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00:09it's 5 a.m. on the East Coast right now it's literally the crack of dawn people are still
00:15sleeping we're trying to get this mail out we don't sleep we work 24 hours a day seven days a
00:22week with over a million tons of cargo sent from the US each month Newark's mail facility
00:29is in full gear today I'm going to be working with my partner canine Sika she's a two and a
00:36half year
00:37old German Shepherd she's a narcotic detection canine this morning officers are targeting a
00:43large shipment heading to the UK which is due to depart in less than four hours come on girl
01:06there's an alert over here good girl what we're going to do is we're going to have AT set x
01:12-ray
01:12the baggages within the can to see if they see any anomalies within the packages
01:22there's something in here there's vacuum sealed packages of what we suspect is marijuana
01:50anything in the bags stick me poke me cut me hurt me by any chance we're up against a clock
01:55we're
01:56looking for anybody that's not declaring and there's going to be a lot
02:14I had to buy bags I had to buy bags to bring my stuff back
02:23U.S. Customs and Border Protection is on high alert 24-7 I was born and raised in New York
02:30I've been
02:31with CVP it's going to reach two years now officer Ortiz and his colleagues are trained to spot the
02:39subtlest signs of suspicious behavior you never know what's going to be inside a bag here you know
02:45ninety-five percent of the time there usually isn't anything there it's that five percent and you
02:52know we took an oath to protect our country and that five percent it could be critical to the United
02:58States and that's what I kind of just instill in my mind every day coming to work and it could
03:03be
03:04anytime and any day it's a high-stakes fast tempo environment but when officer Ortiz clocks off his
03:13out-of-work pursuits have a different kind of beat I have a life outside of CVP yes you know
03:20I'm a DJ
03:22also my DJ name is DJ Kevin with a K my preference is like Latin music house music EDM blend
03:32all of them
03:32together people view it as a another job I view it as a reliever today at Newark
03:43officers and secondary are conducting random luggage searches of passengers just off a flight
03:49from Milan so you made a purchase huh this is the bag it is all right the other receipt with
03:56you
03:56I do rising tariffs are driving Americans to Europe for luxury goods where they're up to 40% cheaper
04:05how much was this euros dollars okay yet import duty on purchases over $800 I just need to open
04:15this up means some travelers under declare in the hope of dodging the charges they did the right thing
04:23nothing to be worried about okay I'm gonna mark your file you guys are all set thank you no problem
04:28we want
04:29to encourage more passengers to do the right thing and declare high-end purchases thank you very much
04:35no problem take it easy over in baggage claim hi guys how you doing all right can I see your
04:44passports
04:44please yes officer Hiotis is also screening the Milan flight and what was the purpose of the trip ma'am
04:52vacation okay now what did you purchase overseas that you're bringing back with you um I bought
04:56something from duty free and what was it cosmetic cosmetic vinegar okay very good all right um
05:03not in trouble you did nothing more just a random bag exam come with me for a second I'm going
05:06to get
05:06you out as quick as possible okay all right if you please put your bags up on here
05:17okay ma'am do me a favor can you just fill that out for me real quick yeah just right
05:23there
05:23approximately the value of anything that you purchased overseas it I just said it's a good
05:27rough estimate I don't expect you to know down to the boot no I remember because I bought it a
05:30duty
05:30free okay every traveler must sign a declaration form when requested by a CBP officer lying is a federal
05:39crime which can result in a maximum two-year prison sentence you declared about $500 worth of
05:46merchandise give or take okay the woman declares that her purchases are under the $800 limit
05:53all right just stand back watch me and we'll try to get you out as quick as possible all right
06:01did you purchase the bag i did not towards me florida okay
06:12officer hiotis discovers pristine packaging belonging to luxury brands
06:19he zeroes in on what appears to be the most expensive item in the woman's suitcase
06:27that's my brother's i'm bringing it back for him
06:30you bought that for him that was my brother's watch that was your brother's watch
06:38so why are you in possession of his watch ma'am because he's traveling and he wants me to bring
06:43it back
06:44so he's trying to want you to bring it back home yeah
06:49okay um i am looking at this receipt ma'am you purchased this watch it's $46,800 it's in your
06:55name
07:10it's in your name
07:11come on girl
07:17at newark's international mail facility
