On The Hunt For Drug Smugglers And Illegal Goods | Best Of Customs | Real Responders

Inside a UK airport, a female passenger is caught smuggling in cigarettes more than the legal allowance. The suspect pretends to not know of the allowance but later admits she is a repeat offender in this crime. Elsewhere, custom officers stop passengers with suspicious baggage. A swipe of their belongings shows high traces of drugs. The officers must locate the drugs before they can charge the passengers with a crime.
At airports in England, customs agents check suspicious baggages and odd travellers to prevent illicit activity and substances from entering the UK. Officers pick out nervous passengers, and believing them to be drug mules, scan them for drugs. Sniffer dogs pick out illegal packages.
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[@lorienray6216]

That search that strip search would traumatize me, cannot imagine . Nothing is worth that. Great catch on Jones, stopping that drug coming into the country

[@TinCupChalice40]

The UK people are so polite it drives me crazy..lol

[@euesperides]

The UK custom officers are so polite and in lack of firm communication training it drives me crazy.

[@pinkys_pinkies]

I have no stake in this, I am not a world traveler. I rarely leave my home due to illness. That being said, the one small red phone on a support pillar versus a huge “Nothing to Declare” point does definitely seem like a a trap. I say this having watched these going back to shortly after the Millennium, and they still haven’t changed it at UK, it is a trap, they don’t want you to declare or they would have made it far more visible. Exhausted travelers aren’t going to be alert enough to see the phone, and if they did, they would assume a red phone was reserved for security purposes, red being an indication not to touch.

[@myoak108]

I love when they say there's a sign, and then the camera zooms in as far as it can into the 8 inch by 10 inch placard on the wall.

[@c.stinson]

I don't travel either but I definitely agree with you, I've seen the red phone argument been done in several airports on this show and I agree with the passengers, it's ridiculous and definitely a trap.

[@BlueCrysthal]

To be honest, there is no excuse, the guy could have asked an officer “Where can I declare the over 4K tobacco I got over the legal limit” cos by now, everyone knows it’s 200, you can ask on the airport before flying, you can ask also if you’re not sure when you land, making visible or not, makes no exception as they should know they have to declare the goods. As someone that has to fly for work, everyday, I heard this excuses in the airport, even us that we sell Duty free we tell the passengers about the limit, and some of them buy 2-3 extra 200 packages saying they already know

[@two-moonz2953]

If the same small sign read “Come and claim your GST REFUND worth $1000” there would be a stampede. People may not see the red phone but they can ask an officer. We are all accountable for our actions.

[@basketexpress4799]

Sorry. But you get the declaration cards on the plane and if you are honest and fill them out you will be fine IF YOU DON'T LIE. Too many trying to get away with stuff they know full well they should have declared. They act like they are naive which they are NOT.

[@ReelRonDog]

Not going to lie. These customs officers are very generous with those bringing in cigarettes more than they are allowed. Most customs will literally take away all of the cigarettes and not allow them to take what is allowed by law.

[@SantomPh]

there is a line between what constitutes an amount for seizure and an amount just in excess. In another episode a Pakistan Air employee brought a whole block of cigarettes and lost the lot.

[@peterkruse788]

Last month I went to corby . I remembered that I had 10 cigs in my backpack after buying a 200 duty free . I went red line to explain . So fun to be honest , my half pack had a tax sticker on it 😂. They thanked me and I was on my way . Reel Don why do people lie ? Peace my brother

[@pinkys_pinkies]

The 65 year old tobacco pouch smuggler is such a bully! I wish he could have been charged with a crime for the smuggling, not just denied tobacco

[@breachperplex8846]

What’s is wrong with you punishing old people for something that’s grown out of the ground for hundreds of years I swear prohabition has brain washed you fools into thinking it actually works when it really doesn’t lmao but keep dreaming like it does

[@ReelRonDog]

First of all. She was the one who was ill mannered. All he did was correct her and she got offended. Also her reasons to seize the tobacco was subjective since she asked him to roll one and he didn’t want to do it. Not everyone rolls their tobacco. But I will say he should have been a bit more gentlemen like but older people tend to have that attitude.

[@kenkarish826]

While you are arguing over tobacco a person has overdosed on drugs and a person was murdered over drugs or was murdered by a drug user? . Now you need to ask yourself how many drug smugglers got away because they were busy with mom.and pop tobacco smuggler that doesn't hurt anyone but the government pockets? Maybe the royals can do with a pay cut.

