Go behind-the-scenes of our Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments. Hosted by GRANT BOWLER.
A positive test result for cocaine on a passenger leads to a formal interview, a Federal Police investigation and a trip to the local hospital. Hosted by GRANT BOWLER.
An English tourist's life with her boyfriend in Australia hangs in the balance. The Australian Customs Vessel intercepts an illegal fishing boat.
A holiday maker carrying 'Lord of the Rings' statues is investigated and A couple with carrying hidden weapons in their luggage is interviewed. Hosted by Grant Bowler.
Customs officers discover a stash of ICE and hash, a suitcase with a hidden compartment and another passenger is a suspected internal drug carrier.
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The Immigration Compliance Unit receives a tip off about an illegal immigrant working in a restaurant and get more than they bargained for.
A newlywed couple bring back more than memories from their Bali honeymoon. A young Korean girl creates worry for Sydney Airport immigration. Hosted by GRANT BOWLER.
A passenger lays his cards on the table, while customs check a sixty thousand dollar Ferrari that's hidden contents may be worth a lot more.
It's a close call as Customs makes a big discovery inside a phone book. And a passenger learns his fate after trying to fool our border security.
A Chinese student is cautioned by the Australian Federal Police for carrying a large wad of cash. Customs Officers X-ray a video casing containing possible drugs. Hosted by Grant Bowler.
Go behind-the-scenes of our Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments. Hosted by GRANT BOWLER.
Customs officers discover a dangerous game of hide and seek when they search a passenger from Buenos Aires. Customs officers get involved in a potentially volatile situation when an Aboriginal passenger refuses to join the queues at Passport control. A simple mistake by an American panel beater in his visa application could put an end to his hopes of working in Australia.
A Chinese woman tries to smuggle food into Australia, despite having previously been warned about it, and a teacher returning from Japan fails to declare money
An elderly man loses his passport, and a passenger is examined internally after concealed money is found in his luggage
Customs don't let a passenger from Hong Kong that they suspect of carrying drugs out of their sights. Quarantine find some double-sided metal swords in a passenger's bag. Immigration make a startling discovery when they become concerned about a Malaysian passenger's intentions.
A South American pensioner becomes the focus of a large-scale search by Customs. Quarantine discover a deliberate concealment just as they are about to let a Chinese passenger go. Immigration compliance officers search taxis and shuttle buses as they try to identify illegal workers among their drivers.
An American passenger wants to experience the heart and soul of Australia, but Immigration have other plans. A Korean passenger brings in an item that has Customs completely baffled. Customs continue their search through the suitcases of a South American pensioner.
Two Vietnamese passengers who are good friends separate at the border, attracting the attention of Customs. We find out what happens to items that Customs have seized. Quarantine find truckloads of food in the bags of a Burmese family.
An American man carrying a giant teddy bear says he's uniting with his online girlfriend, but officers suspect he's looking for illegal work in Australia. A British passenger bridles at being approached by Customs. Two Malaysian men hoping to work as fruit pickers are sent packing.
A fashion forward passenger brings back a king cobra skin for a designer friend, only to find out that it is protected and may be seized. A man from Ohio is depending on an Australian internet girlfriend he has never met for financial support. A farmer is caught trying to bring in illegal taro plants.
Cecilia learns the true identity of someone she has been dating on the Internet for two years. Quarantine officers avert a possible disaster when they discover taro bulbs concealed in a blanket. A romance novel proves that truth is stranger than fiction when it hides some ecstasy tablets.
A discovery by Customs that the contents of a container are tobacco and not glassware leads to a major raid. Quarantine discover undeclared food with a high risk of Avian influenza. A British passenger gets the third degree from Customs after his baggage tests positive to traces of cocaine.
The fight to protect our border heats up (shooting at boat, Arafura) A random search turns ugly (Old Australians) Customs discover a concealment of sinister content.
Customs think her bags have been tampered with, and that causes a big tantrum. She is not gonna be laughing when she learns the truth. And in customs, facts can be stranger than fiction.
A German man is questioned about his luggage. Immigration questions two passengers from Portugal.
Has this man spilled the beans on an illegal smuggling range? A passenger is pulled out of the departure lounge An unusual X-ray image has officers baffled
Customs want to know what a talkative English passenger might be hiding. Customs officers uncover a most unexpected crime when they find cocaine concealed in an angle grinder. Immigration try to find out why a Malaysian cook is being so evasive.
A Filipino passenger claims to be a tourist, but Customs officers don't buy his constantly changing story. A disturbing discovery of beautiful but dangerous snakes shocks everyone involved. A returning Australian passenger gives Customs officers more than lip when he has to pay excess duty on some cigarettes.
Will the shady past of a passenger travelling on a New Zealand passport prevent him from entering the country? Quarantine officers make an amazing discovery when they find documents signed by King George III in a routine inspection of packages from England. Customs officers dig up a treasure-chest of trouble after Quarantine find a suspicious quantity of undeclared jewellery in the luggage of a Chinese passenger.
Is a Korean woman an illegal immigrant or just visiting her boyfriend? Are the orchids illegal contraband. What is in the books and suitcase of an innocent looking family on holiday?
What is the Iranian from New Zealand doing in Australia? Newly wed musicians get questioned about their instruments. The postal team find something suspicious.
Some clothing needs a closer look. Two Portuguese men are investigated regarding the nature of their visit. A German man has questions to answer about the contents of his luggage.
