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00:09tonight on border security a search gets off to a very bad start for this passenger there was two
00:17bags in his wallet containing a white powder but things don't get any better when he's frisked the
00:22officer here he's under the impression that there's something above your crotch here this
00:27American woman says she is here to see her boyfriend I think that I finally found a guy
00:32that I've actually fell in love with but suspicions are raised when it appears she has more than just
00:39one she passed through something and there is a mad dash for the exit after a secret handoff like
00:52that this one yeah we want her to come back turn around
01:10customs and border protection officer Steve has been alerted to a passenger traveling from Vietnam
01:17his apparent nervousness and unusual travel movements are cause for suspicion passengers
01:24arrived from Vietnam he seems to be traveling alone and we're just commencing a baggage examination
01:29there's certain indicators that alerted him to us just his explanation isn't making sense to us at
01:35the moment so we need to investigate a bit more this one is okay you can back it back up
01:39as a thorough search
01:40of the man's belongings is conducted he appears to become increasingly nervous then officers make a
01:47surprising discovery when I opened up his wallet there was two bags in his wallet containing a white powder
01:56officer Steve is concerned the substance may be narcotics and the passengers explanation as to what the
02:04concealment is doesn't allay any suspicion now the passenger is stating there are certain medication and that he's crunched up
02:13the
02:14medication in order to fit in his wallet so we're just doing tests on the medication just to verify story
02:20as
02:22customs and border protection officer Kylie does a narcotics analysis of the white powder the passenger has a sudden urge
02:30to use the bathroom
02:32are you feeling sick or no it's my best stomach I had a wick stomach from the food on the
02:39plane yeah no I just I don't know man I'm not a doctor
02:43the passenger stated he needs to use the bathroom so two of our male officers are going to escort him
02:48to the bathroom just to make
02:49sure he's not hiding anything or concealing anything whilst he's using the bathroom
02:59an American woman who previously spent 12 months in Australia on a working holiday visa is now returning to Brisbane
03:08okay I'm just gonna ask you some questions about your trip to Australia just like to follow me over to
03:13the desk won't take too long
03:15today the passenger is trying to enter Australia on a three-month
03:19tourist visa which holds a strict no work condition and it appears it's not the first time she has done
03:27this so what are your plans this time in Australia this time I'm gonna go to the outback yeah I'm
03:33gonna
03:33go to Perth and then I really want to go to the Northern Territory and go skydiving in cans okay
03:38immigration officer Stella wants to check if there are any signs that she has been working illegally or
03:44intends to during her next three months stay on her incoming passenger card she has listed Glen as her
03:52onshore contact who's Glen all righty and what kind of visa is going on all righty and how long have
04:02you been in that relationship for um a few months does he provide you any financial support give you
04:11any money he does all right all right so what I'll get you to do is just to grab your
04:16bag while the woman
04:17goes to collect the rest of her bags immigration undertake further checks for any signs she may be
04:24planning to breach her visa conditions and officers contact her boyfriend Glen hi Glen are you expecting
04:33anyone to arrive from overseas today it is important that his story matches hers now you said that you
04:40started dating a few months ago how did you meet and in terms of money on her last trip did
04:46you offer
04:46any sort of financial support or pay for any bills anything like that no it's not a good sign when
04:52their details don't match up but what really causes concern is what officers find on her phone hey Molly
04:59are you working or just lazing around hey hey I've been super busy working getting ready to go to
05:05tomorrow and tomorrow there are also a series of intimate messages that indicate she may have more
05:12than one boyfriend and some suggest she is involved with people cultivating and selling marijuana they
05:19keep sending her updated photos of his marijuana crop and look how it's growing do you speak this
05:32language yes Chinese yes biosecurity officers are talking to a passenger arriving from China who
05:41they suspect may be carrying undeclared goods in her luggage the lady was a non-declarant so the dog
05:47unit sent the lady to us because the dogs had picked up something it turns out the passenger has brought
05:54into
05:54the country a large box of high-risk apples okay let's start with this question using a translation
06:02book the woman says she packed her own bags and is aware of the contents but she stops when asked
06:09if
06:09she is carrying any undeclared food claiming she forgot to declare the box of fruit officer Denise isn't convinced
06:21that is a very hard thing to forget that you've gone so we'll get an interpreter so she fully understands
06:29what's going on but when the woman is told an interpreter is on the way she does something unexpected
06:52officers are becoming increasingly concerned about a man who has arrived from Hanoi after two
