7-Hour Investigation As Man Refuses Frisk Search To Hide $40K | S1 E 15 | Border Security Australia

A stubborn man refuses a body frisk for 7 hours until he is forced by law. The search uncovers $38,000 worth of cash concealed! Customs spots an illegal fishing boat with illegal sharks. At the mail facility, a suspicious is found concealing dr*gs!
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[@johncebasek6252]

Gee... I brought more that $10K to the US. When I was at the airport, I checked YES on the form, I declared it to the officer, filled out a form, showed the officer the withdrawal on my phone and the transaction receipt, and an email from the company I was buying the violin from that explained the price and the discount for cash and then the officer said "Be careful" to which I replied "Have a good day". Total time: 20 minutes. On the way back, declared I was over my allowance, showed the customs officer the receipt for the violin, paid the taxes on on it and was out the door. Total time: 15 minutes.

[@ryanblanchard2508]

I don’t believe this story. It’s not adding up.

[@Easy_Going__]

Must be some violin!

[@johncebasek6252]

@@Easy_Going__ I saw a JB Vuillaume (1798 - 1875) and it was £300,000 (about $500,000 Canadian). The DaVInci Strad (made in 1714) sold at auction for $15,000,000 US (I wonder what the hammer fees on something like this are?). So $15K is a lot for me (and in my opinion the violin is perfect for me), but in the grand violin scheme of things, well, you can make your own conclusions 😄!

[@Lushvalleys]

Honesty is the best policy

[@frettless8456]

You are one of the honest upright ones.

[@kdallas3966]

You are NOT owed entry into a country. Either you follow the rules or you can stay home.

[@rainday1539]

The only ones owed entry are africans in dinghies, apparently.

[@rainday1539]

You have to be fricas in rubber boats to be owed entry………

[@pretread]

including India -

[@MrProTechHD]

ok socialist

[@MariahEbrown]

The shark fin business honestly seriously disgusting me.. To cut their fins off&throw them back in the water to die is horrifying...

[@kaseycrooks5080]

Yes it's absolouty giscusting act I'm scared shitless of those things. But there apart of our planet and living creature makes me so sad & mad

[@bobbonus4390]

The pollution of poverty...

[@golfer901]

do you think killing chicken for comsumption is better?

[@jomon723]

Are you dirt poor?

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@golfer901 What about all those poor frogs hopping about on crutches over in France! 😱🙄😈

[@wy5432]

Australia customs is too nice to require a JP to approve a frisk search. Back in China, Mr Lee would have been searched immediately whether he liked it or not. Kudos for allowing the nice gent who lost his passport to enter. Hope he made it safely to his cruise.

[@le10017]

Agreed. Rules seems strange. Catch the person lying, but still has his full rights. Makes no sense.

[@Baker_king12]

To be fair, I think part of the reason he doesn’t declare the cash is because he is from China. The export of cash over a certain amount from China is criminal. So he probably thought he best not declare in Australia so that his government doesn’t find out.

[@AKBABELP]

Agreed. Being an ex policeman, he blatantly went against the law. Obviously he has reason to hide the big sum of money he has. I bet its ‘unaccountable’ for…

[@JoeyBlogs007]

00:02 "I dont know English" But you just spoke it. 🤣🤣🤣

[@elizclark4912]

My highest respect for the customs officers❤

[@PhileasFogg-wz6ox]

Ha, ha! They would gladly steal from you to.

[@mediokay508]

Nice that the man who lost his passport was able to sort things out. That would be stressful to deal with.

[@petermcgreevy6386]

He was a Happy Chappy.......😊

[@JoburgBoet]

He passed away peacefully in 2017

[@WonkoWick]

Mr Li should be expelled from entering again

[@rhondamc3642]

What a shame. He lost all of his lovely cash. Gee, I wonder how many innocent people he extorted for it.

[@baobo67]

Looked like dirty money.

[@SHA-NN-ON]

Karma at its best

[@billwendell6886]

No investigation ? Money for family or drug money?

[@ront2424]

should have been deported as well.

[@This-time-more-than-ever]

This man as for sure was extorted out of his money tho

[@limmingxian2854]

The worst part is that he dragged his family with him. If he was travelling alone, fine. But his family members were made to wait for hours at the arrival hall for him, all because of his selfish actions. I'm sure the rest of them had plans that day but the day is ruined because of him.

[@petermcgreevy6386]

don't worry they were probably sharing the cash.....

