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00:14Under U.S. federal law, travelers can carry as much cash as they choose, but must declare
00:21any form of currency worth over $10,000.
00:25How much cash are you going to travel with today?
00:27About $8,500.
00:30Organized crime groups frequently transport illegal currency across international ports
00:36of entry.
00:38You guys are good.
00:40Thank you, guys.
00:41I appreciate it.
00:42Have a safe trip.
00:46That dog was alerting on her.
00:49Today, moments before she tried to board a flight out of the U.S., a canine alerted to
00:58a Chinese national.
01:00Officers have discovered several bundles of concealed cash.
01:05Well, it looks like another package that's wrapped in plastic and foil.
01:11When asked, the woman failed to disclose the full amount of money in her carry-on.
01:17So a passenger for the trial was $6,800.
01:21Just alone in U.S. dollars, we found over $16,000.
01:26Not only has she withheld the truth, she's gone to great lengths to mask the money sent, a known
01:33smuggling technique.
01:35We're going to go ahead and pull her check luggage off a plane and thoroughly check all bags to see
01:42if there's any other currency that's going to hit him.
01:43In secondary, the search continues.
01:47We have to do a full thorough baggage check.
01:50We want to make sure that the amount is spot on.
01:55We don't want to be off by even $1.
02:25We want to make sure that the money is sealed in this shoe.
02:26We're looking for anybody that's not declaring, and there's going to be a lot.
02:30No, no, no, no, no.
02:55Alright, how are you doing?
02:56Are you guys together?
02:58Yeah.
03:00Roughly 85% of cocaine seized and tested in the U.S. is traced back to Colombia.
03:09Purpose of travel? Vacation?
03:11All right, can I have your passports?
03:13All travelers entering the United States can be stopped and questioned by CBP officers.
03:19But special attention is given to anyone who may have been previously suspected of carrying narcotics.
03:27Today, Officer Kamey is on the lookout for a man who's just landed from Colombia.
03:33So right now we're waiting for an individual to come in from a flight from Bogota, Colombia.
03:37We're going to make sure he's not trying to smuggle contraband into the U.S.
03:41If he's found with even a small amount of an illicit drug,
03:45he could be charged with importing a controlled substance,
03:48which carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence.
03:53One of our officers will let us know that he's at their booth.
03:56We'll grab him, bring him downstairs.
03:59We'll just do a quick interview, ask him what he was doing on vacation, where he stayed,
04:03what the purpose of his trip was, just to kind of get a basis to see if his story makes
04:07sense.
04:08And then we'll go through every single pocket, every single thing,
04:11and make sure there's no contraband anywhere.
04:21As the target approaches primary, Officer Kamey moves in.
04:26Here.
04:29How are you, sir?
04:30You can follow me.
04:31We're going to go grab your luggage, okay?
04:33And takes him to secondary for a full baggage search.
04:38Perfect.
04:39Anything in your pockets at all that you have?
04:40Cell phone, wallet, keys, whatever you have, just put up here for me.
04:44All right, so have you ever been checked before?
04:46Yeah, I like the same thing I was in my leg.
04:48Okay.
04:49I'm a good guy, I'm a good guy, I promise.
04:51So we're going to go through the bag now.
04:54So just take a step back, let me see your hands at all times.
04:56It's just for safety, okay?
05:00All right.
05:01This is all the medication that you have?
05:03Correct.
05:04And it's all prescribed in your name?
05:05Yeah.
05:08What is this one for?
05:09Yeah, that's one, infections.
05:11For infections?
05:12Yeah.
05:13Okay.
05:20And then can you name every pill in here?
05:23Just what they're used for?
05:25Officer Kamey discovers a case of vitamins.
05:28A common ploy for smugglers is to hide small quantities of illegal narcotics among supplements.
05:34So she must be thorough.
05:38I pretty much get all my vitamins here, so I need to verify them before.
05:44Anytime we have anything like that, we try to make sure it doesn't match any of our narcotics that are
05:50prohibited.
05:50So those all look over the counter.
05:52They're labeled.
05:54Even though the pill case is clean.
05:57A lot of people sometimes forget things in their pockets, so we always try to make sure there's nothing left
06:02behind in there.
06:06It's not long before Officer Kamey finds something suspicious.
06:10And what are all those different cell phones for?
06:13Not only are multiple cell phones a known indicator in criminal activity.
06:19Who's this?
06:20The man is traveling with someone else's ID.