06:58sachets of white powder were found in his wallet while the white substance is being
07:07checked for narcotics the passenger is returning from the controlled toilet there was no concealments
07:14or no signs of concealments for example condoms or or stuff like that so that was all clear satisfied
07:21that he wasn't concealing anything internally but as the bag search continues the passengers
07:27behavior is still cause for concern you know my dad's waiting for me my dad's waiting I'm not entirely
07:34satisfied with the passenger story at the moment there's nothing around your body nothing strapped to
07:40your body nothing like that officer Steve believes he might be concealing something and calls in supervisor
07:46David to discuss the next level of investigation what is a frisk search right just a pat down of your
07:53clothing
07:53not your skin okay all my clothes only just your clothing yeah no clothes on okay all good to go
08:01all right this
08:02officer here's going to perform a search although the passenger has consented to the search he is becoming
08:09increasingly concerned with the procedure and has a sudden reaction to the frisk
08:14a passenger from China has been stopped by Sydney by a security officers for attempting to bring in a box
08:31of
08:31undeclared apples this is not good but she has an interesting solution to the problem
08:43biosecurity officer Denise isn't sure what to make of the woman's offer of money
08:48wait I think she was offering me twenty dollars but I couldn't be certain
08:52I have a feeling that she knows that there's a two hundred and twenty dollar fine
08:57that she has possibly paid before lets her on the side of her and say she was willing to pay
09:04a fine
09:05with twenty dollars
09:09and there is a very good reason why biosecurity officers are so vigilant
09:14we don't want to import diseases that we don't have no fresh fruit at all can come into Australia
09:20without an import permit
09:22while the apples are being processed
09:24officers notice something suspicious
09:28while we were doing the inspection
09:29someone told me that they had seen her under the counter
09:33slip something to her friend
09:36and now her friend is trying her best to sneak through the exit
09:40so officer Denise needs to stop her
09:43Gina just one second
09:51immigration have just contacted the boyfriend of an American woman and found that his answers don't match hers
09:59a look through the messages on her phone indicates she may have more than one boyfriend
10:04and she could be involved with someone cultivating and selling marijuana
10:09okay so customs are aware of those messages and have seen the photos
10:13and they're going to follow up now in terms of referring that information onto the AFP
10:17so they can try and track down the individual that has sent more of those messages of his big crop
10:22of marijuana
10:23plus there are a few messages that suggest she could be working while on a tourist visa
10:29the semester's about in 30 minutes will the room be free and some interactions like that
10:35that could potentially be linked to something else that's not necessarily tourist related
10:41and there's also we've just found a contact on her mobile phone that says cash and handwork and a mobile
10:47number
10:49with enough evidence to suggest she has been working she will now be taken for a formal interview
10:56immigration will question her on what they have found and decide if her visa should be cancelled
11:02okay there's quite a quantity not only contacts that relate to working in Australia and cash in handwork
11:09but also conversations with other people about working
11:11so this is your big chance to explain what you were doing in terms of work while you're in Australia
11:18and what it is that you intend to do this time
11:20the contents of some messages from a number of men
11:23has made officer Stella suspect that the woman is actually working in the sex industry
11:29and her unexpected response may be confirmation
11:36I'm scared
11:45in Sydney a passenger from Vietnam is being frisked after two bags of white powder that the passenger claims his
11:53personal medicine was discovered in his wallet
11:57the results of a narcotics test have now come back
12:01no
12:02I think it's what he says it is
12:04the powder has the all clear
12:08but the passenger's behaviour is causing concern that he may have something illicit hidden on his body
12:14hang on
12:17I'm not the one who touched it
12:18I'm being touched
12:21but things aren't looking good
12:23the frisk officer thinks he has felt a possible concealment
12:28above my crotch
12:28the officer here he's under the impression that there's something above your crotch here
12:33have you got some padding something here
12:36no no no something just above your crotch
12:39is there anything else between the underwear and your jeans
12:52so this is your big chance to explain what you were doing in terms of work while you're in Australia
12:58and what it is that you intend to do this time
13:01in Brisbane immigration suspects this American woman has been working illegally in Australia while on a tourist visa
13:08and the messages on her phone suggest it was in the sex industry
13:12so we've got some information now that says that you have been working in Australia
13:15occasional or not whether it's
13:18part-time or full-time
13:19what I need to know is what that was
13:21okay and how much money you got for that
13:24and whether you intend to do that on this trip
13:27what I'm doing is making
13:28I don't work on a regular basis
13:29and what sort of work was it?