[@curiousnomadic]

Why is it that all you simps with your simp mentalities always blame the victims of these rackets at airports? The rich never have to put up with this when they fly on their private jets. Does it ever occur to any of you that some day, maybe some day you'll have saved up enough money to free yourselves and that you'll have woken up enough to want to get out with it and get your freedom for once and for all?

[@patrickledonne5547]

I'd say the worst part was the illegal smuggling. Having to sit at the airport is really just an inconvenience

[@sunshineafrican6872]

Maybe cash was used for his family for the illegal crossing to the U S border 😅. No sympathy for the Chinese 😂. Good job 👍👏

[@expsterm1]

I think the family is in on it

[@appolop8273]

Mr. Lee should've been sent back since he didn't want to be body searched.

[@mirasolovklose3888]

But that would have been a loss of $40k to Australia.

[@patbaisey5774]

Go figure! He’s an ex-cop now breaking the law!

[@getin3949]

He may have been a dirty cop to begin with, we will never know but from the looks of this, he may never have been a good cop.

[@Dylamn]

Not surprising, considering how many current cops break the law and get paid for it.

[@haz1013]

Every country have some crazy laws. He is an ex cop. Should know that Should do some preparation. Why can't he keep it in the BANK FIRST BEFORE HAND. WHEN HE IS OUT. IT HIS BUSINESS TO WITHDRAWAL THE AMOUNT!!! 🤦

[@glorybelieve9010]

Cops Break the Law More Than EVERYONE ELSE PUT TOGETHER🤨💀❌🤷🏼‍♀️

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

Then after this they give him a 50$ fine and let him keep the money any non declared money should be taken and kept! end of story!

[@sherrygrobaski7615]

Lord have mercy... That fishing boat looks like one big wave would take that boat down.

[@OldWrench59]

I wouldn't get on board that thing if it was sitting on the beach!😳

[@user-iu6tn7rl6e]

And one member had TB..!!!!

[@hankcuccina5260]

I like the way that they set the boat alight using diesel and then said that they were concerned about the environmental damage.

[@fionamackie3357]

Which makes you wonder how many people die each year sailing those things into illegal fishing waters. Bet they don't carry epirbs or radios.

[@PhileasFogg-wz6ox]

It is abundantly clear who the thieves are.

[@anthoneymahateva5851]

The unbelievable CRUELTY and HORRORS in the shark fin business. The sharks have their fins cut off to be sold in China where it is considered a delicacy. Once the fins are cut off the Shark is thrown back in to the waters. This is the same as cutting off a humans hands and legs. There is no excuse for such a horror.

[@socrates5647]

It's Japan not China.

[@jennypalmer331]

I am sure if you refused in China you would be treated very differently. Ive been there and I know what they are like

[@keeper6458]

Absolutely

[@martindaubert1636]

It should be no body search no entry, simple

[@estellebright2579]

China does frisk search on all domestic rail and air travels, as well as clearing the border. It is mandatory. Maybe this is what you want.

[@bingatos1879]

I would have gladly taken that offer and went back home !!!!

[@BobbyLoo-jr8ys]

Glad boarder security took all the cash from that ex cop

[@artistjoh]

$39,000 is an expensive day. And quite absurd, considering all he had to do was declare it, if it is legitimate, and probably show bank account to show where it came from and what it was for. The ONLY reason to conceal it is for criminal purposes, often avoiding paying taxes in home country, buying drugs, or setting up an illegal business of some kind. Every country in the world requires cash to be declared at the border because it is the only way to combat money laundering and other activities of international criminals and organized crime. No sympathy for this guy and the 39 grand at all. The Federal Government, however, should send the guy a thank you card. That 39 grand will help with buying equipment that makes it easier to catch people like him.

[@curiousnomadic]

"ONLY reason to conceal it is for criminal purposes" What a ridiculous assumption. It never occurs to you he concealed it because he didn't want them to steal it?? Customs people steal people's cash all the time. Some years ago a middle aged man brought $80,000 with him, was leaving the US and traveling back to his home country. Airport security literally STOLE his money and wouldn't let him have it back when he told them it was his life savings. However, for life savings $80,000 isn't much at all. He needed it now to put a down payment on a house he was buying but they told him they wanted to lock it up for 6 months which would cause him to lose the house. He never got it back.

[@Arltratlo]

he is a money mule for the CCP.... and because China owns Aussieland, he thought he is above the law, like most cops believe!

[@curiousnomadic]

@@Arltratlo $40,000 is nothing.The CCP has $400,000,000,000 and can transport it in other ways.

