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00:12And away we go.
00:16We're on our way to one of our off-site express consignment
00:20facility. We're going to be conducting inspections
00:23on multiple shipments that was flagged by one of our units
00:27and hopefully we can get some good stuff.
00:30All right, boys, let's go do this.
00:32The shipments earmarked for inspection are from a European sender.
00:38Hello, guys. We are back.
00:42Whose details bear the hallmarks of a smuggling operation.
00:46This shipment might be good. We're going to be passing it through the x-ray.
00:53Okay. I like that image right there.
00:57That might possibly be something.
01:00So now we're going to do a more thorough inspection.
01:03The way people package things nowadays, anything can be disguised as anything.
01:16This looks like a friendly kid's package. A simple cartoon.
01:19But when we open it, we usually find pills.
01:30Anything in the bag is going to stick me, poke me, cut me, hurt me by any chance.
01:34We're up against a clock.
01:35We're looking for anybody that's not declaring, and there's going to be a lot.
01:44We're going to be doing all the cars.
01:46There are going to be a lot on display.こんにちは.
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02:11where are your bags this is it this is it yeah i travel light all right have a good day
02:16thank you
02:17today in san francisco
02:27a traveler is being inspected after an x-ray revealed some unusual looking objects in his
02:33luggage i'm just looking for pretty much contraband we are just going to do a quick baggage inspection
02:39just to see what he's bringing in having just landed from china he claims to have forgotten
02:46the combination for the lock on his suitcase so i'm going to need to cut it open
02:53which isn't a problem for officer gluzov
02:58you claim full responsibility of all the items that are in your bags
03:01yes inside the suitcase what's in this box staplers or staples is an unusually large quantity
03:11of office supplies why do you need staples it's about office streets
03:18what kind of staples are they like like regular staples why don't you just go to staples and
03:23buy some staples it's cheaper over there officer gluzov counts 30 staplers and over 40 000 staples
03:34how many staples do you need uh i use a lot of paperwork how many people do you work with
03:41i want a lot of people how many is a lot of people i know big champions wow so many
03:47staplers
03:50do you usually get inspected no i've never seen so many staples okay what is this
03:57it gives to me okay it's called tea
04:02is it mushrooms what is this
04:13the traveler claims the mushrooms are for making a traditional infusion
04:19i just gotta test it out but officer gluzov needs to make sure they aren't the magic kind
04:26i'm just gonna test out the mushrooms
04:30psilocybin mushrooms contain hallucinogenic compounds making them a schedule one controlled substance
04:37i understand everyone gets inspected matt you know very small sample bringing them into the
04:45country is a federal crime which can result in a heavy fine and even jail time
05:10okay i make that image right there that might possibly be something
05:16at newark's cargo facility this looks like a friendly kids package
05:21the simple cartoon but when we open it pills
05:26officers have intercepted an airmail package from europe one of a large shipment flagged for inspection
05:34after they vacuum seal it they'll wash it with a solvent to get the smell away from the package
05:41so that the drug sniffing dogs can't detect it
05:46all right so let me go ahead
05:51perfect i'm going to try this all right let's go ahead and test for quick identification
05:58officer olivo uses a laser device which searches over 1200 substances in mere seconds okay we're gonna
06:07get ready to conduct a scan from cutting agents to narcotics
06:14there it is mdma mdma or ecstasy is a synthetic party drug which is illegal in the u.s and
06:24united kingdom
06:26good job officer olivo it's a hallucinogenic you wake up the next morning not knowing what you did
06:33a single pill has a street value of around 80 dollars meaning this pack is likely to be worth nearly
06:4025 000 this is definitely a good fine we get these off the streets
06:47criminal gangs in europe are increasingly manufacturing synthetic drugs
06:52to trade directly with mexican cartels in exchange for cocaine much of their product
06:59is trafficked using america's mail system okay we're good all right we got a few more to go
07:06with a further 45 packages in the shipment get that envelope maybe something the officers aren't done yet
07:18you can see here there's an envelope and within the envelope you see two distinct packages in there
07:24so once again this is the top views and side view so this may be uh probable of something
07:31my spider sense is tingling this is packaging very similar to what we just found with the ecstasy pills
07:38bingo once again our cartoon feline friends packaging on the outside with no name brands on the top
07:50okay this looks like a package of ketamine and this possibly could be pink cocaine so we're gonna see
08:00i'm confident that this is going to come out positive for something we shall see
08:10here you go ketamine ketamine is a fast-acting anesthetic
08:18its growing popularity as a recreational drug has fueled a rapid increase in use in the u.s