06:36The dog was alerting on her.
06:38So a passenger ordered trousers with $6,800.
06:43It's all loaded in U.S. dollars.
06:44We found over $16,000.
06:47In Detroit, a passenger has been found concealing thousands of dollars.
06:52She's got money to steal in the chute.
06:54She does?
06:55Let me see.
06:57The same tin floor.
07:00Following her initial declaration of $6,800, officers have found an additional $15,000,
07:07as well as bundles of Chinese and Japanese currency,
07:13leading them to suspect she could be involved in a money laundering scheme.
07:18All right.
07:19That's more money, bud.
07:22And experience tells officers there may be more.
07:26So while we're going through the bags, it's very, very, very important that we look for
07:29some type of similarities between what we found in the carry-on luggage and the check luggage.
07:34So if there's any type of closed containers wrapped up in foil or plastics that's taped together,
07:40I wouldn't be surprised if there's a lot of similarities.
07:42In 2025, U.S. law enforcement exposed a group of Chinese nationals responsible for laundering over $92 million
07:52from drug trafficking and organized crime.
07:57Make sure you check the lining, too.
08:00That's what I'm doing.
08:01She's putting in the solar shoes.
08:03Down to the T, man.
08:07Oh, there's more.
08:09It's sealed in a coat.
08:10Is it?
08:11Yes.
08:12It's all wrapped up in a bag.
08:14Let me take a photo of that.
08:16Hey, guess what?
08:18Yep.
08:20Got another one.
08:22That was only one shoe.
08:23This is the second shoe in here.
08:25We got more.
08:34I'm confident there's nothing else in this bag.
08:37What's the total?
08:39$36,000?
08:40It's over $36,000.
08:41We're over $36,000.
08:43Officer Gumber suspects the aluminum foil could be a ploy to avoid canine detection.
08:50She's a very smart woman.
08:51The way she had wrapped it between the foil and the black plastic bag.
08:54This is not her first rodeo.
08:56I can tell you that for sure.
08:57She knows what she's doing.
08:58She's probably done this in the past before.
09:01With over $36,000 undeclared dollars recovered,
09:05Officer Gumber has some questions.
09:09Where did the money come from?
09:11I borrowed from my friend.
09:14Who are the friends?
09:15You want the name?
09:16Please.
09:16Mike.
09:19How do you know Mike?
09:21This is my personal...
09:22This is my personal...
09:25I understand that, but you're carrying money from...
09:27You're taking money from someone else,
09:30and you're transporting it outside of the United States.
09:32At this point, you're kind of making our business now.
09:37Listen, when you hide the money like this,
09:39it scares me because I need to know where the money is going
09:41and what the money is being used for.
09:43I want to trust you.
09:44I just need to verify what you're telling me.
09:47So if you don't want to give me information,
09:48I can't fully trust you what you're telling me.
09:50You understand?
09:51I'm not still money.
09:53Okay.
09:53I borrowed my friend,
09:55and also I work, I save the money.
09:58Okay, so who did you borrow money from besides Mike?
10:02Sam?
10:04Okay, where does Sam work?
10:07Yeah, go ahead.
10:07That's fine.
10:11Without warning,
10:12the woman uses her phone
10:14for something officers aren't expecting.
10:18Whoa, whoa, excuse me.
10:19Whoa, whoa.
10:20What are you doing?
10:21No, no, no.
10:23I need to know what you're doing, ma'am.
10:24Ma'am.
10:25Ma'am.
10:26Let the phone know.
10:27What did you just do?
10:28Yeah.
10:29What did you just do?
10:31Ma'am, what did you just do?
10:34I just checked the last name.
10:36You spoke into the phone.
10:37What did you say?
10:38Ma'am.
10:40Yeah.
10:40Put the phone down, please.
10:41Yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:44The more you cooperate with us,
10:46the easier this whole process is going to go.
10:48If you do not cooperate with us,
10:49it's going to be a bumpy ride after all this.
10:54You gave me a hard time.
10:56I haven't given you any hard time.
10:57I'm just asking you a couple of questions.
10:59What is the money for?
11:00What's the money for?
11:02Mm-hmm.
11:02For do the cancer surgery, medical,
11:05pills.
11:06I have the cancer.
11:07I have long cancer level call.
11:11They say I only have three or six months to leave.
11:29So we're going to go through the bag now.
11:32Just take a step back.