[@WeAreLegion-]

​@@ArltratloUS owns Australia

[@Arltratlo]

@@WeAreLegion- its China....not the USA...

[@harmony9591]

So much for the money laundering cop! Ha ha

[@bmacaulay18]

I bet if the customs guy said "We are taking this cash that you can't explain and denying your entry to Australia, you will be sent back on the next flight" that guy would have been speaking the Queens English is a hot second. LOL

[@GK-yi4xv]

I think that was his biggest fear, not losing the money.

[@JoburgBoet]

Did some research on the American who lost his passport Glade and found that he passed away peacefully in 2017

[@AKBABELP]

Amen. RIP.

[@ravagesoyjoy]

PRC: 😑 it not YOUR money! Is OUR money! Australia: 🦘 hold my Dingo ...

[@jonhamilton5789]

The scariest part is the misspelling of “seized” at the end of the video.

[@vinniechudam1835]

I hope he and his wife are still well and alive, he'll be 92 now. This series was aired just over 20 years ago!

[@AKBABELP]

I read someone in the chat said he passed away.

[@spenserkao2709]

Please please refuse Mr Li’s any future entry to Australia!

[@virginia2949]

LOL. Good luck with that!

[@davidponseigo8811]

I have been in law enforcement for over 30 years and there have been many times where I could have been corrupt and taken money or drugs and got away with it but I never did it and never would. I have never honestly been tempted. I just wouldn't ever !

[@glorybelieve9010]

RIIIIGHT🤢🙄

[@redryderaus]

I think you object too much.

[@billyholly]

Well done. I'm not motivated by money, either.

[@riffgroove]

The jails are full of people who thought they'd never get caught.

[@konggg]

wasting officers time and efforts by acting dumb. Deport him.

[@babybibendum9114]

When I went to the U.S. for the first time and honeymoon, my wife & I bought about 8000 dollars totally. We answered the customs officer in LAX honestly when he inquired about the cash. Our first destination is Las Vegas while we planned to spend half of them in shopping. Then he said “Do you have credit cards？” and passed us.

[@mirasolovklose3888]

As long as it's less than 10k per adult it's not an issue. If above and you declare also not an issue.

[@IEATPEACH]

1:30 that wave though😂

[@billyhill434]

When they made the $10,000 law, $10,000 was worth what in today's terms after inflation would be worth $100,000

[@AmericanPatriot-1776]

Cha ching!! Customs just made it very worth their while to GET this guy.

[@abacab87]

He can get it back if he proves he got it legally. My bets are that he can't.

[@keeper6458]

​@@abacab87Agreed

[@abacab87]

@@keeper6458 American Patriots have a persecution complex.

[@grayb7420]

The arrogance!

[@AKBABELP]

The PRC? Yep! Dirty ex cop with dirty money. Ban him forever!

[@StevenWilson-nq6cz]

Cash being used illegally...Id be putting detectives on the case investigating this Chinese man. He's obviously doing something more than just a cash concealment.

[@redgringrumboldt8983]

He probably had no way to prove the money was clean. I think he wouldve lost it even if he declared it.

[@abacab87]

It's probably bribe money he took as a cop.

[@chinaexpat1827]

CHINESE POLICE ROUTINELY ACCEPT BRIBES

[@estellebright2579]

So, declare it: he might lose the money. Not declare it: he will very likely lose the money (and he lost it). I think the choice is clear.

[@chinaexpat1827]

@@estellebright2579 IF HE DECLARED IT HE WOULD NOT HAVE LOST IT. JUST SAY IT'S MY SAVINGS OR I'M BUYING PROPERTY OR PAYING FOR SOMEONE'S TUITION

[@CK8smallville]

By not declaring, he also got a fine.

[@migarashi7]

This Chinese man was fined and his cash confiscated, alright. But that's it? They should investigate why he tried to bring in so much cash and conceal it? Moreover, why he refused to admit it and get serached? Must have something really shady behind it!

[@erikkorhonen]

refuses? how is that even possible lol do your job

[@heatherhofstetter488]

Thank you Australian Border Control for a job or in fact JOBS WELL DONE, whether you are a Prince, ex-policeman, King, or a well known sportsman and and and........you WILL be caught out. I salute you

[@johnmaisonneuve9057]

If you want to bring in $10,000 more in Canada or the US is do a wire transfer. Simple.

[@lilyfeng6598]

My banking career do search the large transactions which nothing to do with money laundering. Security is set to stop crime.

[@johnmaisonneuve9057]

@@lilyfeng6598 with transfers, what you get is the ordination source of the transfer and the end transfer banking info. Easily auditable.