07:20uh there's an alert over here go girl officer santos and his team have intercepted two loaded packages
07:28heading to the uk in three hours
07:34double sealed how's the odor there's vacuum sealed packages of what we suspect is marijuana
07:43the boxes are part of a larger shipment containing over 500 packages we'll run through the x-ray
07:51to kind of narrow down where we're looking at this way we're not opening all the packages that are here
07:57and we're we're focusing more on a specific level of packages the london-bound cargo flight won't wait
08:06so it's critical to keep the mail moving
08:10so every so often we'll find a book it will look just like a regular book but inside
08:16the smugglers will cut out a piece let's say around here so it actually looks from the outside like a
08:23book
08:23but on the inside there's something that's not supposed to be inside there we could also cut the
08:29the box to see if there's anything in the corrugation
08:33and basically go all the way to the bottom to make sure that there's no contraband on the bottom
08:39there's not i don't think there's anything else in there
08:43every item must be cleared before it can be released and loaded for takeoff
08:55there we go oh yeah the x-ray shows another anomaly
09:05so this is another one where you could tell it's marijuana a second box packed with the same vacuum
09:12sealed bags as the first loaded one uh vacuum sealed makes it more difficult for the dog to
09:20smell it so that's why they have it like that some of these x-rays will actually pick up organic
09:25matter
09:25marijuana is organic matter so right off the rip the x-ray could see it with less than 90 minutes
09:34to
09:34take off the officers work against the clock to screen the whole shipment this is another package
09:40they concealed it with uh tissue paper but as you can see there's vacuum sealed packages of what appears
09:47to be marijuana with a 25 increase of illicit drug shipments to the uk in just one year
09:54cbt and the uk border force are working harder than ever to cut off the supply but the loaded boxes
10:01just keep
10:02coming
10:20this is another package they concealed it with uh tissue paper but as you can see there's vacuum sealed
10:27packages of what appears to be marijuana at newark officer santos and his team have completed screening
10:37a large shipment just in time for takeoff bingo they seized six large boxes all bound for london at this
10:46point we're going to go back to the terminal and field test the packages each month us gangs are
10:53shipping over three million dollars worth of weed to the uk so now we have to process the package that
10:59we are suspecting is marijuana what the officer is going to do is he's going to open up one package
11:07take a small sample of the material you put it in a test kit
11:13it'll go uh an orangey red
11:20there you go it tested positive for marijuana but not all the boxes the officers intercepted contain
11:29marijuana leaf the final one is filled with vacuum sealed packages containing an unknown substance
11:37the sixth package could be maybe a mixture of some type of marijuana and maybe a brownie or
11:45some type of edible we won't know until we test it as the demand abroad for high potency u.s
11:52grown weed
11:53increases the cartels are going to new lengths to disguise it
12:02it's still field tested positive for marijuana i'm not exactly sure what the contents of it is
12:11but it does appear to have marijuana in it you could smell it clearly it does smell like marijuana
12:18i would almost like to say it's some type of like gummy or or some type of gel but it
12:23could just be
12:23something like as simple as like condensed milk that they mix marijuana with and then they could put
12:27it in their coffee it could be literally anything the contents of all six boxes test positive 3.2 3
12:36.0 3.5
12:38one point six zero five five so for the packages we shipped today the total weight was 12.4 kilograms
12:48with an estimated street value of over 130 thousand dollars cbp has taken this marijuana and its proceeds
12:57out of circulation funds from this sale or these sales of this marijuana can lead to other illicit and
13:05uh illegal activities by seizing this marijuana we protected the country because we could actually
13:12make a difference and stop low-level crimes from becoming higher level crimes
13:32okay you declared about 500 worth of merchandise give or take okay over in arrivals in terminal c
13:41okay i am looking at this receipt ma'am you purchased this watch is forty six thousand eight hundred
13:46dollars it's in your name a woman returning from vacation in milan has failed to declare numerous
13:52luxury purchases among them a designer watch so let's be a little more honest here okay i've been doing
14:02this job a long time we have a forty six thousand dollar watch and i asked you did you purchase
14:06it before
14:06you said no and why couldn't you be open and honest with me because right now unfortunately you're