11:33In Newark, Officer Kamey is searching a Colombian citizen
11:38who's suspected of carrying narcotics.
11:41Not only has she found three cell phones.
11:45Who's this?
11:46He's carrying another man's ID,
11:49leading Officer Kamey to suspect theft or identity fraud.
11:53That's my husband.
11:57Why do you have his ID?
11:59That's his old one.
12:00I don't know.
12:01I'm Colombian.
12:02I'd like to have my loved one.
12:06Is he from the U.S. or he's Colombian as well?
12:08Indiana.
12:10What made him move to Colombia?
12:12Me.
12:12You?
12:13Okay.
12:13Yeah.
12:14And what are all those different cell phones for?
12:17Is one of them a work phone, business phone,
12:19or there's a personal device?
12:21My Colombian one,
12:22and this is just a break for the 16 plus.
12:26So this one?
12:26That was my old one.
12:27Yeah.
12:27My old one.
12:28So my Colombian one is,
12:30I'm able to communicate in Colombia easier.
12:33And then this one,
12:34when I'm in Colombia,
12:35I'm not able to use my phone from the States.
12:38Officer Kamey is satisfied
12:40that the man has nothing to hide.
12:43This is all good.
12:45He explains that he was previously caught
12:48with traces of a party drug
12:49on a trip to the U.S.
12:52An issue.
12:53I leave in the pocket of like a jean or something.
12:56Yeah.
12:57That's how it usually happens.
12:59You can start packing all this back up.
13:01Yeah.
13:02You can go ahead.
13:03I try to make it the least messy as I could, okay?
13:05I appreciate it.
13:07Thank you for your energy.
13:08Appreciate it.
13:09No problem.
13:11Today the inspection was negative.
13:13It is a good day
13:14when someone's been inspected before
13:15that they don't make the same mistake twice
13:17because we know
13:18they either learned their lesson
13:19or they're doing the right things as people.
13:22I don't know.
13:23No problem.
13:34No problem.
13:36No problem.
13:38No problem.
13:41No problem.
13:57San Francisco International is one of the busiest airports in the country and the West Coast's
14:03main gateway to Europe and Asia. Every day we're getting flights from China, Korea, London. United
14:11States citizens coming back from London always have some type of luxury goods. We've got some
14:16Scottish guys coming in yesterday. That was the first time I've ever seen anybody from Scotland here.
14:21Officer Giannis is one of 60,000 CBP officers on America's front line, protecting the country
14:28and its people from harm. I think what's unique about this job is the amount of interactions that
14:35you get. It's literally my job to be nosy and you get to ask people all types of questions. Some
14:42of
14:42them very personal. A lot of the time you'll go into a conversation with somebody thinking,
14:47I may think they're working here. And then you turn the corner, open their bags and you got
14:53lingerie and handcuffs and all of a sudden, ooh, maybe it's not the type of work that I thought
14:57that you were doing. At the end of the day, if I did my job to the best of my
15:02ability,
15:03I'm sleeping well at night. Hello, good afternoon. All right,
15:09we're going to take a quick twirl of glasses off, okay?
15:14Rising tariffs have caused a surge in Americans purchasing luxury goods in Europe,
15:20where they're cheaper. Hello, ma'am. How's it going? Can I see your passport, please?
15:26By law, all purchases made by U.S. citizens abroad must be declared in an import duty paid
15:34on anything over $800. How's it going? Go ahead and bring your items over here.
15:42Today, Officer Jacobson is processing passengers arriving on the afternoon flight from London.
15:49Are she with you? No.
15:51Oh, yeah. Yes, yes.
15:52Fine. You guys are all together, so we're going to screen you guys all together, okay?
15:57She selected a family of three from Hawaii for secondary inspection
16:02after they declared some designer goods bought in Europe.
16:06Can I see the receipts for those items, please?
16:15Thank you. And what did you purchase?
16:19Bags.
16:19Bags? How many?
16:22Anything else that you guys purchased?
16:25Experience tells Officer Jacobson that travelers will often make partial declarations
16:31hoping to avoid paying duty.
16:34I'm just going to check the bags. Just don't reach or touch the bags while I'm checking them, okay?
16:38And who's the merchandise for? You?
16:41And me.
16:42And him?
16:43And him?
16:44Okay. Did you purchase anything?
16:46No.
16:46No?
16:47She didn't.
16:48Okay.
16:48She did?
16:49What did she purchase?
16:51One of those.
16:53I bought it in for her.