[@statick160]

1:26:20 "He knew he hadn't got a leg to stand on" > cameraman films the guy walking off with a cane

[@1927su]

Flashing a lifestyle that doesn’t match your income can raise a brow! Thats why Skylar had a FIT when Walt bought matching hot cars for himself & Flynn!! And everyone dogged Skylar.. she was so loyal to Walt & IMO he never fully appreciated it . (Breaking Bad fans will get the comment.. lol )Have an A1 Day!

[@BoneyWhy]

That girl should in no way accommodated the guy arguing. I would have simply said "It's the law and you broker it!" Here's your fine.

[@suecapra5005]

You need sniffer dogs on your boats, they'll find cigarettes and drugs!!!!

[@SantomPh]

the sea tends to mess with their sniffing abilities. The boats have to be docked first

[@dereinziche1655]

Who are u

[@garfieldsmith332]

500 per week is 70 per day is 3.5 packs a day. Yeah, right. Of course with Brexit the limit I believe is now 200 cigarettes.

[@swNapoleon16]

if we assume she sleeps 8 hours a day. then still has 70 per day. that's nearly 4.5 cigarettes per hour. or roughly 1 cigarette every 15 minutes lol

[@user-bn2st5kx8h]

​@@swNapoleon16you think 1 every 15 minutes is a lot?you haven't seen chain smokers have you?

[@swNapoleon16]

​@@user-bn2st5kx8h I don't see "I think that's a lot" stated in my above comment? do you? MY comment is doing math based on the numbers to make a statement about how many cigarette's she'd have. It's math, not an opinion

[@kmef_2446]

No gloves is insane to me 😬

[@dalekcat]

I'm 50/50 on gloves, ya can feel better without gloves n possibly stay safer this way, but at the same time no gloves means some stuff will absorb through the skin. So they could possibly be fine without gloves as long as they just wash their hands. Seems depending on the case they did use gloves at times n didn't other times

[@Opalshine]

Love this show

[@user-bn2st5kx8h]

10.000 cigaretes in an entire ship😂

[@michaelripley4528]

1:22:10 Dude!!! I smoke 35g Tobacco packages, making at least 80 cigarettes ! So dude smokes like approx 320 cigarettes a day🤣 NO freaking Way ! Just Imagine Rolling 320 cigarettes a day AND smoking Them?? In that Way he have to smoke while Rolling - Thats 20 pcs in hour in 16 hrs🤣🤣🤣 There is just NO Way💯‼️

[@simonewatt3175]

I love to watch your show! You guys are doing a awesome job!!!🥰

[@euesperides]

The custom officers are driving me crazy being apologetic and saying they're sorry to every other smuggler.

[@Goldstein-cy3zj]

50 or 60 a day that's impossible

[@MedicatedMemory]

I used to smoke 2- 2 1/2 packs a day. That was 45 cigs i used to 🚬 a day

[@shaylatorch]

No it's not impossible

[@SantomPh]

two packs is 40. People who can smoke at work probably do more

[@user-bn2st5kx8h]

My grandfather smoked 4 packs per day .th real question however is why ppl smuggle them .the tax is insane ,UK has the most expensive cigarettes it's ridiculous They rip ppl off

[@ignatiusvieira2075]

its crazy how its the sweet nice ladys are the drug smuggle dont trust anyone

[@sarahrean7174]

That's the point 😂

[@shawnfuzy3191]

Instead of destroying the cigsand tobacco, they should sell them and put the money toward their mental health facilities, homelessness. They could sell them in there charity shops and put the money toward worth while charities. The money would be huge.

[@francesfinney8188]

I don't think they really destroy the stuff.

[@user-bn2st5kx8h]

Thats what I thought too

[@ShariahThomas]

Thank you for your service appreciate it very appreciated it ❤😊❤😊❤😊

[@1927su]

In the 1960’s my neighbor visited Baja a lot in his younger years, he remembers some bales of seawaterlogged weed washing ashore

[@americannightmare2109]

Thank you for keeping cannibus off the streets. Forcing me to walk half a block to a dispensary

[@1927su]

I’m sure not all drivers know there’s an illegal load .. how awful for the innocent driver . How do you screen who ya drive for … yikes

[@blueeyedbatman]

Its not always even just who they drive for. They have to have special locks and ties on the back of trucks to show they weren't tampered with because criminals will sneak stuff inside and then tell their contact across the boarder what truck they need to get it out of. It can be SUPER dangerous for the driver because they usually will go to whatever lengths necessary to get their products back if they can't sneak it off of the trucks.