[@JoburgBoet]

Yes nowdays but this was filmed in 2004

[@Thinking858]

In China,,, maybe that's corruption money....

[@mirasolovklose3888]

@@JoburgBoet People have been doing wire transfers for decades. How many people you know that carry $40k in cash (from legal sources and reasons) and do not declare knowing if they get caught, it's forfeit. You don't do bank transfers because you don't want the money to be on record.

[@jawajab5173]

Good job done, Officers! 👏

[@jimw7916]

what the F is wrong with him having his own money on him ..........................one thing I do know is in australia we NEED more money here! Its getting that way in Austr. now that a foreigner would need $40k just to go to the grocery store!

[@user-xg4zb1sd8l]

He can't legally wire the 40K out of China through the banking service...so do you know where the money is coming from?

[@carine4318]

This way over 20 years ago old uniforms

[@kiwioffgrid2437]

It's not so easy. Many save for decades, without receipts. These savings are then confiscated by authorities etc as one can no longer prove where this money came from. I lived offgrid for 10 years in Germany....I know the corruption built into the systems to steal ones assets. Other countries are no different.

[@veronicacrabtreehill6608]

​@@carine4318 It could be a summer uniform.

[@qiongsi1994]

Yes you can do that.. I lived 9 years in China and my brother’s girlfriend wired me the money I saved there literally just 2 weeks ago ..

[@ryanww2]

@@veronicacrabtreehill6608 this show was on air in 2005, if you added all the time for collecting and editing footage, it would be over 20 years at this point.

[@lisanguyen4512]

Sent all back home if they lied. I don’t feel sorry for any of them at all

[@ecorubbishremovalbrisbane]

Another intense episode!

[@BorderSecurityOfficial]

Thanks for watching!

[@marcoblanco3915]

Chinese guy had a smirk on his face thinking he got evrything under control from the first Couple of hours.till the the customs officers discovered huge sum of undeclared money.

[@k.f.3282]

The police person knowing what he's doing and refusing search I wonder was he corrupt in his own country

[@danf8047]

Australian customs is so nice and patient, he should try that in US or Canada borders/customs, those are the 2 places you do not mess around.

[@spenserkao2709]

That Mr Li suddenly claimed no English? Same old playing-dumb trick from that country! Law obedience is a habit and part of culture!

[@todd8109]

The way airport customs treats people, why would you want to go there? I know I’m not interested

[@JoburgBoet]

It's all part of travelling Todd. You don't have to travel no one is forcing you.

[@todd8109]

@@JoburgBoet I bet you I have more foreign trips under my belt than you can imagine

[@Champagne1]

WOW !!! It makes me wonder how he got that much money, and what he was planning to do with it ! At first I thought “OMGOSH” that’s all he’s fined. Then the other shoe drops, he also looses ALL that money. YES !! Imagine keeping those poor officials ♥️♥️♥️♥️there for so long. HORRIBLE. 😡😡🇬🇧🇨🇦

[@semocannoncino]

I still can't understand how people lose or forget their passport

[@cb613]

The man refuses a body search. All he wanted was a reach around.

[@anaferguson5135]

The government gets to keep the money?

[@hankcuccina5260]

Check out the long haired customs officer aboard the Corio Bay, i would have thought it would be a short back and sides job.

[@turbo2ltr]

I would love it someone took this show and edited out all the duplicate shots, and put them in order so each story completes before going to the next one.

[@tracyelliott775]

Nice!! Love when these show up on my page🙌❤️

[@keeper6458]

Me too!

[@hisagony8094]

He should be investigated.

[@spanishjo4282]

May be he wanted to donate to the country

[@veronicacrabtreehill6608]

It looks more like a ladies purse not a wallet. I have one very similar.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

How can anyone refuse frisk search when entering the country? Either get frisked or go home. I don’t agree with out limiting cash coming in.

[@elizabethtorres3491]

Oooooooooooo ❤I haven't seen this one..... yippee ki aye 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@KassiusFineArt]

I feel the same! 😊

[@elizabethtorres3491]

@@KassiusFineArt NICE 🥰🥰✌️

[@keeper6458]

Same!! 😆

[@elizabethtorres3491]

@@keeper6458 👍

[@Barry-sx4gj]

I have cross checked you information and found that it was definitely spliced old videos from 2004 Thank You for fallow up.

[@Stetsonhatman]

How patient would Chinese immigration be if they suspected an Aussie tourist of smuggling cash into their country. I bet 10 mins max.