16:55Italy.
16:56Their story quickly unravels as they declare a third designer bag bought for their daughter.
17:03So it was all on the same receipt, correct?
17:05No.
17:06Yep.
17:06So I only received one receipt. Is there? Okay. Which bag do you think it's in?
17:11I don't remember.
17:12You don't remember? Did you declare it in primary?
17:15I did.
17:16Okay.
17:17No, because we weren't sure what was going on. I mean...
17:19I don't know where you're answering. I did declare it.
17:30You guys are responsible to declare it. And if you don't, there might potentially be a penalty as well.
17:56What is the money for?
17:56In Detroit, a Chinese traveler is suspected of trying to smuggle over $36,000 out of the U.S.
18:15The woman insists she failed to declare the money because she needs it for medical treatment back home.
18:22But Officer Gumber is skeptical.
18:25She didn't want to go into much detail about the procedure.
18:28She didn't want to divulge where the money exactly was coming from when we were asking for contact information, names.
18:34So these are all red flags to us.
18:36My biggest thing is this can be used for anything regarding narcotics, drugs, any terrorist activities.
18:42It can even go to trafficking, human trafficking, which is a billion-dollar industry.
18:47Not only is she withholding information...
18:51Excuse me. What are you doing?
18:55She made a phone contact with one of her donors without officer's authorization.
19:00Listen.
19:03You're making this harder than it has to be now at this point.
19:06I'm asking simple questions, and now you're just lying to me left and right.
19:09I'm not lying.
19:10Okay.
19:12Who did you message?
19:14Who did you send a voice message to?
19:17Okay. Who is that?
19:19It's my friend.
19:20Which one?
19:21Sam?
19:21Uh-huh.
19:22Do not touch the phone. Just leave the phone, please.
19:24Okay.
19:26What is your relationship to Sam?
19:28It's your friend.
19:29Okay.
19:29How much money did Sam give you?
19:35I don't want to follow you.
19:39You're subject to search and seizure, okay?
19:42Anyone coming in and out of the United States is subject to inspection.
19:46This is an inspection.
19:47You lied to federal officers.
19:49I'm not lying.
19:50You did lie.
19:51You did lie.
19:52You say my lie.
19:53Okay.
19:54So right now, right now, I need to know how much money Sam gave you.
20:00$5,000.
20:02How much of the money of the $36,000 was not borrowed?
20:07As the $20,000 is from China.
20:10And so $20,000 of that was yours?
20:11Yeah.
20:14She insists the money is for cancer treatment, but can't provide any proof.
20:20As Officer Gumber consults his supervisor, the woman collapses.
20:27You okay, ma'am?
20:44You okay, ma'am?
20:47Why don't you have to come up here and have a seat, okay?
20:50In Detroit, a Chinese national who failed to declare $36,000 hidden throughout her luggage
20:57Do you want an ambulance?
21:00That's not good.
21:01Is claiming it's for cancer treatment.
21:04We're almost done.
21:05Hello.
21:06How you doing?
21:09You need a wheelchair, ma'am?
21:10Having failed to produce any evidence of her illness or the money's origin, officers reach
21:17a decision.
21:18I'm going to explain something to you here.
21:20So because you didn't report the money, it's subject to seizure.
21:26$36,169.
21:28That's what we're seizing.
21:31You can contact the fines, penalties, and forfeiture's office.
21:36So within 30 days, send them an email, say, this is my case number.
21:40Okay.
21:41What do I need to do to get the money back?
21:43Yes.
21:43Okay.
21:44If she can prove where the money came from, she could get it back.
21:49After paying a fine for failing to declare anything over $10,000.
21:54Thank you so much.
21:57But officers will have to be convinced that it's not being used for anything nefarious.
22:03At the end of the day, we definitely want to get to the bottom of where this money's
22:06coming from and where it's being used for.
22:09So our job is to make sure that none of this money is being used or funded for anything
22:16illegal that's harmful to anyone in and out of the states.
22:40So did you declare it in primary?
22:42I did.
22:43Okay.
22:43Because we weren't sure what was going on.
22:45In San Francisco, Officer Jacobson is inspecting a family from Hawaii, who initially declared
22:52two designer bags, but now admit to having a third.
22:56I don't know why your aunt's saying, I think they're close.
23:00When asked whether they'd mention the extra bag in primary, their answers conflicted.
23:06Do you guys live in the same household?
23:08Yes.