14:13looking at the stuff being seized because you didn't tell me the truth i'm sorry all right i'm really
14:20what kind of work do you do i i work for a hedge fund okay so you're a very educated
14:25woman okay i'm very
14:27sorry what i would have been doing for you is giving you your exemptions and calculated the duty
14:33all right but now we're it's going to be a little more in depth you're going to be here for
14:37a little
14:37while unfortunately okay i'm really sorry i understand for not telling the truth the woman faces a penalty
14:45fine of a tenth of the watch's value or even its seizure and officer hiotis can see there's more to
14:53come right now i have to look at the receipts see what's what there's other merchandise that's
14:58been purchased here and then we're going to take it from there i'm sorry sir i did purchase and these
15:09are the boots that you purchased yes okay
15:14and how much did you pay for those boots ma'am
15:18900 900 okay so this is uh these are earrings is this these earrings or this is a scarf
15:25right okay the traveler offers up another purchase in her carry-on so this is the cash from your
15:32sweater yes this is the jacket chocolate jacket that eventually produces every single item she bought
15:41in italy but initially failed to declare hi yes you can what do you want to show me um just
16:11telling
16:11officer torres can you do me a favor can you just keep an eye on her for a little bit
16:14yeah
16:17officer hiotis consults with the supervisor
16:21total she has 57 861 of undeclared merchandise having discovered an extra ten thousand dollars of
16:30purchases on top of the watch the scale of the woman's non-disclosure is so substantial
16:36that he seeks a second opinion to decide her fate
16:48so
16:51so
16:52so
16:54so
17:10Do you have any seeds or plants to grow in a garden?
17:13Any meat products at all?
17:16CBP's agricultural specialists are the guardians of America's crops and livestock.
17:22Atlanta, it is a hub over here. We do get passengers from all over the world. We're
17:28trying to prevent animal diseases and plant diseases to protect the, you know, the food
17:33that we grow in our country. So we want to make sure that our resources are protected.
17:38They're trained to identify any potential threats lurking in travelers' luggage.
17:44People are bringing stuff because it's, you know, part of their culture. They want to bring
17:47stuff back for family. So they don't do it with ill intentions. So the most important
17:52part is for them to declare the food items so we can make sure that the items that are
17:55coming in don't harbor any possible risks or diseases.
18:03I'll take this from you, and then I'll have you place everything on the x-ray, okay?
18:08Today, a woman returning from vacation in South Africa has been referred to agricultural
18:13specialist Marques. You're just going to declare the hide, right?
18:18Yes. She did declare a zebra hide. With a flight coming directly from Johannesburg,
18:25items like this do come in on a regular basis.
18:28Animal hides are known transporters of dangerous parasites across international borders.
18:35Yeah, we don't have to look for ticks for all sorts of bugs that could be attached to it.
18:38So it really would just depend on, like, if it does any, like, flesh or anything attached to it.
18:44Ticks carry viruses, such as heart water disease, that are non-native to the U.S.
18:50and lethal for cattle and sheep.
18:53Yes. And it's this one.
18:54Yeah.
19:03What are you going to do with it?
19:06I'm going to give this one to a friend.
19:08Agricultural officer Marques looks for signs that the hide has been treated
19:13and all potential African parasites eradicated.
19:18It looks like it's a full zip.
19:20It is.
19:21Look at that.
19:24But this is from the Joburg Airport.
19:26Got it from the airport.
19:27It looks finished.
19:28It looks clean.
19:31Super nice, because at the airport they do all of it for you.
19:34Yeah.
19:34So you just get it.
19:37The hide is clear of invasive pests.
19:41That was a big hide.
19:42I was, like, expecting, like, maybe, like, a blanket rug type of accent throw, but...
19:48She got that at the Johannesburg Airport.
19:50It was already processed for her.
19:52She said she's paid about $1,000.
19:54And then I guess we'll fold it up again.
19:56Do you want to tuck it in this way?
19:58Okay.
19:58Fold the legs in.
20:01I'm going to get it back in your bag somehow.
20:05The hide passes inspection, but Officer Marques isn't done quite yet.
20:11Your backpack?
20:13I have some snacks in here.
20:14Anything fresh?
20:15I have dried biltong.
20:17Okay, great.
20:18So I have to check out the biltong too, okay?
20:20Similar to beef jerky, biltong is a dried meat snack, popular in South Africa.
20:27The biltong meat's not going to be allowed in, okay?
20:29It's not?
20:29No.
20:30So anything with animal products?
20:32It's a dried package.
20:33So even then, if it needs documentation, I come in.
20:36Does it?
20:36Yeah.