Immigration question a man who may be the key to a crime syndicate. Customs launch a massive operation.
A passenger breaks the air travel rules that have changed since terrorism by carrying fireworks in their luggage. Immigration interview a New Zealand man who has a criminal record. Customs officers target a multi-million dollar black market trade in Medicare-subsidised prescription drugs.
An officer's search for the right answers leads to a verbal stoush in Customs. Immigration officers interview an Irish bricklayer that they suspect is double-dipping on his working holiday visa. A passenger's bad behaviour has everyone on edge in Quarantine.
A passenger's nervous behaviour has everyone in Customs on edge. Off the central Queensland coast, Customs search an enormous cargo ship where every nook and cranny is a possible hiding place. A passenger's startling comment makes Customs officers concerned that his life may be in danger.
A phone call could change the fate of a passenger who is desperate to stay in Australia. Customs officers investigate a suspicious package from India. Unusual behaviour from a Chinese student in Melbourne attracts the attention of Customs.
Unusual behaviour from a passenger leads Customs to wonder if he is playing games. Immigration compliance officers face some unexpected hurdles in the search for an illegal worker hiding in a market garden in western Sydney. A passenger is suspected by officers to be carrying drugs, but the situation takes a dramatic turn.
Customs officers suspect that two female passengers are trying to hide something. A passenger who failed to declare some tapa mats gets upset over his treatment in Quarantine. Customs officers board a mystery ship after it fails to respond to their radio calls.
A Colombian dance instructor may have stepped out of line when Customs officers find heroin readings on samples from his bags. Quarantine officers at the Internation Mail Handling Unit receive a box that smells so foul that it gives them a headache. Immigration compliance officers search a western Sydney warehouse, but obstructions could help a Filipino man they suspect of being an illegal immigrant to get away.
A Californian passenger is unhappy about being questioned by Customs. A Customs officer has suspicions about a parcel that has arrived at the International Mail Handling Unit from Peru. A student returning from China tries to con Quarantine by smuggling bags of food and then "declaring" it on a second passenger card.
Customs suspect that a Malaysian passenger that is hiding something may not be working alone. Some filthy clothes could hold the key to a major Customs investigation. A suspected illegal non-citizen keeps Immigration compliance officers on their toes during a raid at a steel fabrication plant in outer western Sydney.
Immigration interviews a Phillippine tourist who has a stash of male student identity cards and some undeclared medication. In Brisbane, when a Lebanese passenger gets upset after Quarantine seizes some food that she has brought into the country as gifts for her family, her son in law makes a political issue out of it. In Sydney, a passenger returning from a round-the-world trip catches the attention of Customs officers.
Looks back at some emotional and nervous passengers that Customs, Immigration and Quarantine have interviewed.
Looks back at some memorable characters encountered by Customs, Immigration and Quarantine officers and their attempts to enter Australia.
Customs officers are horrified by the mysterious contents of an unidentified bag. The Navy, Department of Fisheries and Customs combine in a big operation to stop illegal fishing boats poaching in Australia's rich northern waters. Customs officers find narcotics elaborately concealed inside two printer cartridges.
Unusual clues could put an American designer in trouble. In Quarantine, a Lebanese passenger returning from Egypt tries to start a food fight. Immigration officers have serious questions for a very flamboyant Filipino traveller.
A former Miss USA contestant has officers suspicious, and officers find bizarre contents inside a bag. Plus, a romantic reunion on hold, and one of the most brazen attempts at smuggling contraband into the country.
Staff are given enough reason to suspect a bomb is in someone's luggage and the entire airport is shut down. Elsewhere, travellers challenge the highly trained intuition of Customs officers and a businessman's ambitions hit a snag.
A nervous traveller arriving from China raises suspicion. A family from the US have nothing to declare, but their luggage suggest otherwise. And a Romanian man struggles to get his story straight.
Customs officers look closely at a curious keyboard. Then, a delay at Quarantine results in a lovers quarrel, and suspicious letters from India have the Mail Centre on alert.
The conclusion to the Romainian keyboard mystery, an Aussie's questioned after partying hard in Mexico and a traveller argues that he's not who officials believe him to be.
An Italian man may want to clown around illegally, a German passenger's nervous behaviour raises alarm and a couple is suspected of sneaking in treats.
A passenger is removed from a plane before take-off, a couple makes a desperate plea, and a New York graffiti artist claims he has been framed.
Tonight on Border Security, a heated standoff after the discovery of an illegal weapon, a first time traveller is on a high and seems oblivious to what is at stake. And a shoe concealment has a passenger lost for words.
A strange bulge on a passenger's body raises suspicions; and there's a major problem with a shipment of cosmetics.
A New Zealand passenger is unhappy about being questioned about his visa, an incredible situation in customs and a passengers life could be in danger. Three agencies join forces to target illegal taxi drivers.
Why are drug detector dogs reacting to these two passengers? The discovery of an extremely expensive and highly prohibited item. This New Zealand passengers violent criminal past poses a threat.
A Singaporean passenger arrives for a holiday, but Customs officers are more interested in the declared food that he has brought with him. A dawn raid by Immigration takes a few people by surprise. A woman returning from Italy has to get past Quarantine officers before she can meet her husband.
An Australian passenger returning from Lebanon brings a bag that, when its contents are emptied, turns out to be full of surprises. A young American finds out the hard way that you never really know someone. Quarantine find a box of noodles with a very expensive price tag.