08:26this will come back as ketamine as well
08:30there you go ketamine good five it's a it's a party drug it's a huge party drug that they use
08:37constantly
08:38having also tested positive for ketamine officers want to establish why only the second batch is pink
08:46we're going to take a reading of it with the gemini which is a little bit more accurate
08:51this test requires a device with a larger library of chemicals
08:58the pink powder here came back because kind of mean uh mixed with mdma a potentially lethal cocktail
09:06both substances have been linked to fatal strokes and heart attacks
09:14we're just we're killing it yeah so basically it looks like it's one of those days sometimes we get
09:20nothing sometimes we may get maybe one maybe two but today it looks like we're getting a slew of illicit
09:27contraband coming through the port today so it's a good day this i don't know what this one is we're
09:32gonna have to test this but here we go with more party pills problem is a lot of people take
09:37too much of
09:38this stuff they wind up od-ing and they're trying to celebrate something a celebration turns into a tragedy
09:45we might have more another suspect right here another suspect another suspect we're gonna pull all three
09:54it's a frenzy all today's the x-ray directs them towards a further twenty thousand dollars worth of
10:02party drugs positive for mdma these smugglers will try anything and everything to get the little
10:12packages through three hours in have another one the search takes a turn this is this is something else
10:26that possibly this could be testosterone this package appears to be from a different center
10:33this time in turkey we're gonna have our officer and test this to see what it really is
10:59is it mushrooms what is this in san francisco secondary a man referred for a suitcase search
11:09he's gonna test out the mushrooms is attempting to bring mushrooms into the country from china
11:17we just need a very small sample he claims they're for making tea
11:25i don't know what it is so but if they contain hallucinogenic psilocybin the test will turn purple
11:37and the traveler will be in hot water
11:42yeah if it was positive it would pop for like a lightest purple
11:50it's not positive right no we'd have a different conversation then
11:58i can't tell you why you were inspected i never got but keep in mind that if you're coming in
12:05to the
12:05u.s you're subject to uh inspection every passenger it doesn't matter if you're a green card holder or
12:10u.s citizen like yourself uh or visa all right you're all set sir thank you man thank you chinese
12:20u.s culture has a long tradition of making tea from medicinal mushrooms
12:26fungi such as reishi and cordyceps are prized for their earthy flavors and health-giving properties
12:34china is known for a lot of teas i did a test no mismatch all regular the guy was a
12:41little bit
12:41annoyed being inspected that is kind of a normal thing between u.s citizens
12:47people don't like to be pulled out or be extra inspected and they get fishy when we they ask us
12:54why are they being inspected but we can only tell them that they're subject to inspection
13:00you too have a good one bye
13:25if you're on the facial recognition you just need your lovely face and your face will mark you on board
13:32did you guys purchase or acquire anything on this trip that you're bringing back with
13:35the other day any like handbags jewelry anything like that
13:40by law all commercial purchases made abroad must be declared and the required import duty paid
13:47all righty use your guys's passports back you guys are all set
13:52at cbp checkpoints and baggage claim officers are spot-checking passengers just off a flight from
13:59rome italy something i'm never going to use i don't think so
14:05officer renault has stopped the owner of a bridal dress store who's returning from a buying trip
14:12one hundred percent french cotton lace handcrafted in italy do you have them a silver for these ma'am
14:18no i don't at an earlier checkpoint she failed to declare five wedding dresses to officers
14:25this is not what we sell it explains it's because they're samples gifted to her by an italian supplier
14:34are they labeled as samples no it all needs to be declared as custom
14:40yeah but even if i didn't pay for it it's for your business regardless of whether you're selling it or
14:47using it as a sample and how you do that you let the officer up front know or you let
14:51me know when i
14:51stop you but she didn't let me know listen i'm in business since 96 okay we sell dresses after 30
15:00000 that's okay because we do everything custom made by constant i get it yeah so it's a totally
15:08different scenario so for customs purposes you have to declare it as a commercial sample i declare
15:13everything i'm a very honest person pressed to put a value on them she estimates each dress to be worth
15:20just 50 dollars she's just going to kind of modify and play with them a little bit but for our
15:26purposes it is being brought in as commercial goods she did not declare the the dresses to me
15:31she placed the value of these dresses at 250 in total these are handmade italian dresses wedding
15:37dresses they would not be worth 50 dollars i imagine they would be far more than that in italy and
