Airport Security: USA — Season 1, Episode 5: Episode 5
Documentary • 42 min • 1 season, 12 episodes
Episode synopsis
At Newark Liberty International Airport, a Dominican tries to bring 50 live baby fighting fish to the United States, but without an import license, such quantities are prohibited. A US citizen wants to enter the country with Cuban cigars, which are illegal to import into the US due to an embargo. Chinese tourists do not adequately declare their amounts of cash. And: At Honolulu International Airport, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials locate a cocaine shipment in cargo luggage.
About Airport Security: USA
Every day, 3 million airline passengers travel into the United States— and every one of them is screened and their baggage checked by one of the 40,000 officers who work on America’s front line. This series documents the challenges faced by CBP at four of the busiest airports in the US including Atlanta, Honolulu, Detroit, San Francisco and Newark. From career drug smugglers and human traffickers to less serious visa and passport defaulters, everyone who comes into the United States by air is subject to scrutiny.