23:09Officer Jacobson suspects there's more to be found.
23:13I don't think we understand, like, what's going on here.
23:17So as United States citizens, you guys are allowed an $800 exemption per person.
23:23So since you guys are a family, that's $2,400 that you guys are exempt from.
23:30Anything over $2,400, you are responsible to pay duty.
23:37So that is basically taxes.
23:38Yes.
23:40Any clothing that you guys purchased there?
23:43That's this, the jacket.
23:44That's the jacket?
23:45How much was the jacket?
23:46$2,000.
23:47$2,000?
23:48Do you also have the receipt for that?
23:50Yeah, it's $2,000.
23:51It's with her purse receipt?
23:53Okay.
23:54As Officer Jacobson coaxes out yet another admission, the list of items liable for import
24:00duty doubles.
24:02So we have $4,000 with the purses in the bag.
24:06Then we have $2,000 with the jacket.
24:08Then how much was her purse?
24:10$2,000.
24:11So I should be able to find one more receipt with the jacket and her purse, correct?
24:16Okay.
24:21That's the reason.
24:23So this is a purse and this is a jacket?
24:25Yeah.
24:25The jacket was more expensive than the bag.
24:29All right.
24:30Shush.
24:31Okay.
24:34Your dutyable amount is $7,639.
24:37So we'll calculate the duty right now.
24:40Oh, okay.
24:40Is that like a percentage?
24:42Yes.
24:43So there's a certain percentage per item.
24:45If there's handbags, it's 9%.
24:49Since they purchased multiple different items, such as a purse and a jacket, I am just going
24:58to generalize the items and do one set percentage for everything to make it easier for everyone.
25:06The percentage that I'm going to charge you for is 5% on the $7,639.
25:15What do we have to do to...
25:17You're just going to pay duty today and then problem solved.
25:21Just bought it in Hawaii.
25:22Yeah.
25:24This means a lot of it's cheaper there than in the U.S.
25:29We didn't even know that.
25:30See, we didn't educate ourselves.
25:32I guess we should have.
25:35Even though Officer Jacobson has been lenient, it's still an expensive lesson.
25:41And so the total we agreed on was $361.
25:48Okay, here are your two receipts.
25:50You guys are all set.
25:52Have a nice day.
25:53Okay, thank you.
25:54You're welcome.
25:54Take care.
26:12I'm going to get a little noisy.
26:26Oh, they're quiet.
26:28Oh, there you go.
26:30At over 1,500 strong, Customs and Border Protection operates the largest canine unit in the country.
26:38Good boy.
26:43I know, I know.
26:44I miss you, too.
26:45Yeah.
26:49My canine's name is Magnus.
26:51He's two years old.
26:53He's trained in narcotics and human detection.
26:57He's a beautiful dog.
26:58The moment I had him on the leash, I was like, oh, yeah, this is definitely going to be my
27:03dog.
27:03And our, like, connection was just like automatics.
27:08You know, our bond gets stronger every day.
27:13Magnus, the Belgian Malinois, has undergone a seven-week training program in how to detect narcotics.
27:21Right now, we're going to head to the mail facility.
27:24We've been getting a lot of marijuana seizures heading to London.
27:29So, like, outbound to London.
27:37Hey, boy.
27:39Ready to go find some drugs?
27:43Officers Sinherjo and Magnus are one of an army of canine units.
27:48Hey, boy.
27:49Deployed to JFK's International Mail Facility every day, working to stem the flow of outbound narcotics.
27:56Hey, boy.
27:58They begin by carrying out a broad sweep of the mail facility, known as a first pass.
28:05If Magnus picks up a scent, he'll alert his handler by sitting down.
28:10Over here.
28:12Come on.
28:14Good boy.
28:16With no hits, they move on to a crate of UK-bound mail that's been singled out for a search.
28:23Under.
28:24Under.
28:29Good job.
28:37So, there's probably something in here.
28:40So, I'm going to open it up and see.
28:42Because this is London.
28:44The UK is seeing a surge in demand for high-potency marijuana from the US,
28:50fueling profits for organized crime groups.
28:54Let's see.
29:01Good boy.
29:03So, right now, Magnus did alert to that bag.
29:06So, we're going to open up and see.
29:18Good boy.
29:21We're going to open it up and see what's going on in there.
29:29Good boy.
29:35Good job, Magnus.
29:38Good boy.
29:40That's a good boy.
29:42Good boy.
29:42Good job.