Three men arrive with clues in all their bags, it might prove one thing. A search ends with a dramatic walkout. And officers think this laptop hides evidence of a massive scam, but the passenger claims he is innocent.
A passenger admits to using narcotics, but officers make a find that he'll struggle to explain. This man was living a life of crime, but the right girl is now on the wrong side of the border. And the discovery of a mysterious substance puts officers on the highest alert.
A woman attempts to blough her way across the border, but officers will find all the answers they need. This is not the first time immigration has had a problem with this passenger. And a surprise find ends in tears.
A Nigerian woman claims to be a fashion designer, but Customs officers don't think her story measures up. A sudden memory lapse could be a problem for a Polish passenger who has just travelled for 23 hours to visit his girlfriend. A mysterious box has Quarantine officers digging for answers.
An unhappy passenger pushes Customs officers too far. Immigration officers conduct a massive hunt for evidence in a huge operation to catch illegal workers. A doctor's wife suddenly feigns sickness after Quarantine discover undeclared food in their bags.
All the indicators suggest a Chinese passenger is smuggling drugs, but a surprise phone call leads to a manhunt. One tiny clue unveils a Malaysian passenger's hidden secret. A major threat to Australia's border is concealed in the image of a former South African President.
An extreme sport holiday vacationer is being questioned by Security Border Officers after displaying unusual behaviour. - Flavoured Drinking powder packages don't look quite right. - An intercepted message by Immigration Officers reveals deception from a travelling woman with a tourist visa. - A family gets to snack on declared food not authorised into the country, before being let through customs. An other passenger isn't as lucky.
Border Officers are surprised at what a passenger is packing, what they discover next leads them to investigate him further. - Border Officers take a closer look at a suspicious package containing a vacuum cleaner sent from Malaysia. - Immigration Officers suspect a traveller with a tourist visa is intending to work in the country illegally. - Quarantine Officers inspect the luggage of a passenger arriving from China and find a treasure trove of undeclared food items along with suspicious food packaging.
Tonight, a cocky passenger admits to criminal behaviour, but evidence is found that will wipe the smirk off his face. Elsewhere, a fifteen-tonne concealment is discovered inside a truck. Then, officers try to stop a woman from causing a biological disaster.
Officers suspect a passenger is here to make a special delivery to a mystery woman she met in a bar in Bali. Elsewhere, a man is enraged when his wife denies they have any relationship. Then, a simple box of food hides a very clever secret.
This week, a brazen smuggling attempt is stopped at the Border with the discovery of a hidden compartment inside a bag. Meanwhile, see how a couple from the UK start their dream holiday in chaos. Then, a large compliance operation needs to rely on police backup.
In this episode of Border Security Australia's Front Line, Immigration Officers received information that could help them foil one man's plan of illegally working in the construction industry; is this the right man? Is this pretty woman just a model? A boxing trainer from L.A. becomes aggressive towards Customs Officers.
A man tells officers he travelled to Bali for fun. However, a positive drug reading may prove he had ulterior motives. Elsewhere, what is with this shampoo? It definitely won't give your hair any bounce and shine. Then, a major crime is averted when a woman simply removes her shoes.
A black bag containing flick knives, has arrived in Perth without its owner. A package containing fuel filters arrives at the mail centre from Ecuador and officers notice something unusual about it. A Chinese couple say that they have no food in their luggage, but they are loaded with prohibited items such as fresh ginger, 2 whole chickens and a feather duster made out of real bird feathers.
Compliance Raid in Adelaide uncovers two illegal workers who are owed $10,000 in back pay from their employer. An English passenger arrives at Brisbane airport on a working holiday. Customs find a small amount of cannabis in his luggage. A parcel from Canada is being x-rayed and shows that a jackhammer is inside, but there are some abnormalities.
A father and son arrive back from a holiday in Thailand, carrying an insect in a tube for good luck. When their bags are swabbed they come back positive for heroin and amphetamine. A detector dog has picked out a package from Argentina. An angry Chinese Australian returning home has declared nothing on his card.. But when his bags are inspected they find pet food for fish and birds.
An American DJ arrives in Sydney with only $50. A swab comes back positive for meth & cocaine. He admits that he did drugs a couple of days earlier in the US. Two Philippine men arrive in Australia as tree quality checkers. A shipment of doors has come in from Hong Kong. After weighing them - it is discovered that one is heavier than the others.
A man arrives from Bangkok with a false passport and an old ratty children's book. A man arriving from Lebanon gets very angry at his wife for hiding undeclared food from him. DAF officers scan a parcel from Germany that contains an animal once thought to be extinct.
A couple who broke up during a holiday to the US have arrived in Brisbane where a detector dog has a reaction to one of their bags. A Japanese woman, under an exclusion period tries to enter Australia under a married name.
An Australian boxer just arrived from Dubai is found to be carrying 16 vials of Testosterone. A Korean man arrives wishing to re-enter Australia. A Thai lady arrives with almost 10kgs of food in her bags.
A man's erratic behaviour has caught the eye of officers. He says he is here to see his sick father and has no money as he lost it all gambling in Las Vegas. Two teenager 'computer technicians' arrive at Gold coast claiming to be here on a holiday. A container full of fish is opened at Melbourne Cargo.