13:34just dating people
13:36like a an escort
13:39kind of but it wasn't like sexual or anything like that
13:46alright how much would you say that you've earned doing that?
13:49three thousand dollars
13:53just really good money
13:55I mean for the little work that I'm doing
13:58I mean
13:58her admission confirms that she breached the no working conditions of her previous holiday visa
14:06and immigration now need to determine if she will comply with her new holiday visa
14:11and also that her boyfriend will support her during her stay
14:16I think that I finally found a guy that I've actually fell in love with
14:25and he knows what I do and of course he doesn't like it
14:28but he's a really good person and so I just want to be with him
14:32and that's all I want to do because I can't do it anymore
14:36okay Molly I'm just going to go and have a chat to my manager about your case
14:39and then we'll give you a break get you to clear your thoughts
14:41and then explain to us why we shouldn't cancel your visa
14:44and why you shouldn't be returned back to the States
14:46okay?
14:54A frisk search of this man travelling from Vietnam has officers suspecting he might be concealing something
15:02The officer conducting the frisk search felt something around the passenger's waist
15:06Have you got some padding? Something here?
15:10No, no, no, something just above your couch
15:15Do you have your underwear on? Yeah? Yeah, of course man
15:18Okay, is there anything else?
15:19A more thorough search is necessary and the passenger is not happy
15:24I'm out of my limit a long time ago
15:27You're out of your limit a long time ago?
15:29Yeah
15:31I still have to follow your order, right?
15:33No, you can refuse but I need to allay that suspicion
15:37The officer has a suspicion that there may be something there above your couch, okay?
15:41Are you happy to come into the room? That's what I'm asking
15:44Cooperating with officers would have him reunited with his father sooner
15:48But he seems to be stalling
15:51You know what? My dad takes the day off today
15:53Just to wait for me
15:54To welcome me back
15:57Well, the sooner we go in there, the sooner you go in there
16:01Imagine your dad's waiting for you at all
16:03And you're stuck here
16:04There's nothing untoward
16:06Once you go from here and everything's good, that's it, end of story
16:09Finally, he accompanies officers into a private room for a more thorough search
16:17And it's good news
16:19We've conducted all our checks
16:21The baggage exam, the frisk search
16:23And we're happy that he's not concealing anything inside his underwear
16:25Okay, so we're gonna let the passenger go
16:38This woman arriving from China has been caught trying to smuggle something past biosecurity office
16:46By slipping it to a fellow passenger who is trying to exit
16:50Gina, just one second
16:54She passed her something
16:57Like that
16:58This one? Yeah, this one
16:59Is that why she's adamant to get out of this one?