20:37Meat products from South Africa, even dried ones, are known to carry diseases such as
20:43foot and mouth, one of the biggest known threats to cattle.
20:46An outbreak in the U.S. could cost billions of dollars in lost revenue.
20:51So biltong, we don't want to allow these items in because we want to prevent the entry
20:55of any foreign animal disease.
20:57Having realized she's inadvertently brought banned food into the country, the traveler makes
21:03a confession.
21:04So in that case, I don't think that bag made it or not in the connections, but I think
21:11there's...
21:11You had more in there?
21:12Yeah, there's another pack in that.
21:13Okay.
21:15So in the bag, she has more dry biltong, so it's not allowed in.
21:21Carrying a banned substance, it's imperative that Officer Marquez tracks down the third bag.
21:28But it's not good news.
21:30So your bag is already actually checked to your next flight.
21:34Oh.
21:34Yeah.
21:35I don't know how it...
21:36I don't know how that happened.
21:37So I'm going to just have to give them a call and try to get and retrieve the bag.
21:44The woman's connection departs in less than 90 minutes.
21:48If her bag has already been loaded, the flight will be delayed, affecting the journey for hundreds
21:54of other passengers.
22:11The biltong meat's not going to be allowed in, okay?
22:13It's not.
22:13No.
22:14In Atlanta...
22:15So in that case, I don't know if that bag made it or not.
22:20You had more in there?
22:21Yeah, there's another pack in that.
22:22Okay.
22:23A traveler's bag containing the banned food biltong, which could contain foreign pathogens
22:29deadly to U.S. livestock, has slipped through the cracks.
22:33So her bag has already been checked to her next flight, so I'm going to just have to give
22:38them a call.
22:39It's in the process of being loaded onto her connecting flight.
22:43I'm going to give them a call.
22:46Provisor Marquez with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
22:49Scheduled for takeoff in one hour.
22:52I'm trying to retrieve the bag.
22:55Agricultural specialist Marquez must follow procedure and try to retrieve the bag.
23:02Sorry about that.
23:03No, it's okay.
23:04We appreciate you declaring your food items, so just wait here.
23:07I'll be right back.
23:07After contacting the airline, she dispatches colleagues onto the tarmac, moments before
23:15the luggage is due to enter the hold.
23:21And with just 30 minutes to take off, she learns that the bag has been successfully retrieved.
23:30I appreciate it.
23:31Bye-bye.
23:32Bye.
23:34Here is your passport, okay?
23:36Yeah, so just for future travel, don't bring any of the meat product.
23:40Noted.
23:40With a crisis averted...
23:42And keep declaring what you declared.
23:44Sound good.
23:44Thank you, ma'am.
23:45The traveler has just enough time to catch your flight.
23:50I appreciate it.
23:51I appreciate it.
23:52Absolutely.
24:12Okay, I am looking at this receipt, ma'am.
24:14Yep.
24:15You purchased this watch.
24:16It's $46,800.
24:17It's in your name.
24:19In Newark.
24:20And these are the boots that you purchased?
24:22Yes.
24:22Okay.
24:22And how much did you pay for those boots, ma'am?
24:25900.
24:26These earrings?
24:27This is a scarf.
24:28Okay.
24:28So this is the cashmere sweater.
24:31Yes.
24:32A woman returning from vacation in Italy has failed to declare tens of thousands of dollars
24:37of luxury purchases.
24:40Total, she has $57,861 of undeclared merchandise.
24:46After consulting with the supervisor, Officer Hiotis reaches a decision.
24:52Ma'am.
24:54The woman faces a $5,000 penalty or potentially having everything seized.
25:01Are you going to be confiscated?
25:03No, let me explain what's going to happen here.
25:04You're in violation of 19 U.S.C. 1497, which is failure to declare.
25:08As I said earlier, I randomly stopped you.
25:10You told me $500 worth of merchandise.
25:13As I did the inspection, I found more stuff.
25:15The total value of everything was $57,861.
25:21So unfortunately, the total duty, it would have been under $1,000.
25:29But because we decided to do your seizure penalty, you're going to be paying the United States
25:33Government right now $3,189, okay?
25:37I'm not out to hammer you.
25:39It's just unfortunately, you made a mistake.
25:41And we all learn from our mistakes.
25:46Let's go get you to pay, and then you can pack your stuff, and you're going to be free to
25:50go.