A NZ welder is coming into the country to work and Customs need to make sure that he is not bringing contraband into the country. Two young Israli guys arrive in Sydney from NZ and DIAC officers suspect that they are here to work, either selling paintings or selling beauty products in shopping malls. A Vietnamese man is in danger of missing his connecting flight, after undeclared food is found in his bag.
A special episode of Border Security's best wardrobe malfunctions featuring a woman who claims to be a fashion designer, but it's her hairstyle that is highly questionable. Why has a young student arrived with all his pockets sewn shut, and why does this man seem to be able to move a muscle when officers question him?
The discovery of a suspicious package causes an Australian passenger returning from Nigeria to go ballistic. A New Zealand man comes to Australia to start a new life until an Immigration check with Interpol uncovers a major concern. A hidden box contains the most unusual contents that Quarantine have ever seen.
Two women are suspected of trying to hide something when their stories don't add up. A British traveller has a sudden case of amnesia, which could see him sent home. And some cheap wooden crates could be worth up to 8 million dollars.
A family returning from a holiday in the Philippines have brought with them two religious statue souvenirs. Another family from Saudi Arabia have bags full of food at Quarantine. And Immigration's dawn raid of a farm in Broken Hill has uncovered two men; one Indian and one Nepalese. Both are here on student visas.
A transsexual cabaret performer, Angie, arrives from Indonesia with costumes in her bag and a shaky story. Inconsistencies on an x-ray of a package sent from Hong Kong has officers concerned. Customs question an extreme sportsman from LA after noticing his unusual behavior. Five swabs come up for traces of heroin.
In this special edition, see some of the amazing lengths people will go to in order to conceal and smuggle illegal goods across our borders.
An Australian returns from Canada after being refused entry. He's wearing two pairs of trousers, doesn't know much about Canada, and he's carrying $3000US. A heavy-metal musician arrives from the US on a tourist visa, for an 18-date tour with his band.
They might be in the wrong but that doesn't stop passengers with undeclared food items spitting the dummy on their way into Australia. In a special edition, Border Security showcases the most memorable moments featuring passengers who find themselves in strife at Quarantine.
A Chinese student arrives in Sydney with 'performance enhancing' pills. A couple returning from America have many unusual presents, including bear and wolf skins, an alligator head, a viper head, and ornamental tomahawks. Immigration conduct a raid on a house where they believe a Thai woman is living illegally.
A Malaysian traveller has arrived at the Gold Coast Airport with a strange object strapped to his body. A package sent from Brazil ostensibly containing a jewellery box alerts the suspicions of customs officers.
Forget the excitement of this week's US elections, the real all American drama is on Border Security with a US pro wrestler - who goes toe to toe with officers, a furious mother vows never to return and a young woman may end up stuck here way longer than she ever planned.
This special edition features a few British passengers in some tricky situations. A Scotsman's past comes back to haunt him. And why would a nervous passenger not admit to his numerous encounters with the law? And officers are surprised when a furious man demands to be searched
Tonight, an explosive mix of feisty travellers, including a banker who has a meltdown at the border. A furious man claims that bugs were put in bags by the officers and an American demands a lawyer to help get her into the country.
An American college student might be in the country hoping for a good time but there is strong evidence in his bags that this isn't the case. A young mother attempts to bluff her way past officers but they are onto her surprising secret.
A man finds it hard to explain why he has arrived but officers believe that they know what he is up to. Officers are shocked after a mysterious package is opened. An investigation into a young mother becomes a matter of life and death and stuns everybody involved.
Officers think that there are a few illegal stowaways hiding amongst a large tour group. There is a very shocking surprise in a shipment from Egypt.
Officers discover some suspicious equipment hidden in the bags of a man who is travelling with his mother. An American woman says she is coming to Australia to tie up some loose ends of a failed relationship but when mystery man shows up to meet her at the airport he drops a bomb shell.
A woman suffers a meltdown after officers discover a big problem with her handbag. An elderly New Zealand man with a criminal record says he's turned over a new leaf but could his past could stop him from attending an important event.
A Canadian man is detected with some traces of drugs and his suspicious and nervous behaviour have officers on his case. A man from Ghana has shows up and officers need him to prove his relationship to an Australian is the real thing.
A man has just arrived in the country without any clothes in his bag and it could be the perfect hiding place for illegal items. After a group of men say they are only here to worship the gods at a temple but there's evidence they have other plans for their stay in the country.
A body search ends up revealing something hidden on a passengerg. Iimmigration officers have stopped an Ecuadorian national travelling on a tourist visa. The man has been to Australia before but an anonymous tip off suggests that he's here for more than a holiday.
A Canadian woman is very excited to be here, but her mood quickly changes when officers check her bags. a Malaysian man is on a holiday visa, so how is working an option? Putting on a grumpy face isn't going to help this passenger.
A body search ends up revealing something hidden on a passenger. Immigration officers pull aside an Ecuadorian national travelling on a tourist visa attempting to entry the country.
A woman with protruding buttocks attracts the attention of Customs and officers attempt get to discover the truth. Quarantine dogs stop a passenger, and officers discover a bag of meat in his posession.
A woman with expensive tastes attempts to smuggle an expensive gift back into the country. A male escort and his boyfriend are held in separate immigration interview rooms and after the truth is revealed, it could leave one travel companion shocked.