29:44Good job.
29:45Good boy.
29:47Good boy.
29:47So, in this parcel, it looks like we got, it appears to be, uh, marijuana.
30:21You're right, ma'am.
30:22You're right, ma'am.
30:22You're right, ma'am.
30:23Welcome home.
30:24Thank you so much.
30:25Next.
30:26CBP's agricultural specialists are the guardians of America's food supply.
30:31Sir, do these have meat in there?
30:34No.
30:35No?
30:35They're vegetable.
30:36Yeah.
30:37Yeah.
30:38Inspecting passengers' belongings for pests and diseases that could decimate U.S. crops
30:44and livestock.
30:45Okay.
30:45So, what do we have in here?
30:47Egg.
30:48Yeah.
30:49Egg, please.
30:49From this one.
30:50Oh.
30:51You guys are good to go.
30:56Today, a Ghanaian man has been referred for questioning, after failing to declare the
31:01full contents of his luggage, to agricultural specialist Nuwabugu.
31:06He said, before we opened the bag, we had a conversation with him, asking if he has any meat
31:12or meat product.
31:13I said, no, he does not.
31:16I said, why the bags are going through the x-ray?
31:19We just found something.
31:21We opened the bag, and then we found both feet.
31:27It looks like a grass cutter.
31:32A grass cutter, also known as a cane rat, is one of Africa's largest rodents.
31:38Adult males can grow up to two feet long and weigh 20 pounds.
31:42Its high-protein meat is considered a delicacy in West Africa.
31:48It's not allowed in the country.
31:49It's considered as a prohibited animal.
31:53African bush meat can carry fatal diseases, such as Ebola and anthrax.
31:59And this half-cooked carcass has been unrefrigerated since leaving Ghana over 15 hours ago.
32:08At the primary, the officer asked, do you have meat or meat product?
32:14He said, no.
32:15At the point over here, you were given second opportunity to your owner.
32:20He said, no.
32:20All right?
32:22And I opened the bag, I found meat.
32:23That was what happened.
32:24All right?
32:25So, can I change it?
32:27Hold on.
32:27Changing the stories doesn't like science.
32:29He said meat.
32:31So initially, I thought you were talking about a cow.
32:35That's the reason why I said there is not meat.
32:39So, listen.
32:40My brother, I can never agree with you.
32:43I can never agree with you.
32:44Me, I'm not a lady.
32:45So, listen.
32:46The, the, the, the contradicting is the fake.
32:49Listen.
32:49You're talking to me.
32:50You're listening, sir.
32:50You give penalties here not because you brought the agricultural products.
32:54United States.
32:55Hold on.
32:55I want you to pay attention, sir.
32:57I want you to pay attention now.
32:58All right?
32:59So, we're not expecting you to know everything you have to bring to the United States.
33:03But we're expecting you to declare what you have when we ask you.
33:07All right?
33:08So, most penalties go because you lie.
33:11For failing to declare the dead rodent in his bag,
33:14the man faces a $300 fine.
33:33You give penalties here not because you brought the agricultural products.
33:37Hold on.
33:38I want you to pay attention, sir.
33:39I want you to pay attention now.
33:41All right?
33:42In Detroit, a man from Ghana has failed to declare a dead cane rat in his luggage.
33:48So, most penalties go because you lie.
33:51You gave me an opportunity to declare that.
33:55How to declare?
33:56The animal is known to carry infectious diseases that can be fatal if they spread to humans.
34:04This book?
34:06I'm supposed to be real.
34:07$300 fine I'm not.
34:09Just give it to me.
34:11Fines aren't issued for accidentally bringing banned foods in the country, but for knowingly
34:17attempting to smuggle them in.
34:19If the travelers suspected of deception, the penalty could rise to $250,000.
34:27Actually, I don't know that they don't accept the Bush meat.
34:31And even it's my first time that I'm traveling going along with this meat.
34:36If I knew, it's not allowed.
34:38It's not like I was ignorant.
34:41No, I'm not ignorant.
34:42I'm a very gentle person, just that I didn't know.
34:45If I knew, I wouldn't even come along with it.
34:48No, no, no, no.
34:50Before he decides on the man's punishment,
34:53Officer Nwabugwu makes disposing of the carcass a priority.
34:57We need to complete this for us to have authorization to destroy the Bush meat.
35:03That's it.
35:05Bush meat usually have a lot of diseases.
