drills down on the traveler story I'm just wondering you never like I was curious to open and see
10:27anything anything now
10:29uh that's not in the slices it's a lady not in the slightest no curiosity at all I have a
10:38very busy life I've got lots of
10:40other priorities and this isn't really I was sold a complete item that worked and I had no curiosity about
10:51what was in the box what's up
10:53what's up seeing what happens despite the man's pleas of innocence officers aren't convinced
11:02I think I think he knew the advice was in there he was a little flabbergasted at first but it
11:07seemed
11:07like there was an excess force reaction to his behavior I think he was just surprised that he was
11:13caught honestly if officers can prove the traveler is carrying a viable firearm he could be facing criminal
11:21charges it's blocked off right now the question is whether you can get that out it looks like it
11:29could be screwed up
11:49at JFK airport where did you stay at in Spain I don't remember anything officers are questioning three
11:58suspected cannabis smugglers the woman who planned the trip appears nervous
12:07I got you and all three took only carry-on luggage for a five-day trip to Europe officer
12:15Satili contacts his supervisor I went all to Madrid over to London then coming back from Manchester it's
12:25feeling like an outbound to me so I'm waiting to see the results for the outbound to see what bags
12:36went out because I have a strong feeling that something went outbound on the on the flight
12:44while the flight records are checked a female officer searches the first woman who is displaying some unusual behavior
13:09inside the room the woman tells the officer she has an imaginary friend
13:34experience tells the officers that her behavior is nothing more than a diversion tactic
13:46everything's like a joke
13:47everything's a joke to her
13:51from afar when no one's over she's not saying anything right as soon as you look closer
13:56she's like she's doing this on purpose so after further investigation officer Satili's suspicions
14:03are confirmed the woman checked in a suitcase on her flight to the UK but with that suitcase now
14:10missing there's no proof of smuggling we don't tell you narcotics if you we check the bags negative we
14:16checked the pat-down negative and the demeanor right now there's no nervous behavior between all
14:20three of them so we're gonna let them go and move on to the next one we were just talking
14:24to your friends for
14:25a few minutes everything's all done good to go have a nice day okay you are she's gonna travel again
14:31she said in the next few weeks so the next time they travel out we'll have our outbound team go
14:36and
14:36conduct the baggage exam if she has any baggage going outbound with the group now known to CBP
14:42officers any future attempt to smuggle drugs could be their last
15:1115 million passengers arrive at San Francisco Airport every year no my let us my let us
15:23I know a little bit of like just the airport Spanish the basic many frequent flyers are enrolled in
15:30the global entry program which allows pre-approved travelers to bypass regular customs lanes saving
15:37them hours no purses no jewelry nothing but in France just no I didn't buy any earrings it's just one
15:44uh how much for the earrings oh I don't know my husband gave it to me two years ago oh
15:48oh but you
15:48didn't buy anything from okay okay have a good day it's a contract of trust in return for being
15:56prioritized they're expected to declare any purchases made abroad over $800 but not everyone
16:04does today officer Moore's checking a flight arriving from Paris France we have a lot of people from those
16:12flights who don't declare anything they purchased so we're just looking out for them people they like
16:18to go abroad and they go to you know high-end stores the high-end items they are common a
16:24married couple
16:24both with global entry status have been referred to secondary for a spot check
16:36yeah so we oh my god this sounds like an interrogation oh no we have just kids uh we have
16:43one scarf and kids stuff okay all right we're gonna go so this one over here okay so I'm just
16:54gonna have
16:54you guys fill this out having declared only one high-value item a scarf officer Moore asks the woman
17:05to put it in writing thank you lying on a customs declaration form is a federal offense okay ma'am
17:17so
17:17this is everything that you're gonna declare this is everything that you purchased on your trip yes
17:21did you purchase anything else okay um are you sure okay so um since you are declaring some items we
17:31do have to do a baggage exam so we are gonna examine your bags so you can just come over
17:36here and bring
17:36them over okay officer Giannis arrives to assist with the search it is scary no it's not why do you
17:46say
17:47that no but you haven't done anything wrong right so there's nothing to be worried about the scarf
17:57that you purchased um how much did you pay for it do you have a receipt for that no initially
18:03she
18:03declared that she had one scarf and children's toys as soon as I opened the bag there were absolutely no
18:10children's toys so I knew that there was something off immediately at that point and that's not the