A passenger refuses to loose his cool by a positive drug readings from his suitcase but Customs believe that there is something sinister hidden in the bag. A woman says she has special psychic powers, so how did she miss this one? And an odd concoction has quarantine concerned.
After a man is stopped by customs, he attempts to blame his travelling companion. An immigration raid takes place at an taxi rank.
Custom officers find a concealment of white powder in the belongings of a nervous passenger travelling into the country. Quarantine are on the run after a couple of Chinese passengers attempt to smuggle a concealment out the exit.
A passenger becomes furious at being searched but some positive drug readings have Customs worried. Quarantine officers discover a Chinese couple attempting to get rid of a high-risk item.
In an Australian television first, Seven’s Border Security cameras were embedded with the Armed Forces elite C-Squadron on the dangerous frontlines of Afghanistan. This gripping one hour special takes viewers deep behind Taliban enemy lines with Australia’s Chinook helicopter pilots as they risk their lives under constant enemy fire to transport soldiers and vital supplies to the frontline.
A patrol boat is sent out to try and rescue a sinking vessel full of people. An unruly passenger has Customs wondering what might be the cause.
A French backpacker with a suspicious scent is forced to come clean. A Chinese tourist has three bags full, all packed with surprises. And this guy is on the run, but his past might have just caught up with him.
This foolish passenger is carrying someone else's bags, and she is in for a nasty shock. These two lovers might be separated at the border because she's just been caught. He says he has no money, but why does he need so many wallets?
This man insists he got nothing on him, but officers have reason to be concerned. A passenger learns the hard way that using another language does not work. Is this the worlds most expensive bottle of wine?
A passenger returns to Australia at Perth airport with a big hangover, and a bag search reveals he's carrying knives. He insists he simply forgot, but an inspection of his hard drive leads to the discovery of something shocking and illegal. A package containing car parts arriving from Ecuador has Customs officers immediately concerned. These parts are very cheap so why would someone bother with this expensive postage? And when a family of three arrives from China, a dog unit picks up an undeclared banana. But that's not all quarantine officers find!
A father and son duo are returning from a holiday in Thailand. Officers discover the men have had trouble crossing borders in the past when the father openly admits he was once caught with ten Tasers. He's also packed something illegal before this flight. But that's not all officers find, when a swab test comes back positive for traces of heroin. Flights are arriving in the Top End, carrying passengers attending a music festival, so the Customs drug dogs are out in force. Then, a package containing pool toys arrives from Argentina and raises suspicions when officers discover a hidden substance.
A woman who has just had her breasts enhanced is caught carrying drugs. A passenger has a run-in with an officer.
A devious passenger attempts to get past Immigration. A disturbing discovery is made by officers in a Chinese student's bag.
A drug runner conceals his stash in the most unlikely of places. A heartbroken Frenchman has fallen for Australia, but for Immigration it's time to separate. Experienced officers are shocked by a disturbing item in the mail.
A passenger discovered with clumps of human hair becomes hysterical after her luggage returns positive readings for drugs.
A nervous passenger makes officers believe that he is carrying narcotics after he breaks out into a sweat. A traveller with a really bad criminal record tells immigration offers a surprising story.
Customs officers believe that two men who have shown up separately could be connected somehow. An aggressive passenger becomes nasty forcing officers to take some dramatic action.
This old-time drug smuggler confesses to his shady past. Can he now be trusted to cross Australia's border? A passenger is surprised that he has to follow Australian law. And officers believe a woman is returning home with a huge concealment.
An immigration operation on a suburban home uncovers an underworld of illegal activity. The traces of an illicit substance off a smoking pipe could end the plans of an Italian backpacker. A woman returning from Lebanon may be carrying a deadly disease.
An intensive search put a passenger on edge. This could be the reason why. He's refusing to admit his illegal past. A shocking discovery when this man reveals what he has hidden in his underpants.
He can't explain what he's actually here to do. A swab test may hold the answer. This man is travelling on a French passport, but there is a problem. All the clues point to a serious case of deception. Officers act on a hunch that there are narcotics hidden in this luxury speed boat.
This nervous passenger may be hiding illegal contraband; he'll try anything to stop their search. A shipment of tennis rackets could serve up a big hit for officers. An amazing discovery proves that this man is lying, that brings a dramatic end to his deception.
A persistent caller to a mobile phone could help Customs find out the real reason why a passenger travelled to Vietnam. Quarantine need to know what a Sri Lankan passenger is carrying. Some explosive allegations about a criminal background could send a Latvian passenger home.
He's had a holiday with his mates in Bali and returned with a bag full of mischief. The fashion world is in for a shock with this incredible concealment. And the investigation which may prove this Irish backpacker is involved in a massive scam.
A Taiwanese woman struggles to answer a barrage of questions after drugs are found in her bag's handles. A Malaysian passenger refuses to take no for an answer. An entire family returning from Fiji may have set a new record for undeclared items.
There is a chance that a returning young Australian passenger has decided to dump some evidence, ignoring his mother's advice by doing something stupid. Immigration catch a woman lying about her travelling companions, with a simple farewell card getting all of them into trouble. A wardrobe malfunction in Quarantine reveals an elaborate concealment.
Officers are stunned when bribed in exchange for entry into the country. - Is something sinister hidden in these cuddly characters? - A band's dream tour might be shattered when their drummer might be denied entry into the country. - Quarantine takes a closer look at a family from Indonesia carrying nine bags but has not declared any food item
A young Aussie is stopped at the border, he says his bags had been tampered with. Officers are amazed at the length smugglers will go to. A mans desperate search for his mom could end when he is confronted with a shady past.