35:09Each time we found it, we have to call the Center for Disease Control.
35:16After 15 hours without refrigeration,
35:19the dead rodent is rife with dangerous bacteria,
35:22so it needs to be disposed of quickly and safely.
35:26Because it is a quarantine item,
35:29we dispose of it properly
35:31to make sure that the viruses that are potentially in this product are destroyed.
35:40It gets what's called steam sterilization.
35:43It's extremely high pressure that basically compacts the garbage
35:48and crushes it and kills all the viruses.
35:52Once the hazard is taken care of,
35:54officers deliver their verdict.
35:58This is the first time coming to the United States.
36:01You don't say that I don't know anything.
36:03You don't expect it to know everything.
36:05But I can't believe it because
36:07you have this heightened in your back.
36:09I asked you,
36:10give you three times the opportunity to get them to fail.
36:14But I'm letting you go.
36:18I'm traveling to go to the...
36:20But next time if you do it,
36:22you're going to go to the United States.
36:23I just want you to get this in mind.
36:26The traveler is given the benefit of the doubt
36:29since this is his first time coming to America.
36:34Thank you very much for not putting me in trouble
36:36because it's my first time coming here.
36:38I don't know.
36:39If I knew,
36:40I wouldn't even put myself in trouble like this.
36:43Now you're fully aware.
36:45If you bring it next time...
36:46Why should I do that?
36:49That's how it works.
36:50No, no, no, no, no.
36:51I'm not going to do that.
36:52You're going to give me back your passport
36:54and then you'll be on your way.
36:57I think that he was kind of frightened.
36:59So he thought
37:01he's going to get penalty from us.
37:04This is the first time
37:05he has brought in
37:08a prohibited item.
37:10All right?
37:11Like Bushman.
37:12So because of that,
37:14he wasn't issued a penalty.
37:16It's a lesson he'll never forget.
37:19Right after here,
37:20I'll go through
37:21and then I'll also get my bullets
37:23or whoever are my friends
37:24that next time
37:25when they are also coming here,
37:27they have to be very careful
37:27that they won't fall into this trap.
37:33So I feel good about inspection
37:34and I am happy
37:36that I'm able to protect the country.
37:59So in this parcel,
38:00it looks like we got
38:02marijuana.
38:04At JFK's mail facility,
38:07K-9 Magnus has identified
38:08a package stuffed
38:09with what appears to be cannabis.
38:12This is always going out to London.
38:14It's a big commodity there,
38:16big money there.
38:17So they're sending it every day
38:18and we just,
38:19we find it all the time.
38:21I guess they're making more money
38:22of going to Europe
38:24than to,
38:24than selling it here in the States.
38:28Officers Senherjo
38:30and Blyden
38:31search the entire shipment.
38:33Grab another one.
38:37I'm sure that one has more too.
38:40It's not long before
38:42Magnus alerts again.
38:44God!
38:49Another one.
38:55The whole thing.
38:56The whole thing.
38:58It's very packed in
39:00and they all have
39:02this similar weight.
39:03It's usually around one kilo.
39:05You can squeeze it
39:06and kind of fill.
39:08And if you,
39:09as you're squeezing it,
39:10there's like a small odor
39:11coming out of it too as well.
39:13So it's kind of obvious
39:15at this point.
39:28There's more here.
39:30It seems like
39:31the entire parcel bag,
39:33it was filled with marijuana.
39:37To ensure enough supply
39:39reaches their buyers,
39:40smugglers are increasing
39:42the volume and frequency
39:43of outbound shipments.
39:47Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
39:48Good job, Matt!
39:49Magnus!
39:51Keeping Magnus
39:52and his handler busy.
39:54I always trust my dog.
39:56I know he has a great nose.
39:58So, you know,
39:59I get very excited
40:00when I see that alert behavior.
40:02And I know he never lets me down.
40:07In less than one hour,
40:09$100,000 worth of cannabis
40:11has been seized.
40:13So we have about 12 packages.
40:16So we're looking at maybe
40:1720 pounds right here.
40:19And won't make it
40:21to the streets of London.
40:22So we're noticing a trend
40:24with the names
40:24that are being used
40:25on these packaging.
40:27The addresses are very common.
40:30The evidence will be passed on
40:32to Homeland Security investigators.
40:35So we consolidate the seizure,
40:38and then from there,
40:39we'll know whether or not
40:41we can build, you know,
40:43a case and start making arrests.
40:53We'll see you next time.
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