Airport Security: USA — Season 1, Episode 9: Episode 9
Documentary • 42 min • 1 season, 12 episodes
Episode synopsis
A violent passenger refusing to comply with checks is held for investigation. A tip-off leads to a marijuana suitcase, resulting in a full bag check. An agent intercepts a court order violation when a man attempts to take children out of the country. Crystal meth, valued at two million dollars, is found in Honolulu's freight terminal by a sniffer dog. A Japanese woman at San Francisco raises suspicions due to unclear money flows and suspicious behavior. At San Francisco, puppies are discovered being smuggled without the required papers.
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.