[@kittengem4243]

I ❤ This Show!

[@veronicacrabtreehill6608]

As there are only seven days a week, how can she smoke 500 a week. For her to smoke 50/60 a day she would need ten days a week.

[@woritsez]

remember when sputnik and soap bars was a thing

[@chrisk7626]

They're going to celebrate the Cannabis seizure with going and using the drug alcohol tonight at the pub😮😢😭 what's the word I'm thinking of oh yeah hypocrites!!

[@Albanwinter]

My father was a seaman when he was young and he was a smoker. When they were counting the cigarettes in that first cabinet my brain went 'Pfft, those are the cigarettes for all the crew on the ship? Well, my father could smoke that amount between Turkey and Cornwall all on his own.' Though he was no longer going to sea by the time I was born that man was a chain smoker like you wouldn't believe. Two to three packs a day probably. Two hundred cigarette allowance? That wasn't even a week's worth for my father.

[@francesfinney8188]

500 cigarettes a week, dang. She is never without a cigarette in her hand.

[@Aaron613V]

The guy that went over 40 days with cocaine is lucky to be alive.

[@maryserrano6448]

If customs officer's don't follow their own laws regarding the amount of cigarettes allowed without fining or taking them to be destroyed then why? have laws period. Don't give people chances! They'll only do it again.

[@daklakdigital3691]

TICK OFF EVERY BOX ON THE DECLARATION CARD (AVOID HASSLES). I ALSO WEAR A NECK CARD THAT SAYS I AM DEAF!

[@robertbest4398]

2 or 4 bars in the bin for sure

[@peterkruse788]

Love Lady Ann

[@user-bn2st5kx8h]

Did he say you lose ENTHUSIASM thats a strong word

[@Sneezy962]

If people don’t follow the rules, charge them

[@Barbie_7543]

Do they check every truck that goes through or is it just a random check? If so, a lot of trucks must get through with drugs and cigarettes, right

[@alexandersolomon7472]

Anyone would be nuts to believe that they actually destroy all of the cigarettes and tobacco seized. It goes right back on the shelf for resell. Doing all of that paperwork just to keep letting reoffending travelers go and burn the goods? Yeah. Ok.

[@francesfinney8188]

right

[@user-bn2st5kx8h]

Uh good point ...it seemed weird to me to that they just seized and let go

[@mp53840]

Why don’t they use dogs? It would be faster than having to unload everything!

[@SantomPh]

dogs only indicate certain things, you need visual confirmation

[@diwi1942]

They consider that small boat a yacht.

[@arlen1630]

They should sell all the cigarettes that they get and instead of burning them they should at least donate them to homeless ciggy tokers

[@bicar21]

How can one prove they destroy anything to begin with

[@Inigo_The_Son]

It is (was) absurd that the law did not state specific limits on the amount of tobacco. "Personal use" is a standard that can never be demonstrated. It would be very easy to simply impose a limit of 200 cigarettes, 1,000, 10,000, whatever.

[@SantomPh]

the limit for importation from non EU countries (and territories like the Canaries) is 200. There is an actual limit stated.

[@penniewyatt9391]

Yeah, no one smokes every three minutes they are awake.

[@moshpitrob305]

50 or 60 a day3 packs that’s crazy

[@MH-hw4uh]

Nothing to declare. Those signs are stupid. Give them paper. Then again buying so many is stupid, you must have an idea.

[@Myrddin1955]

The two old gits at 1:11:0 ARE criminals!

[@rgotrinity9054]

I just want to tell the angry man with the cigarettes that she picked him out of the crowd and that she just doesn't like him and that she picked on him because he looked that dumb😂

[@hdjd1010]

Damn, how much do these people smoke over there?

[@barbaraness4507]

27:48 Well we see where the son gets his attitude from.

[@dawnracelis4969]

Unbelievable that they are doing all this for cigarettes...😮 it's just crazy to me I guess because I live in the US we don't have those problems here. Wow😮 So 200 is one carton is that what I'm understanding 🤔 and I don't know 🤔🤔

[@myoak108]

"The illegal tobacco industry robs the crown of 2 billion per year" It's just greed, they slap their wrist and send them on their way. Even 2 weeks later people repeat smuggle in bulk.