15:44they are certainly worth more here since the samples have no retail value for her the woman says she
15:51has made an honest mistake which could end up costing her dearly listen to me i'm explaining this to you
15:58from a custom standpoint everything has value and when you're bringing commercial items if you don't
16:03declare them is subject to seizure a combination of ketamine with mdma in newark officers have intercepted
16:26three packages of party drugs from europe we're just killing it so far they estimate the seizure to
16:35be worth roughly 45 000 on the black market but the search takes a new direction as officers intercept
16:45another shipment this time from turkey this is something else possibly this could be testosterone
16:54non-regulated we're going to have our officer test this to see what it really is
17:03what we have here this is the anabol a steroid used for muscle growth so schedule three drug
17:12dianabol is a prescription only anabolic steroid widely used for enhancing muscle physique and athletic
17:19performance i'm going to crack the pill just because usually hills they come with a little film
17:28and the film will prevent us from getting the correct reading shining a red beam which is your laser
17:35and the material okay no match found so we got no match on the dianabol but that will call for
17:44further
17:45testing the inconclusive reading suggests the pills don't contain what they claim
17:51the fake pharmaceutical industry is one of the most profitable on the black market estimated to be worth
17:58up to an annual 200 billion dollars due to its lax counterfeit laws turkey is a major source country
18:08a lot of this stuff's not regulated for the young men that want to get super muscular they have really
18:13no idea what they're really ingesting after four hours and 50 packages searched hundreds of pills and
18:22controlled medication are seized all worth close to 50 000 dollars maybe a small amount but at the end of
18:30the day we've saved a few lives what is the 18 the seizure will be passed to homeland security investigations
18:41as evidence who will work with european law enforcement to track down the labs behind the shipment
18:49for officer oliveville today marks yet another high point in a long-running dedicated career
18:57well i don't want to say that i'm a legend but i try my very best to identify whatever comes
19:02across my
19:02table right now i'm getting ready to retire but uh every day that i am here i'm going to do
19:08my best
19:09to try to stop as much contraband as i can because i love my country and uh you know i
19:15just want to make
19:16sure that these drugs don't get into uh the hands of children
19:40but this is not the full resale it's commercial you did not declare it
19:45in secondary a bridal store owner has failed to declare five sample dresses
19:52gifted to her by an italian supplier i'm a very honest person so this is not for resale
19:59but it is commercial no it's not since she has no plans to sell them she believes they have no
20:08commercial value i'm a customs officer i've been doing this for a lot of years okay and i will tell
20:14you 100 it is commercial from a customs perspective it is commercial it's more business okay i respect
20:21you but to me commercial means that i have a client that i can put this dress on look at
20:27this dress is
20:28this big it does not treat anybody i'm not going to try it on i'm just saying i don't know
20:34i don't know
20:35that for customs purposes you have to declare it you have to declare it with the proper value okay
20:41when asked she estimated the dresses to be worth around 50 each officer reynaud disagrees
20:50if customs disputes the value which in this case i do i mean 250 is way too low for what's
20:55here
20:55i don't mean these are handmade dresses in italy i know they're not resellable i know you're not
20:59planning on selling them but clearly they're worth more than 250 dollars and they're commercial okay
21:05they are considered commercial for customs purposes because you are bringing them in
21:08for business use even though the woman has made a genuine mistake on this occasion officer reynaud
21:16won't be saying i do how are we gonna do this it's got to get looked at by our import
21:21specialist
21:22they'll determine what the actual value of these items are and then they'll they'll assess any tariffs
21:26any any duties that are owed okay you will owe duties on these items all five dresses are seized
21:33they don't need to fit in there nobody's going without a wedding dress right i don't want to
21:39ruin anyone's wedding so we're going to put it in uh into a bonded warehouse with the airline
21:45and our customs import specialist can take a look at it and they'll determine what the value is for
21:49these items and then they'll uh they'll assess any tariffs any duties that are owed on those items
21:54and then she'll be able to get them back do you have any questions at all ma'am no okay
21:58all right
21:59thank you very much sure sure can we do that all right thank you again this gentleman's gonna get
22:04you on to okay on to your final destination all right have a good day
22:08good day
22:3128 of all illicit drugs seized in the u.s are at airports
22:52In order to catch smugglers, Customs and Border Protection regularly carries out specialized
22:59operations, known as 100% checks.