18:14only thing that captures the officer's attention I see you have a bracelet did you purchase that on
18:19your trip as well you can look through this this is 20 years old it's it's uh it's been 20
18:26years old
18:27it's been sent to the repair shop twice I would like to see actually if you don't mind let me
18:32see
18:34what is what kind of bracelet is this officer Giannis suspects the bracelet is a new luxury brand
18:43yeah okay okay here I'll give you this back give me one second okay an online search reveals the
18:57luxury scarf costs over $1,000 it also confirms the price of the woman's jewelry I believe she's wearing
19:06one of the bracelets okay so it's probably the most expensive one that $29,000 bracelet
19:12doesn't appear like it's 20 years old no it doesn't that's $30,000 of purchases they have
19:18potentially failed to declare okay can I have you come over here with me please if found to be lying
19:26the couple could have their preferred travel status canceled and the goods seized
19:53at Newark International Airport I'm just wondering you never like I was curious to open it and see
20:01anything you know not in your slices officers are questioning a British man found carrying a device
20:09which contains what appears to be a firearm well it's it's blocked off right now the question is
20:18whether you can get that out looks like it could be screwed out they're trying to find out if it's
20:28a
20:28functional gun to see if it can cause any dangers they got to see if it has a bin number
20:33that match on our
20:36systems he stated that he had never opened a box before I mean it's a real hard to believe it's
20:43at some
20:44point you you have to know what you have once this clicks this thing here the safety goes back
20:56officers determine that with minor alterations the weapon could be operational yet the traveler sticks to
21:03his story I honestly don't know what to say honestly don't know what to say I'm my levels of disappointment
21:11with the people that manufactured that forum is extremely high out here they should have told me
21:21I should offer I'm believe I'm believe we couldn't make this happen with the suspected firearm secured for
21:38evidence the man will be handed over to Homeland Security investigations his punishment the potential
21:46of five years in prison or a minimum five-year ban from entering the US so far this is by
21:58far the most
21:58unique experience I've had at CBP as of right now there's a strong possibility that he will be sent
22:06back home we're here to protect the people the United States the people that are that are on the street
22:12and
22:12getting a firearm off the street is the most important thing that we could be doing grab a seat sir
22:43in San Francisco officers Giannis and Moore suspect a couple is using their global entry status to sneak
22:51through designer purchases from Paris worth more than the allowed $800 their search
22:58has already revealed a $1,000 scarf and jewelry worth $29,000 which the woman claims is old so these
23:07two here are the bracelets okay we know that they were purchased during the trip any new goods worth
23:14more than $800 must be declared and duty tax paid officer Giannis wants to know what else the woman
23:21hasn't owned up to is this cotton it is whatever it is you never checked
23:41okay so it's a small leather wallet you have a pin sir I'm not even leather what kind is it
23:48plastic
23:52okay common red flag that I see all the time is someone telling me that that item that I'm looking
23:58at right now clearly brand new is old or it's dirty or it's cheap that thing isn't cheap it's real
24:06it's new
24:07it's not it's not it's not ten dollars so all in total we got thirty nine thousand dollars by the
24:16end of the search officer Giannis has found more items worth a further ten thousand dollars
24:27the final value of the undeclared items is forty thousand dollars and now the couple faces a fine
24:37supervisor orange breaks the news this is too big of a want to just give you a warning we gave
24:43you
24:43opportunities when you approached hey what do you have you said a scarf right and then we gave you
24:48another opportunity here to amend your declaration which you failed to do so we will be canceling
24:54your global injury we both get affected positions yes because we both were the people that we asked you
24:58those questions too right unfortunately these are the consequences right forever you'll never have
25:04global injury again because you failed to be placed right all right this time the couple is
25:10allowed to keep the items and pay two thousand four hundred dollars in duty but their days of
25:16bypassing regular customs checks are over it did seem like she was trying to deceive us she should
25:22know that under declaring any type of merchandise would probably result in either a penalty or a
25:28seizure have a good day guys have a good one take care good job good job look at you all
25:37right come on
25:58now
26:04each year thousands of people from around the globe are caught trying to enter the u.s. to work illegally
26:13this is the drama you guys traveling together hoping to fly under the radar they enter on tourist visas
26:28At Detroit International Airport, officers Mala and Feldhaus have selected a passenger
26:34from the Netherlands for a luggage search after her travel history raised a red flag.