[@snowballs2023]

Why waste time just refuse guy coming in.

[@Thinking858]

And...?? Australia doesn't get the money... 🤑 🤦

[@tracewallace23]

I wonder how much money (if any) his family had on them? 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Thinking858]

About a few thousand easy... Not including how much they have in their underwear... Must be very uncomfortable to walk..

[@dr.davidenglish778]

@@Thinking858 I always joked about stuffing money in my underwear. After seeing this, I'm glad I never did it.

[@marshallposey7842]

Immediately search or back to country of origin.

[@henningts]

"forefit all the cash", robbers accuse this man of something "bad" and end up stealing his money and fine him as well. Ridiculous.

[@kaydublin5164]

Imagine A COUNTRY THAT PROTECTS ITS BORDERS FROM ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, AND WHAT THEY BRING IN.😡😡😡😡

[@bibaubibaubibau3980]

the law allows you to carry $10K cash. He only carried $7000. Why you guys held him back.

[@lIlIlIll-kg2cm]

could have just flown back and forth bringing 9500 each time and probably bring back 35,000 in total, instead of losing it all lol.

[@mattalbrecht7471]

250 nautical miles? How far out is 'international waters'?

[@jeffh8693]

Australians are not allowed to have cash money?

[@edwardtobiemejia7895]

love how they suddenly cannot speak English

[@airbender9593]

Wow he is broke, now. I would just go back to Malaysia and Declare Two or Three ppl. What is wrong with wire $?

[@user-sr3li4wh1o]

can you show one episide at a time from the beginning to the end please

[@djdoc06]

20:54 so they seize $37000… then fined $2000 more? Wow. Shouldn’t they only take the cash that exceeds $10k which he is allowed to not declare? They don’t just take everything he has… they take $2000 more than whatever he has.

[@steveang6503]

Believe or not, the wife and the kid probably had considerable amount of cash undeclared too.

[@roycooper8735]

They know the rules when caught they say I don’t understand stand they speak better English than me

[@upticktrade]

try to steal his money, dude.

[@ashokrayvenn]

Nice computer with a floppy drive. Lol

[@estellebright2579]

It's 2005 bro. -_-

[@keeper6458]

I miss those days...

[@keeper6458]

​@@estellebright2579"bro" ???

[@joantan8543]

If you think that Wong's statement is too gungho, you should read Shanmugam's retort to Malaysia and Branson over drug issues. They were superbly gutsy👍

[@davidliu3463]

which airport is this

[@nobnoba]

So Government taken 37.000 cash? wow. a profitable day

[@I4M]

Old bro passport photo @12:16 looks like Kevin Malone from The Office! 😂😂

[@zxph]

Lol true

[@celwinster]

Chinese feelin like a god right there

[@incridgamer9610]

Why taking people's money?

[@HandbagMafia]

6:12 is that Carrot Top?

[@petertrout7866]

Must be very odd for the Chinese man being treated like a human being and having rights.

[@JAM-fm8lt]

Yes. Considering as a police officer in China, I am sure he didn't show the same consideration to others there.

[@hoggravyandchitlins]

Just cash? no dried up snakes or beetles or rotten eggs, sure he is Chinese?

[@nonye0]

i mean he refused to be search then yall forcibly search him in the end then why even bother having that pointless law in the first place yo?

[@richardnone5644]

lock him up

[@mattprior8442]

At least he is bringing cash to spend . Nothing wrong , just take ur cut & show him the way to your brothel & bar . Money will definitely circulate out in open for sure .

[@sherrimagness9040]

guy should be wearing gloves while hes swabbing dont you think?

[@hyooon9504]

I know that this was filmed when people didn't have a great sense of confidentiality; also, the elderly gentlemen probably passed away by now, however, it is quite uncomfortable to see all the personal details in 2024...isn't it unlawful?

[@ffc99]

They want to ban cash.

[@Rayfinkle5970]

Bruh, bring a VCR grow customs

[@victorianrichard8097]

A man had drug problems need customers check it

[@toyshanger8945]

Woohoo free money ❤serve you right

[@jemai15]

Good job customs officers!👏👍

[@ClemFandango-xg2jk]

Uup just declare cash over 10K Us. I go to my bank write a check for cash and take a photo of the transaction LOL the JOP cautions m5 Lee after they asked him a ? too incriminate himself. There was an other leagal option return him fly him out to the country he flew from into AU. so no the forced frisk and 7 hours is on customs. in other wor deny him entry. AU wants a cut of his cash