Airport Security: USA — Season 1, Episode 8: Episode 8
Documentary • 42 min • 1 season, 12 episodes
Episode synopsis
A baggage x-ray at Detroit reveals some disturbing items. In Atlanta, a passenger is flagged for carrying strange "household" cleaning products. At Honolulu, an agent selects a passenger with way too much baggage and no return ticket for a more thorough inspection. In Honolulu, a suspicious woman is investigated for trying to stay illegally in the U.S. A drug depot is discovered in an abandoned suitcase. Counterfeit goods are found in Atlanta, including a strong-smelling soap. In Newark, a family is found smuggling luxury items from Dubai into the U.S. without proper declaration.
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.