26:39She's a frequent traveler, so we have to verify what she does here.
26:44The woman told officers in primary that she's a fountain pen maker by trade, but here on
26:50vacation.
26:54Okay, why are you bringing all this?
26:56This sounds more like work.
27:01I also have to do, like, admin work or not.
27:05What's your occupation?
27:06You told the premier officer that you also do the pen.
27:09Yeah, so I make parts for the pen.
27:12You make parts from home?
27:15Yes, I have a workbench at home.
27:18This is one of the nips that I make.
27:20They're called nips.
27:21Making custom fountain pens is a multi-million dollar industry, catering to wealthy buyers.
27:27Are this the ones that you make?
27:30A twist.
27:31This is a twist.
27:32The cap twist stuff.
27:35So if I went to a trip and I'm going there for fun, let's say if I went to visit
27:39your country,
27:40I wouldn't bring my work stuff.
27:42Right.
27:42Like, you're bringing everything for work.
27:44So this is an indication that you are here to do some kind of work.
27:48Uh, so people ask what I do, and then I like to...
27:52When I go vacation, I don't go to tell people what I do.
27:55I go vacation.
27:56Each pen retails at over $2,000.
28:00Despite claiming to be a tourist, the contents of the woman's bags are telling a different story.
28:06You're here to work.
28:07That's where we're at.
28:08We're not even here.
28:09We're not here to play games.
28:10But do you understand how this looks?
28:12You're here to work.
28:12I understand, but I'm not getting paid for anything.
28:14I didn't say that you're getting paid.
28:16I asked you if you're here to do any kind of business or any kind of work.
28:22What are these?
28:24This is the microscope.
28:26So that's a big heavy bone.
28:28We're done.
28:29Microscopes are a crucial tool for fountain pen makers when carrying out detailed work.
28:35Officer Mala suspects the woman is planning to trade with American clients.
28:40Okay.
28:41You've got to start being honest now.
28:43Okay.
28:43Because I do not understand why you're bringing all work items and you claim that you're here for fun.
28:49What are you here to do?
28:51I sell products.
28:52I sell them from Europe and I sell them globally.
28:55But I don't, I'm not here to like sell things in person.
29:01Because you're bringing all your work items, your story kind of doesn't make sense.
29:05I'm going to do an electronic media exam on your phone.
29:10I'm going to read your emails, whatever is in the phone right now, I'm going to read.
29:15So is there anything else that you haven't told me about?
29:18So I attend shows and I show off the things that I do.
29:23So you physically go on these shows, have a tent, a table.
29:27I have a table and people can look at my work and see the kind of things that I make
29:31and I display things.
29:32And you're also doing the trade show, you also sell your stuff in there?
29:36Do you have things at the show?
29:38Okay.
29:38People can see what I make and then I have a wait list.
29:41So the wait list is not...
29:42What is the wait list for?
29:44So I know where the people are interested.
29:46And so nobody gives me money at the trade show.