25:50What we decided to do is called an on-the-spot mitigation.
25:54So this is her first time doing this.
25:56She's had no other issues with Customs and Border Protection.
25:59We're going to give her three times the duty rate.
26:01If she fails to declare again, next time, the consequences could be much higher.
26:07She's probably going to be looked at more closely with her future travels.
26:10What could have been just a plain old seizure might end up turning into a rest.
26:13Depends on the circumstances.
26:35Take your glasses off.
26:40Welcome in, sir.
26:41Have a good one.
26:43Newark International is one of the three major airports servicing the New York City area.
26:48Is this all your luggage?
26:49Yeah.
26:50Any fruits, vegetables, alcohol, tobacco?
26:53Handling over 16,000 Caribbean-bound flights each year,
26:58it's one of the busiest routes between the U.S. and Islands region.
27:03All right, ma'am.
27:04So I'm going to look through your bags.
27:05I'm just going to have you place all your bags over here on the table for me, please.
27:09Today, a U.S. resident returning home has been referred to Officer Ortiz for a luggage search.
27:16Are these all your bags?
27:17Yes.
27:18Do you have any food, alcohol, tobacco, any medications inside the bags?
27:21Medication, alcohol, and preservatives, food.
27:24Yes.
27:25Okay.
27:25Do you have anything sharp inside of the bags that can cut my hand?
27:28Yes.
27:29This one, that's why it's wrapped up like this because it's broken.
27:32There's a broken wine cup bottle.
27:34Inside here?
27:35Inside here.
27:35Do you know like more or less like where the broken glass can be or you have no idea?
27:39It's just like right to the side.
27:41Okay.
27:42So I am going to look through everything first and then we're going to leave this one for
27:46last, okay?
27:46Okay.
27:47So where are you coming from today?
27:48Trinidad.
27:49Okay.
27:50How long were you there?
27:51For four days.
27:52Okay.
27:53What was the purpose of your trip?
27:55Just for three days.
27:56Vacation?
27:57Okay.
28:01All right, we're going to take a quick look inside this one.
28:09So far, the woman's bags are clean.
28:13Officer Ortiz saves the final one containing the smashed wine bottle for last.
28:20So, since you said there's something that can cut my hand in here, I don't want to just
28:25willingly stick my hand in there.
28:26So we're going to actually run this one through the x-ray if that's okay with you?
28:29Okay.
28:31Although the woman appears cooperative, Officer Ortiz isn't taking any chances.
28:37The broken glass could be employed to distract him from conducting a full-scale search of the
28:42bag.
28:48Okay, so essentially here she has, you see bottles in there that have maybe possible pills
28:56inside of them.
28:57So we would definitely have to go in there and take a look to see what that could be.
29:00There's another bottle in there that has a very dark texture to it.
29:04So that's something else that we would want to take a look at.
29:07We always have to verify and confirm.
29:09Concerned that the bottles could contain banned substances, he must fully investigate.
29:15Even though it involves digging through shards of broken glass.
29:19Yes.
29:20Yes.
29:24Yes.
29:33Yes.
29:52Next. Are you traveling with anyone today?
29:54I know.
29:55Just you?
29:56All right.
29:57Welcome.
29:58Welcome.
30:00The United States is one of the largest markets for the global pet trade.
30:04With over 90 million animals arriving each year.
30:09You're coming from where today?
30:10Spain.
30:11Can I see your passport?
30:12Yes, ma'am.
30:13Do you have the documents for the dogs?
30:16Yes, ma'am.
30:16To control disease, as well as the illicit trafficking of pets, importing animals is strictly regulated.
30:24You guys are all set. Have a wonderful day.
30:27Today in Detroit, a pair of travelers just off a flight from China, each carrying a
30:35cat, catches Officer Raynaud's attention.
30:39Are you two traveling together?
30:41No, no, no.
30:41No?
30:43But she has your passport?
30:47Okay.
30:48Can I see yours as well, ma'am?
30:49Yes.
30:50So you two are not together?
30:52No, we have friends.
30:53Friends.
30:54Okay.
30:56Come on with me.
30:57We're gonna, I've got a few questions for you.
30:59Is any of that luggage for her?
31:02Okay.
31:06First they weren't traveling together when they kind of are their friends.
31:11She has a cat and he's carrying a cat for her.
31:13For some reason, I don't understand why.