23:05I know, I know, I missed you too.
23:10At JFK, Officer Sanjurjo and K9 Magnus are heading out to runway 22L, where a flight from the Dominican Republic
23:20has just touched down.
23:23The Dominican Republic happens to be a hub for narcotics to transfer through.
23:29We try to hit those flights hoping that we come up on something.
23:34A 100% check is when a plane, its passengers and even its crew are inspected without prior warning.
23:43Once they put the chocs on, we'll get out.
23:46We like to watch the airline workers and see, you know, make sure that they're not hiding a bag or
23:53concealing a bag.
23:54We want to make sure that all bases are covered.
23:57On board the now empty A320, the search begins.
24:02Up.
24:03Up.
24:04Good boy.
24:06We normally like to look in, like, little compartments like this because sometimes you never know what
24:14has happened before.
24:17We find something in there.
24:20Up.
24:21Up.
24:22Up.
24:23Good job.
24:25Bathroom.
24:26Up.
24:27Up.
24:29Up.
24:35Up.
24:37Up.
24:39Good job.
24:41His nose is so good that I could skip a couple rows, and even if there's something in the seat,
24:47he will alert and he'll take me there.
24:50We have the AC on right now, so if there was anything, the wind could possibly move the odor.
24:56I have to trust my dog and follow him.
25:01Good job.
25:03We're going to go inside the belly, so that's going to be the next part.
25:09Below the passenger deck, aircraft search technician Officer Cambry enters the cargo hold.
25:17Okay.
25:19Within this area here, they actually hide a lot of countrymen, narcotics, and weapons.
25:26We're going to scan some of the panels to see what's within the void.
25:29There's a lot of void in this aircraft here in this area, and if I do see anomaly, then I'll
25:34open it up and then from there we'll do further inspection.
25:37Previous searches of aircraft cargo holds have revealed narcotics stashed by ground crews being bribed by the cartels.
25:45This is this area that I just scanned, and that's where you get the panel separation and the screws goes.
25:59I see a small anomaly here.
26:03I'm going to open the area just to inspect it, because this looks like a little unusual to see that.
26:08So I'm going to check it out and see what's in there.
26:13The hatch stores gases used to inflate emergency evacuation systems in an area only accessible to flight crews.
26:23Okay.
26:24It's part of the insulation back here.
26:27This is what the insulation looks like.
26:29Sometime you have a piece that's actually full with the x-ray.
26:32You will see it as a heavier mass.
26:34So that's where I saw the piece of insulation actually just stuck over here.
26:37So I can see that.
26:38So it's negative.
26:39For any narcotics.
26:42So far, the hold appears clean.
26:45Good boy.
26:46Good job, Magnus.
26:50But up on the passenger deck.
26:54Up.
26:56Hey.
26:58Magnus.
27:05Magnus picks up a scent.
27:18He's alerting over here.
27:21On the corner here.
27:25Like, he took a big inhale.
27:30He's going crazy.
27:31I'm going to call one of you guys.
27:32There might be something there.
27:57He's alerting over here.
28:02He's alerting over here.
28:04check of an A320 from the Dominican Republic, a known transit point for smuggled contraband.
28:11He's going crazy. I'm going to call one of you guys. There might be something there.
28:17Canine Magnus has picked up a suspicious scent on the passenger deck.
28:21Hey, sorry to bother you. I was on one of the flights and I wanted one of you guys to
28:27check
28:27something out for me. There could possibly be something there. This aircraft might have been
28:33used for transporting of narcotics. It could possibly be the AC is on so odor kind of travels
28:42and you know sometimes the dog can pick up on the odor but because of the
28:47the circulation he can't really pinpoint where it is. So it's up to us to kind of step in and
28:55use our tools.