Customs & Border Protection suspect a woman may be concealing something under her clothes. - A passenger travelling from Vietnam claims to have nothing to declare, so what's in his bags? - Unusual steps are taken to calm an agitated traveller with working visa issues. A parcel form India has caught the attention of Customs & Border Protection Air Cargo Unit. The mascara bottles it contains reveal a big surprise.
He might be a lawyer who's just got away with a crime But officers discover one small detail that will bring him undone. After a tipoff and months of intelligence work it all comes down to this moment. And there's a peculiar reason why a passenger is obsessed with the color purple
A woman arriving from Kuala Lumpur is possessing suspicious bones. Vietnamese chef travels often and goes nuts, when his bags are being inspected. American man comes to see his girlfriend who he met online. He might have done a mistake.
A couple from Vietnam come to claim a lost suitcase but what's hidden inside will change their lives forever; some suspicious-smelling parcels land at the mail centre.
Border Force investigate when it emerges that two young women have had their plane tickets paid for by someone they do not know.
Officers suspect a Brazilian man is lying to them, and the truth may lie in his bag; a Chinese student in a hurry attracts the attention of biosecurity officers.
Things go from bad to worse for a young man when drugs are found in his bag, and his fiancée is left further unimpressed by what is revealed next.
A woman shocks the team with an incredible revelation as her bags are searched when a drug detector dog raises the alarm; a nervous passenger attracts attention
The contents of a young woman from China's suitcase could have catastrophic results for an entire industry; two brothers claiming to be tourists are caught out in a lie.
A nervous man claims he has arrived to visit his wife for their wedding anniversary, but what's in his luggage may spell the end of his trip.
A man from Amsterdam says he is visiting for a holiday, but his suspicious travel itinerary through China and an empty suitcase seem to tell a very different story.
An American DJ arrives in Sydney with only $50. A swab comes back positive for meth & cocaine. He admits that he did drugs a couple of days earlier in the US. Two Philippine men arrive in Australia as tree quality checkers. A shipment of doors has come in from Hong Kong. After weighing them - it is discovered that one is heavier than the others.
A man arrives from Bangkok with a false passport and an old ratty children's book. A man arriving from Lebanon gets very angry at his wife for hiding undeclared food from him. DAF officers scan a parcel from Germany that contains an animal once thought to be extinct.
A couple who broke up during a holiday to the US have arrived in Brisbane where a detector dog has a reaction to one of their bags. A Japanese woman, under an exclusion period tries to enter Australia under a married name.
An Australian boxer just arrived from Dubai is found to be carrying 16 vials of Testosterone. A Korean man arrives wishing to re-enter Australia. A Thai lady arrives with almost 10kgs of food in her bags.
A man arrives at Brisbane airport with plant material in his bags that he claims are for 'black magic'. A young US passenger has come to Australia on a 3 month tourist visa to do a course on life coaching. But her Australian boyfriend tells a different story.
A man's erratic behaviour has caught the eye of officers. He says he is here to see his sick father and has no money as he lost it all gambling in Las Vegas. Two teenager 'computer technicians' arrive at Gold coast claiming to be here on a holiday. A container full of fish is opened at Melbourne Cargo.
A NZ welder is coming into the country to work and Customs need to make sure that he is not bringing contraband into the country. Two young Israli guys arrive in Sydney from NZ and DIAC officers suspect that they are here to work, either selling paintings or selling beauty products in shopping malls. A Vietnamese man is in danger of missing his connecting flight, after undeclared food is found in his bag.
A pregnant woman arrives at Melbourne airport for a 3 day holiday. Quinland the detector dog does a hard days work searching for contraband hidden in letters at the mail centre in Melbourne.
A pregnant woman travels to Melbourne for a 3 day holiday, but officers aren't convinced she's only here for shopping. A package arrives at the mail centre with a terrible smell.
A passenger arriving from Vietnam becomes aggressive when Customs officers drill into his wooden statues. A container ship of sweet smelling dates has arrived and after an x-ray there are some inconsistencies in the scan.
A New Zealand man's attempt to move to Australia is complicated by an Immigration check with Interpol; Quarantine officers discover a box with highly unusual contents.
Customs officers investigate an Australian returning from Canada who was refused entry; he is found to be wearing two pairs of trousers to hide illegal items.
A drug dog in Brisbane identifies a potential courier; officers search a passenger arriving on a long-haul flight from Buenos Aires.
Officers question a man who arrives at the airport with almost no clothes and only a collection of random objects in his bag.
A passenger tests positive for narcotics; immigration officers conduct a large-scale hunt for evidence in an operation to catch illegal workers.
A traveler's passport stamps appear fake, leading to questions about their nationality; a couple from New York is caught with undeclared food.
An American traveler faces the potential cancellation of their visa after an error in their application is discovered.
Officers intercept a traveler behaving erratically; a US citizen is detained on suspicion of working unlawfully in the country.
Officers are concerned that a woman is attempting to bring high-risk food items into Australia. A Vietnamese student is found to be carrying a suspicious amount of mooncakes, and the regulations of a tourist visa may have been breached.
A nervous passenger draws the attention of officers with his foul-smelling luggage, a French tourist claims she has no plans to work, and a couple pretends to not know what's in their luggage before shifting the blame on their children.