29:50Pack your stuff and meet me over there.
29:53Yeah.
29:55Okay, pack your stuff and meet me over there.
29:57The problem with her, once you do something hands-on in here, it's considered labor and you would need a
30:02work visa.
30:04If officers can prove the traveler is planning to make and sell luxury pens, she could face a fine and
30:12be permanently banned from entering the U.S.
30:29JFK Airport is the biggest international mail facility in the U.S.
30:35As a gateway to North America, it handles a million packages every day.
30:41All right, Jared, if you want to run that one more time.
30:45Keeping Customs and Border Protection officers on high alert for smuggled contraband.
30:52When I started working here, I realized that we are the first and the last line of defense.
30:58So they're going to...
30:59Give that a look.
31:01All right.
31:02Every seizure that we have, every drug that we stop, every firearm that we stop, the satisfaction becomes not because
31:10we get paid,
31:11but it's because the life, the countless life that we are saving here in the United States.
31:18Today, Officer Cisneros is on the lookout for shipments of a black market pharmaceutical arriving from the U.K.
31:27So let's go and find out what we have, what will be the catch-off today.
31:44This seems to be a vacuum cleaner.
31:48Nothing here makes me believe there is anything hiding.
31:52You can see the inside of the machine, which is very clear.
31:57Everything is transparent.
32:01They keep an eye out.
32:13For any illicit packages hidden among them.
32:17There's something wrong with this bag.
32:19It doesn't give me a clear picture of what it is.
32:31Okay, do me a favor.
32:33I want that to put on the side, please.
32:34Yeah, that will be inspected.
32:36That's kind of different from the rest of it.
32:41A second package also raises suspicions.
32:45Both have been shipped from the U.K.
32:49So I'm going to send it back again.
32:52Because it doesn't look good at all.
32:57Okay, so just put that one on the side for me, please.
33:00With the packages singled out for inspection,
33:05Officer Cisneros proceeds with caution.
33:12We don't know what the boxes are.
33:14We don't know if it can get contaminated.
33:17And we have here.
33:25I have white powder.
33:33At this moment, I'm going to stop my B-Fentanyl.
33:36I'm going to gear up, have a mask,
33:38and change my gloves,
33:40and try to test it without opening the package
33:42and find out what it is.
33:56In Detroit, officers are questioning a fountain pen maker
34:00who claims to be entering the U.S. on vacation.
34:03What are those?
34:05This is the microscope.
34:06But her suitcases are full of equipment and merchandise.
34:11Still unsatisfied with her story,
34:13Officer Mala asks the woman about her accommodations
34:16while in the U.S.
34:18She gives the names of two different friends,
34:21explaining that she's romantically involved with both of them.
34:25And when you visit B-Fentanyl,
34:26where are you going to be staying?
34:27With him.
34:28At his house.
34:29Is he married?
34:30Is he single?
34:31He's single.
34:33And who is B-Fentanyl?
34:34He's another friend of mine.
34:35You're staying at his house as well?
34:37Yes.
34:38I have a partner.
34:40We're in an open registered partnership.
34:42In your country?
34:43Yes.
34:44You're in an open relationship, correct?
34:46I'm in an open relationship, and we've hooked up.
34:48And my partner knows about this.
34:49She has multiple partners.
34:51Okay.
34:52Officer Mala wants to make sure
34:53that the woman is meeting other men of her own free will.
34:57Do you perform paid sex?
34:59No. Oh, my Lord. No.
35:01Are you sure?
35:01Yes.
35:02Because you do come see a lot of guys in here, so...
35:04No, I do not.
35:06Are you sure?
35:06Yes.
35:07We see them...
35:08Or, like, are you in any, like, escort website?
35:10No, I'm sorry.
35:11We gotta ask.
35:11We see them all the time.
35:12Girls from all around the world come here as an escort.
35:15Make sure you're not being traveling.
35:16I have another skill that I obviously use to make money.