28:59Aircraft search mechanics arrive to investigate.
29:07There's something there that like a odor that he's trained to detect. He would kind of give off
29:14this behavior so that's why I'm a little bit optimistic that something might be there.
29:24In the belly of the plane. All right. Aircraft search technician officer Cambry conducts a
29:32corresponding search trying to access the area of suspicion from below. I see you man I'm down here.
29:42I have my partners upstairs.
29:53Yeah it looks pretty good here. Working good.
29:58So in that area here we actually communicate make sure there is nothing upstairs and I'll make sure I
30:03tell them there's nothing down here also. So far it's pretty good nothing here. So there's no step outside.
30:10And then we'll close up.
30:18After a two hour search.
30:24Okay this is secure.
30:27Officers declare the plane free of contraband.
30:31It's a cat and mice game. So it's just one of those things that we have uh we have to
30:36do here and
30:36you know just try to uh get the drugs off the streets and this is part of our mission and
30:42as
30:43aircraft search uh mechanics this is what we're doing here for CBP.
30:49Officers have a theory that Magnus was picking up on the residual odor of narcotics from a previous leg.
30:55This is why Magnus could have picked it up.
30:58For today Magnus's work is done. The Customs and Border Protection will continue its 100% checks
31:06and remained vigilant.
31:08It was a productive day for us. Magnus loves his job. I love my job and um we're
31:17every day motivated to find more and more drugs. I will do it over and over again if I can.
31:24You hear that
31:25Magnus? Yeah.
31:26Hehehehe.
32:02Across United States airports, officers carry out checks on a million travelers every day.
32:09One, two, three, cheese. No cheese?
32:14Always on alert for people violating the terms of their entry visas.
32:21You're married to the girl you came with today, right?
32:23She's my wife.
32:25Yeah, yeah, she's here.
32:26Yeah, correct.
32:28In Honolulu, a couple traveling from China on B-2 tourist visas have been referred for questioning.
32:37On their frequent visits to the U.S., the wife returns home after a short visit, while the husband stays
32:45behind.
32:47Officer Nix wants to find out what's behind the unusual travel pattern.
32:53I'm just going to have you take a seat right here for me.
32:59The pair is questioned separately.
33:03When was the last trip to the U.S.?
33:05Last trip is...
33:06Okay.
33:08Who did you come with?
33:09My wife.
33:11Okay.
33:12How long did you and your wife stay?
33:14With my wife and me is about two months.
33:18Just two months?
33:19About two or three months, yeah.
33:21Two or three months.
33:22That's a pretty big difference.
33:23Three years is under the three months.
33:26Why did your wife leave after two weeks?
33:29Because my wife go back to China, take care of the baby.
33:33And then I keep to travel and I meet my husband and friend.
33:39So what did you do?
33:40I go to the bar.
33:42Okay.
33:43I get a drink.
33:45Similar to their last trip to the U.S., the wife is yet again booked on a return flight.
33:51But her husband says he has plans to stay longer.
33:55How come you didn't buy a ticket to go back home yet?
33:58Not yet.
33:59I want to book tomorrow.
34:01And where are you going to stay?
34:02In a hotel and then rent a car to get a road trip.
34:07You said you're going to rent a car.
34:09Do you already have a reservation for a car rental?
34:12Not yet.
34:13I want to rent today and return today.
34:17You're going to book a new car every day?
34:19Yeah, yeah.
34:21Why not just book one for six days?
34:23Because the hotel parking is about $60 one day.
34:29If I rent one day, I use no fee for parking.
34:34After two weeks, do you have any plan of staying longer?
34:39Uh, I want to go to the California.
34:44Wait, just one moment.
34:45I'll be right back.
34:47The man's travel plans are unusually light on detail.
34:51There's a lot of disturbances with the fact that he doesn't have a lot of reservations, any real details for
34:57his travel, or even lodging or flights to follow along with his plan.
35:02There's also the fact that he admitted that he initially did not tell us his full plans, which do include
35:07travel to the mainland United States after his time in Hawaii.
35:12A search of his suitcase yields a surprising discovery.
35:16It's weird.