A group of travellers claim to be friends but appear to not know each other that well; a Filipino masseur claims he's in Australia for a holiday but appears to be receiving payments daily; Biosecurity finds a dangerous concealment.
A man in Melbourne appears to be hiding narcotics in his luggage and laptop bag; a pre-dawn raid catches an illegal operation by complete surprise; a family arriving from Samoa has packed an item so bizarre they don't even know what it is.
At Melbourne Airport, a nervous woman from Hong Kong has suspicious pills in her laptop; a pre-dawn raid surprises illegal workers; a non-English speaking woman from China has her form filled out in English, raising suspicions about her luggage.
A drug dog leads the police to three Taiwanese students harbouring an inhumane substance. A Chinese passenger is caught red-handed with concerning animal parts.
A Malaysian man lies about a seven-day holiday; a woman whose passenger card states she's only in Australia for one day before she returns to Chile refuses to cooperate; a woman from Vietnam has a major threat to biosecurity in her luggage.
Marine border command chases an illegal vessel, a detector dog finds something in an Indian man's back pocket in Melbourne, and a concealment of meth hidden in pen markers from China is intercepted at the border at the Sydney mail centre.
An Estonian woman's backpack has been tampered with and she claims the contents are not hers. A Korean man refuses to tell the truth to border officers, and a disturbing package containing animal parts puts biosecurity officers on edge.
Just as they're ready to be shipped out of the country, officers intercept two boxes containing native shingleback lizards; officers issue a heavy fine to a man for bringing in prohibited meats.
A former addict says he travelled overseas to attend rehab, but officers are sceptical; an Ethiopian man appears to be intending to commit fraud; two passengers lie to officers and have a nasty surprise in their luggage.
A young Australian man has photos of himself holding large quantities of cash and officers fear he's up to something. A Chinese couple potentially risk bringing diseases into the country by hiding something.
A young Peruvian woman is stopped by officers after they discover drug paraphernalia in her luggage, and an Indian man is questioned about his intentions in Australia.
Marine border command officers are on high alert when they encounter a suspicious vessel, and officers discover a deadly concealment.
Stopped by a drug detector dog, a woman arriving from Singapore causes trouble after she refuses to open her suitcase.
Border Force are suspicious when a nervous passenger becomes erratic over the search of his baggage. Also, the team conduct a pre-dawn raid for illegal workers, and a family are caught with a live stowaway.
A pair of Brazilian men claim they're best friends, but officers suspect that's just a cover; a nervous man has authorities concerned; biosecurity are shocked by a huge amount of prohibited food.
An American graphic designer shows up in Melbourne with an extremely suspicious bag, an Indonesian woman claims to be in Sydney to see her boyfriend, and biosecurity officers find high-risk items in the luggage of a Chinese student.
An anxious man brings a bag of tea and coffee, but it turns out to be so much more than a beverage. Plus, a couple returning to Australia have brought a very unnerving collection with them.
A dog detector finds something in a Brazilian woman's luggage with unusual souvenirs, the compliance team has a search warrant in Brisbane that leads to an urgent man hunt, and a Vietnamese man in Sydney has a box full of nasty surprises.
An American travelling from Colombia wants to contact his wife when his luggage gets selected on suspicion of drugs. A Chinese woman has undeclared prohibited goods and a Chinese man in Brisbane has thousands of cigarettes.
Officers pull aside a woman arriving from the United States and discover drugs in her possession, and a professional MMA fighter with stacks of cash finds themselves suspected of supplying narcotics.
A Brazilian woman gets caught with what looks like an implement to snort cocaine after she arrives from New Zealand; Border Force search a Sri Lankan man they believe is in the country illegally.
In a dramatic bust an American man makes a shocking confession and authorities discover a rare and unusual item in a strange package from Russia.
Officers realise that a Chinese man is covering for a partner in crime when he won't answer questions. What he is hiding in his luggage could have a devastating effect on biosecurity.
Biosecurity dog Cody indicates something is in the bags of a mother and daughter returning from Vietnam; an X-ray of a package from Tanzania shows something that resembles a head.
A passenger declares tobacco on his form, but it becomes clear that he is not telling the whole truth; border force officers make a startling discovery at the Sydney Mail Centre.
Customs officers notice something strange about a woman's shampoo. An international tour guide is caught in a lie and an American passenger's luggage is full of food scraps.
Officers hold a woman from Canada when they suspects her reasons for being in the country are a lie. The investigation into her intentions soon proves to be one of the most elaborate concealments the officers have seen.
Officers notice an unusually large amount of luggage when they stop a pair of newlyweds, uncovering what could be an important bust.
Officers investigate a massive concealment of bricks wrapped in black plastic, which leads to one of the most bizarre busts ever seen at the border.
Officers deal with dangerous chargers, biosecurity staff discover a stowaway in a man's luggage, and two British passengers are under the influence.
Authorities carry out a raid after a large-scale operation into drug importation, and a Chinese couple arrive with large quantities of undeclared cash.
A passenger makes an alarming claim, putting a counterterrorist unit on high alert; a disgusting concealment threatens Australia's biosecurity.
A Vietnamese couple claims a lost suitcase with life-changing hidden contents; suspicious mail center parcels.
A passenger tests positive for cocaine, leading to a Federal Police investigation and a hospital trip.