35:21Satisfied that she's not meeting men under duress,
35:24the writing is still on the wall for the pen maker.
35:27All the signs point to her importing luxury goods
35:30and the tools to make them
35:32with the intention of selling them.
35:35You are being returned with the first available flight.
35:39Do you understand?
35:43Yes.
35:43And the ticket costs $880.
35:46Your ESTA will be canceled.
35:48Once you violated the terms, you can no longer use it.
35:51Forever?
35:51Forever.
35:54The bad thing about her is that once you violate the ESTA terms,
35:58you can never use ESTA again.
35:59It's, like, for life, I feel like,
36:01because it's a trusted travel program.
36:04Once you violate it,
36:06you technically consider not a trusted traveler anymore.
36:08Officer Mala is confident
36:10that her plan was to make direct sales to U.S. customers
36:14to avoid trade tariffs,
36:16a violation of her travel conditions.
36:19Okay, your seat is 20...
36:22I'm sorry, 48G.
36:23Your seat is 48G?
36:24Okay, let's go.
36:27Safe travels.
36:28Bye.
36:30Bye.
36:33She understood.
36:35She loves to stay in U.S., unfortunately.
36:39Most people do.
36:40But hopefully she'll be able to get the right visa
36:42and come back.
36:56At JFK's International Mail Facility,
37:01there's something wrong with this bag.
37:03It has the makening of something illicit coming here.
37:06Officer Cisneros has identified two suspicious packages
37:10sent from the U.K.
37:12Wow.
37:14I have, um, white powder.
37:19I'm gonna gear up, have a mask,
37:21and change my gloves and try to test it.
37:24I don't take anything for granted.
37:26Might be fentanyl.
37:27I don't know what it is.
37:29A testing device uses laser technology
37:32to identify the substance inside the first package.
37:37Okay, I see that this plastic is very thick.
37:43Let's see what we have here.
37:48Okay, we're analyzing, so we're gonna close the eggs.
37:55Ketamine, we have a hit.
37:57Ketamine is a medical anesthetic,
38:00a Schedule III controlled substance.
38:03Cheaper than cocaine,
38:05it's increasingly being abused as a recreational drug.
38:09Causing intense disorientation,
38:12users are often left highly vulnerable.
38:16People use these drugs to rape victims,
38:20to take the money out of the victims.
38:22But the very next day,
38:24the person who is being given this drug
38:27has no conscience of what happened.
38:30Okay, I got the second one here.
38:32This is sealed.
38:40You have an envelope,
38:41and then you have a CD or DVD.
38:45It doesn't make sense.
38:48Wow.
38:49And you also have the white substance,
38:52which is wrapped the same as the other one.
38:55Again, it might be ketamine.
38:57I don't know what it is,
38:58so I'm gonna test that again.
39:01Now we need to scan this.
39:07Okay, we're analyzing now.
39:14Bingo, ketamine.
39:16Hopefully, you know, within 24 hours,
39:19we're gonna have agents looking at this,
39:22see if they,
39:23the persons have prior records,
39:25so they can be arrested.
39:27And we take it from there.
39:28Since both shipments have come from the UK,
39:32Homeland Security investigations
39:33will notify the British police.
39:37If they track down the sender,
39:39they could face a long prison sentence.
39:42Wow, that's 1.65 kilograms.
39:51And let's see what we have.
39:52This one over here, the small ones.
39:57There you go.
40:01That is 61.9, a little bit, half a kilo, we'll say.
40:07Okay, that's it.
40:09That's two kilos of dangerous ketamine powder,
40:12worth over $200,000,
40:15that has been stopped
40:16from getting onto the streets of New York.
40:24The result is that this drug is not on the street,
40:28because what we do here is safe life.
40:30And safe life is the most important thing in our mission.
40:33It's just doing what we have to do
40:35to keep Americans safe.
40:37Now we have it here.
40:41And we close it.
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