31:16In the past, we have had animal couriers that have come through.
31:21And they'll come through with multiple animals.
31:23And they'll get paid usually $1,000, $1,500 an animal.
31:26But they would need to make a formal entry because they're coming in for commercial purposes.
31:32So they don't want to, they don't want to file that paperwork.
31:35So it's easier to just say that it's their own rather than admit they're a courier and
31:38they're bringing the cats in for sale.
31:41The male traveler insists that both cats belong to his companion.
31:46Officer Reynaud needs to make sure they aren't couriers posing as pet owners to cut corners.
31:53I'm gonna call him up first.
31:56Okay, sir.
31:57This is everything?
31:57All of your luggage?
31:58Yeah.
31:59The cat is hers?
32:00The cat bag, that's hers?
32:02Yeah.
32:02How is it that you guys are traveling together to the U.S.?
32:05Daimou.
32:06Daimou.
32:06Just for the cat.
32:08To bring the cat.
32:09To bring the cat.
32:11How do you know her?
32:13Because I posted my travel information online.
32:18So the post you made, you were asking for someone to come to the U.S. with you?
32:24Maybe a partner because the hotel in New York is very expensive.
32:28Is she paying you at all for your time?
32:31She gave me the deposit money, but a lot of money she didn't give me.
32:37The man claims he posted on a message board looking for a travel buddy to share costs on
32:43a U.S. vacation.
32:45She responded, offering him a lump sum solely to transport one of her cats.
32:50How much money did she give you?
32:55How much more is she giving you?
32:59Any animal entering the U.S. for commercial reasons must go through the official channels.
33:04It's now down to the woman to prove she owns the cats.
33:09If she can't, they could both face fines of over $10,000.
33:32There appears to be multiple bottles in there that have maybe possible pills inside of them.
33:39At Newark, Officer Ortiz is searching the contents of a woman's bag for banned substances.
33:46There's another bottle in there that has a very dark texture to it.
33:50So that's something else that we would want to take a look at.
33:53We always have to verify and confirm.
33:56But it's a potentially hazardous situation.
34:00Me and my partner are going to go through your bag very carefully
34:02and make sure that we don't cut ourselves, okay?
34:05The bag is full of broken glass,
34:07which could have been planted to deter him from conducting a full search.
34:12One of the wine bottles exploded.
34:14As you can see here, it's like all the glass was inside the bag.
34:17Now I'm just carefully digging through it.
34:22Okay, and what's this?
34:23Chana.
34:24What is it?
34:24It's called Chana Chickpeas.
34:26Oh, okay.
34:27Yeah.
34:27What appeared to be a bottle of pills on the X-ray
34:30turns out to be dried beans.
34:34But something else catches the officer's attention.
34:38This is the cough medicine.
34:40Yes.
34:40Can you test this one?
34:41Before.
34:42The woman is transporting several bottles of dark liquid.
34:47She does have, like, quite a lot of this.
34:50Smugglers are known to disguise brown heroin in everyday liquid substances.
34:55So she's traveling with, like, a bunch of them in her bag,
34:58so we're just going to make sure that it's not any narcotics or anything like that in there.
35:02Around $4 billion of brown heroin makes its way into the U.S. every year.
35:08Usually they have a way of, like, smuggling narcotics inside of medications.
35:14If the contents of the bottle test positive, the woman will be arrested on the spot.
35:23There we go.
35:24Looks good to me.
35:26The cough remedy turns out to be harmless.
35:30Have you used it before?
35:31Yeah.
35:32Believe you me, if you get a tickle in your throat or anything, you take that, you get to go.
35:37So it's stronger than anything that you'll find here?
35:39And this is something you just get over the counter?
35:41Yes.
35:42OK.
35:43All right, ma'am.
35:43So we looked through everything inside the bag.
35:47Everything that we wanted to look at, we found, and it is what it says it is.
35:52So thank you very much for your cooperation.
35:53I'll give you your passport back.
35:54Here you go.
35:55The woman is free to go, and the officers now have her recommendation for how to heal a sore throat.
36:02Apparently, one, you take one a day, and your sore throat or tingly of the throat goes away as soon
36:07as you have one of those.
36:08So it's very interesting.
36:10I learned something new today.
36:11OK.
36:11All right.
36:12Have a good one.
36:13You too.
36:34No, no, no.
36:36No?
36:36No.
36:37But she has your passport.
