Airport Security: USA — Season 1, Episode 6: Episode 6
Documentary • 42 min • 1 season, 12 episodes
Episode synopsis
A man is arrested at San Francisco airport for trying to smuggle kilos of cannabis into the United Kingdom, where marijuana is illegal, unlike in California. Major operation in Detroit: US customs and border officials filter a plane from Mexico, along with passengers and luggage, in a 100 percent inspection. In Honolulu, customs discovered pirated excavators. And: At Newark Airport, a Dominican failed to re-enter the country after 29 years in the United States. Welcome to the USA.
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.