17:00Yeah, we want her to come back
17:01Turn around, we're coming back
17:03We're going back
17:06We're going back
17:06Yes
17:08Not happy about her companion being caught
17:11The woman who is on the same flight is brought back to the bench
17:15So her belongings can also be searched
17:18Give me your handbag
17:21It's either in a pants or in a handbag
17:29A detector dog is brought over to try and find the item the women are attempting to smuggle
17:39And whatever it is, must be in her jacket
17:43Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
17:45Thank you
17:47That's what she's hiding
17:48Ah, that's what she's hiding
17:56At Brisbane Airport, an American citizen has admitted to working as an escort on her previous tourist visa
18:04She is now hoping that immigration will allow her to re-enter for another three months
18:10At the moment, what we're planning on doing is serving our notice of intention to consider cancellation on Molly
18:15So that she'll have a chance to understand what immigration's concerns are
18:19And then we'll give her some time to think about how she wishes to respond on why we shouldn't cancel
18:23her visa or why grounds don't exist
18:29So this is the notice of intention to consider cancellation
18:32After looking at the reasons why immigration has issued the notice of intention to cancel her visa
18:38Molly wishes to respond immediately to plead her case
18:43I've been in Australia for, god, three and a half, a little bit over three years now
18:50And this isn't the way that I wanted to end things
18:54And I know that I screwed it up myself
18:57I never really felt comfortable about doing it, I don't even know what I did
19:03And then I met an amazing guy and then he's just gonna completely disappear
19:07I know that he really does love me
19:13And so I had no intention of going back to work
19:16I just don't want to ruin my life when I was truly like this
19:19I've worked so hard
19:22To just be here and have this life
19:25And I love your country
19:27Okay, what we'll do is I'll go out and have a chat with my manager
19:31When I come back I'll deliver a decision as to whether or not you're gonna be immigration cleared
19:34Okay
19:36Immigration officers will now take some time to discuss the case and make a final decision
19:41She's raised some points but
19:43Nothing that's too strong to warrant us immigration clearing her
19:47Because her motivation is there
19:49The relationship with Glenn is weak
19:51Okay, so you're happy to proceed?
19:52Yeah, okay
19:53It looks like it could be the end of the road for Molly's Aussie adventure
19:59We've taken all of that into consideration and weighed it up against the breach of your visa condition on your
20:04last entry that you've admitted to
20:07And taking into that into consideration we've decided that we are going to cancel your visa based on that breach
20:13Okay, so
20:20Before she has returned to the United States Molly will now be taken to the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation
20:27Where she will have the opportunity to say goodbye to her boyfriend
20:44Hey
20:45Hello
20:47A detector dog has been brought in to locate an item that two Chinese passengers are trying to smuggle past
20:54biosecurity officers
20:56It appears to be hidden in her jacket
20:59Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, thank you
21:03And her, and her, can the dog do
21:07That's what she's hiding
21:08Ah, that's what she's hiding
21:10Thank you, thank you very much
21:12The offending item turns out to be a carton of cigarettes
21:15We have new laws in Australia that limit you to 50 cigarettes per person
21:20If you have in excess of the 50 you need to declare it
21:23So again, no decoration for the cigarettes either
21:27While her travelling companion is dealt with by Customs and Border Protection
21:32The eight kilos of apples are sent to be destroyed
21:36And biosecurity have reached a decision on the woman's fate
21:41Today it stands at $220 fine
21:45The woman agrees to pay the $220 fine for the undeclared food she is carrying
21:52Okay, we'll go over and we'll get it paid
21:55Just the whole thing wasn't put in our eyes
21:59Trying to get the cigarettes in, trying to get the food in
22:03It was a deliberate attempt to import woods that she shouldn't be bringing in
22:16Next week on Border Security
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22:23It looks like a very racial motivator
22:26But officers have other reasons for their concerns
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22:34A Mohawk Indian lives by his own set of rules
22:37I operate in natural law
22:40And he has a plan for his Australian girlfriend
22:42Take her back to Canada away from this place
22:47That's Border Security
22:49Don't you look like a human being?
22:49No, I know
22:49No, I know
22:49No
22:51No
22:51No