35:17He's got nine different bank accounts.
35:20Multiple credit and debit cards with U.S. banks.
35:24We are going to bring the information we have for this individual, the evidence we had suggesting his various bank
35:30accounts.
35:30We're going to investigate further to determine what his intent in the United States is and what his past activities
35:37were.
35:39When we looked in your luggage today, you have, like, 15 to 20 different bank cards.
35:45Why do you have, like, almost 20 bank cards, debit cards?
35:50Because, listen, once we find something that you didn't tell us about, and if it's something that might cause us
35:56for concern, you're not going to get an opportunity to change your story at that point.
36:21In Honolulu, a married couple from China is being questioned after red flags were raised by their travel plans.
36:30When we looked in your luggage today, you have, like, 15 to 20 different bank cards.
36:36Why do you have, like, almost 20 bank cards, debit cards?
36:42Here on tourist visas, the husband claims they came for vacation.
36:46But the discovery of his multiple U.S. bank accounts suggests otherwise.
36:52Before then I come to America, I want to do the business in China.
37:00They need to have the bank account in the U.S.
37:05Usually an account gives you one, maybe two, cards.
37:08You have almost 20.
37:10Yes.
37:11So how many different accounts?
37:12Oh, actually, it's about nine.
37:16Nine?
37:17About nine.
37:19Why nine different bank accounts in the United States?
37:23Because sometimes my friend needs to transfer the U.S. dollar to the Chinese yuan.
37:32Who are you transferring money for?
37:34For my friend.
37:35So he lives in U.S.?
37:36No, in China.
37:37In China.
37:39How much money have you helped transfer a total?
37:42$40,000.
37:43$40,000 U.S. dollars?
37:44Yeah.
37:44I'm trying to understand that.
37:46Why was someone in the U.S.?
37:48Uh-huh.
37:48Why is she giving you $40,000 to transfer back to China?
37:53Who is this person to you?
37:55He's my friend.
37:56So you're just helping move money from here back to China?
38:00Yes, just transfer to money.
38:02Okay.
38:03Because right now, I don't think you're being fully honest.
38:06Mm-hmm.
38:08So right now with the questioning, he's already fairly nervous.
38:11His answers are extremely varied, which leads us to believe he's trying to lie about the real reason why he's
38:17transferring money for people.
38:18It does have potential links to things such as money laundering or fraud.
38:23Do you understand the possible penalties for lying to federal officers in the United States?
38:28Mm-hmm.
38:28I know that.
38:29What's the penalty?
38:30Maybe you can come here?
38:33That's one thing, yes.
38:35Yeah.
38:35You could also go to jail for five years in a U.S. prison.
38:38Okay.
38:39I'm going to have you wait back in the same room until we're ready to talk to you later.
38:44Okay?
38:47While the interview is paused, another teen continues to question the man's wife.
38:54She makes a startling admission about their previous trip to the country.
39:00His wife stated that he worked in some capacity on his last entry to the United States.
39:06According to her, he did receive money for some things that he did in the United States.
39:11There are things suggesting, too, that he had an intent to also come back again on this entry, potentially to
39:16do the same thing.
39:19A clear violation of his B-2 tourist visa means only one thing.
39:26You'll be expeditiously removed on the first available flight.
39:30You were barred from re-entering the United States for a period of five years from the date of removal.
39:36Do you understand?
39:37From now.
39:38Yeah.
39:39Do you understand?
39:41Yeah.
39:46Give it a couple seconds.
39:50All right.
39:51Good.
39:51Next.
39:51Because of the evidence, his lack of reservations, his lack of ability to truly describe what he did on the
39:57last trip, he was refused entry to the United States today.
40:01He is going to be banned for five years.
40:04As for the suspicions of money laundering, Officer Nix will turn over his findings.
40:10There are further concerns we have as well, but those we're going to address with probably another agency to process
40:17but possible further actions against him in the future.
40:21The couple will be put on the first flight departing for China.
40:25Whenever we are able to refuse entry to people who are coming for derogatory reasons, whether that's, again, terrorism or
40:34fraud or illegal activities, criminal activities, it always gives me a great feeling to go home and knowing that I
40:40actually helped protect our country and at the end of the day fulfilled my job, my duty to protect our
40:47country.
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