An English tourist’s visa hangs in the balance; a fishing boat is intercepted by the Australian Customs Vessel.
Investigation of "Lord of the Rings" statues and a couple carrying hidden weapons.
A Chinese student carries a large amount of cash; officers X-ray video cases containing suspected drugs.
Discovery of a stash of ice and hash; a suitcase with a hidden compartment is found.
The Immigration Compliance Unit tips off a restaurant about an illegal immigrant worker.
A newlywed couple returning from a Bali honeymoon is investigated.
Two businessmen from Thailand keep changing their stories. A woman may be the victim of a romance scam and shipment from Africa has officers at the pointy end of biosecurity.
An influencer’s baggage returns a positive reading for narcotics. A student from China attracts the attention of detector dogs, and a shipping container is carrying a lot more than just corn oil.
Officers investigate a family that appears to be hiding a secret... a passenger tries her hand at negotiating a deal, and this wedding guest from America has Officer Josh on high alert.
A passenger says he’s visiting Australia for a holiday, but his story doesn’t quite add up. Some forgotten takeaway food becomes a serious problem and a box of chocolates results in a sweet seizure.
A man is caught lying when officers find damning evidence on his phone. A student faces a hefty penalty for importing sausages, and a massive smuggling attempt is uncovered by Border Force.
Officers investigate some pistons from Panama, while an OnlyFans model is questioned by officers. These men have only packed one item for their holiday, which sees their travel plans go up in smoke.
A traveller from the UK has 5 phones in her suitcase, and officers find something dangerous in some mozzie zappers.
Officers investigate a traveller from Brazil who may be violating her visa.
Biosecurity are shocked by what’s inside Chinese tea canisters and a scammer from the UK won’t be fooling Border Force.
Officers investigate a man with a shady past, and a concealment of high risk goods has a woman facing removal from Australia.
Biosecurity officers aren’t fooled when a family tries to conceal pork.
Features a Chinese student case, Beagle bootcamp training, and a Romanian boxer.
Season Finale: Border Force and Victoria Police shut down a major cigarette smuggling syndicate.
A man with a dark history is investigated; suspicious "extra crunch" found inside a jar of Biscoff spread.
An Indian cookery student faces trouble; alarming items found in food from Indonesia; contraband hidden in motorcycle mufflers.
Officers find a secret inside a shipping container from China; a Vietnamese traveler is caught in a lie.
Passengers with unusual travel plans are questioned; a high-stakes attempt to smuggle cocaine is busted.
A UK cricketer is questioned; a wedding guest has powder tubs bulked with the wrong supplement.
Suspicious designer goods; illegal items found in luggage; natural medicines are not what they seem.
A traveler uses false documents; detector dog team sniffs out high-risk snacks; high-risk mail from Hong Kong.
Two Thai businessmen change their stories; a traveler may be a romance scam victim; biosecurity risk from Africa.
An influencer's baggage tests positive for narcotics; a shipping container holds undeclared goods.
Passengers are intercepted; an American wedding guest puts officers on high alert; a passenger tries to negotiate.
A man is caught lying via phone evidence; a student faces a penalty for importing prohibited food.
An OnlyFans model is questioned about travel plans; suspicious pistons arrive from Panama.
A convicted drug smuggler returns to Australia for the first time since his arrest 15 years ago. The special investigations unit execute a dramatic raid on a storage facility and crack an international syndicate.
A passenger has declared only tobacco but it's clear straight away he isn't telling the whole truth. Border Force officers at the Sydney Mail Centre make an interesting find inside hydraulic pumps.
An unsuspecting elderly couple are found to be carrying a supply of drugs for someone they thought was their friend.
Officers confront a feisty passenger, she attempts to prove that she has nothing to hide. An exotic carpet reveals a sinister secret. A family struggles to get their facts straight.
A husband and wife from Vietnam come to claim a lost suitcase, but what's hidden inside we'll change their lives forever. Biosecurity officers bust a tour guide who should know better.
A martial arts fighter claims he bought a bottle of cologne at a market in Thailand but Border Force know there's more to his story. A couple from Bhutan have a prohibited item in their suitcase.
There is a conniption in customs A possible foot-mouth contamination at Brisbane Airport If this woman is here on holiday, why doesn't her family know?
A man with a shadowy past claims to be a devoted father, but doubts arise as his dark history is revealed. A traveller returning from Vietnam has something concealed in her clothing.
A cookery student from India finds himself in hot water with Border Force officers. Biosecurity makes an alarming discovery in boxes of food from Indonesia.
A French party-goer is lying to officers... and they need to find out what's he's hiding. A woman from Vietnam has something dangerous hidden in her jewellery box.
Officers uncover a surprising secret inside a shipping container from China. An African man starts to sweat under questioning. A detector dog responds to something hidden in a passenger's luggage.
Two young woman from Malaysia have had their plane tickets paid for by someone they don't know. That's a red flag for Border Force and the investigation is stepped up.
Officers suspect a Brazilian man is lying to them and his answers aren't helping him. A Chinese student returning to Australia seems to be in a hurry and Biosecurity officers think they know why.
A young man's bag tests positive for a narcotic and his fiancée is definitely not impressed with what he reveals next. Officers aren't convinced the cans in a parcel from Malaysia contain soup.
A drug detector dogs sits at a woman's bags and officers need to investigate further. A nervous passenger attracts the attention of Biosecurity and what he's hiding may be deadly.