36:39So you two are not together?
36:42No.
36:42We have to go.
36:43Right.
36:44OK.
36:46Come on with me.
36:46We're going to...
36:47I've got a few questions for you.
36:48Is any of that luggage for her?
36:50I don't carry her.
36:51OK.
36:52In Detroit, Officer Reynaud is questioning a pair of travelers who initially denied they were together.
36:59Is she paying you at all for your time?
37:02She have given me the deposit money, but a lot of money she didn't give me.
37:08How much more is she giving you?
37:10The $3,000.
37:12Upon questioning, the man admitted that the woman approached him online, offering him money to help transport her two cats
37:19into the country.
37:21In the past, we have had animal couriers that have come through.
37:25They'll get paid usually $1,000, $1,500 an animal.
37:28They don't want to file that paperwork.
37:30So it's easier to just say that it's their own.
37:33Officer Reynaud wants to make sure the pair isn't couriering pets for sale and trying to bypass official channels.
37:40Okay.
37:41Did she pay for your ticket to come to the U.S.?
37:43No.
37:44Okay.
37:45Yeah, by myself.
37:46All right, sir.
37:47Just go ahead and have a seat, okay?
37:49Ma'am, can you step up, please?
37:51Hi, ma'am.
37:55Where are you going today?
37:58New York.
37:58New York.
37:59What will you do there?
38:01My husband doesn't work here.
38:04All right.
38:05How do you know this man?
38:07Online.
38:08How is it that you encountered him online?
38:11She asked Kim if he can bring one of her cats.
38:15Well, because you can only have one under the seat.
38:18You can only carry one on board.
38:21Okay.
38:21And are you paying him to do that?
38:23Yeah.
38:24How much are you paying him?
38:26About...
38:26I think it's $3,500.
38:28$3,500.
38:29$3,500.
38:30So these two cats, are these cats going to be leaving with you or staying here?
38:35No, he's staying here.
38:35They stay here.
38:37The woman explains that she eventually plans to relocate to the U.S. with her husband,
38:42after first getting her cats settled in.
38:45But the airline only allows one pet per person, which is why she recruited help.
38:51Ma'am, I'm going to have you set your bags up here.
38:53I'm going to take a quick look.
38:54Oh.
38:55Yeah.
38:56The stories match up.
38:58It's odd, but we'll do a little quick bag exam and see if there's anything that stands out.
39:04There's no law against paying someone to help transport a pet to another country, provided
39:10they come with the right documents.
39:12Okay.
39:13You have some paperwork for the cat here?
39:15Is that what this is?
39:16Oh.
39:17Health certificates?
39:19That one's for that one.
39:22Yeah.
39:23And this one is for this one?
39:25Yeah.
39:26Okay.
39:27Okay.
39:27Both cats come with valid paperwork.
39:30Can you take the cat?
39:31Just hold it for a moment?
39:33Oh.
39:33Yeah.
39:34Just so she can see the bottom of the bag.
39:36I appreciate it.
39:38She has kind of commonly known as a pet passport for the cat.
39:42It's got its vaccination information.
39:46You can close this up.
39:47Thank you, ma'am.
39:48The mystery is solved, and its conclusion hasn't come a moment too soon.
39:54I'm horribly allergic to cats, so very ugly.
39:57Eyes will water.
39:58We'll know in a little bit.
40:02You can already feel it.
40:04It's hitting me.
40:05Really?
40:05Yeah.
40:06Yeah.
40:08I'm going to have you come over here.
40:09Can you take the cat out of this one?
40:10Oh.
40:11Same thing.
40:15After a cursory search of the man's luggage.
40:18Okay, sir.
40:18You can close this up, okay?
40:21The pair is free to go.
40:22All right.
40:23Enjoy your trips.
40:25Much to Officer Raynaud's relief.
40:27A good inspection, yeah.
40:29I mean, you know, something interesting.
40:30We didn't know what it was.
40:32Now we're satisfied.
40:33New York kittens.
40:35Better there than here.
40:37I'm so allergic.
40:43I should not have opened that cat bag.
41:16I should not have eaten.
41:16But I have eaten as many as one today.
41:17Europeans will know beer and the crامlings have lost the överens.
41:17Couldn't comeliga.
41:17We're at the cat bag.
41:17blue to a cat.
41:30If you guys want to buy a ball,راpemos
41:31here.
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