[@wisernowthanlater]

It's worst here. Each state has a seal for their tobacco and you do have limits.😊

[@user-bn2st5kx8h]

​@@wisernowthanlaterwht do you mean? You can't go from state to state ?

[@wisernowthanlater]

@@user-bn2st5kx8h There are set limits that you can buy when crossing state lines. This is to discourage retailers from getting an excessive amount of the product cheaper. That's the purpose for the state seal being placed on the cigs.

[@cateburkhart5603]

Three years conviction? You gotta va kidding- - that isnothing and the probably got out much earlier! Were there fines?why bother? What with all the costs to prosecute- government loses!

[@SantomPh]

some would call that enforcing the law.

[@user-bj6rl5he1g]

It's not nice for a husband blaming and exposing his wife hubbies like that in public places.

[@ReelRonDog]

I thought it was BS that they found she was not a smuggler but yet they sent her back. Made me want to believe what the husband was accusing that officer of.

[@sukanenenn]

Im first... From 🇮🇩 with ❤

[@bodomeijer772]

1 out of 100 Trucks they may Catch. The Cost in England is so Big that tere are many ways to Enter Drugs etc. They have to have more Undercover in the Countrys were it comes from!!!!!!!!

[@corvettesbme]

This must be an old show?

[@lebanon202]

Drugs😢

[@testerreviewer3256]

26:56 passenger is right here

[@eduardovinuesa7428]

Im glad that I live in the US;so, I dont have to declare anything!!!

[@arlen1630]

I have something to declare this country is a f****** mess

[@1927su]

@@arlen1630it’s still so great in so many ways! I don’t know where you live but we have safe fresh drinking water , hot & cold, when i call for an ambulance they always were here in minutes- I have a good trash service, ac & heat in my home, we have good sewer systems etc. my neighbors are nice , the stock market is doing great, we really do have it pretty good here , even with some problems

[@shaylatorch]

Yes you DO need to declare things, even from state to state! You're not allowed to carry certain fruits or animals. Even with car travel this is done

[@SantomPh]

you actually do.

[@1927su]

Wow.. how much is 2 million cigs on the streets there? Geez

[@SantomPh]

2 million times 13 pounds is?

[@user-qk1kc3sl6o]

Ment cigo carton

[@user-bn2st5kx8h]

The real question is why ppl want to smuggle cigaretes .Tobacco demand is what is called unelastic.meaning a smoker will smoke no matter how much you raise the price up to a point. The poorer the country the less expensive the cigarettes but they are the exact same quality its only the taxes that raise the price to astronomic levels and the question is how come ppl in US dont feel ripped of by their own government

[@cyndilagasse991]

oh we do

[@shaylatorch]

I don't understand why they destroy the cigarettes, why don't they just give them to local businesses & donate the money to charity or something??? They got them for free from the smugglers, seems they would want to earn the revenue from them. Sounds like a better idea to me

[@SantomPh]

give it to local businesses? free goods for them, how nice! Let's distribute the narcotics and untaxed booze as well then?

[@shawnfuzy3191]

Y didn't they scan the bags in earlier shows. Please men pull up your pants. There is no one that thinks that looks good, except for those who do it. It's gross

[@lblack2180]

Too bad that horrible fashion sense isn't a crime. I agree though it just makes ya look stupid

[@flipster7746]

The blonde customs officer is soooo hot

[@user-bn2st5kx8h]

87kilos??😅

[@rhondakennedy819]

The very small red sign & phone is not big enough for anyone to know what it is for!!! It looks like it is for the airport officials, not travelers!

[@lorrainemiale467]

Let them have the cigarettes and focus more on the drugs and foods...

[@richardwoodward7728]

No way! Smuggling is smuggling and masses of money is lost to uk by cigarette tax avoidance.

[@michellekrick9044]

I think the point was the crew was moving the cigarettes around trying to confuse the customs officer, it was obstruction so they took the cigs to make a point.

[@lebanon202]

Cigarettes might have drugs too by the way

[@shaylatorch]

It's really not the fact that they are cigarettes, it's the avoiding paying the TAXES per pack or carton. That's a LOT of revenue

[@SantomPh]

it's tax evasion. The drugs and foods are not normally taxed

[@emjay6828]

if the cigarettes weren't so overpriced in the first place smuggling wouldn't be a problem. just saying

[@ShariahThomas]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🎉😂❤❤😮

[@rdnkenki]

Free the Weed

[@ronjeremy5871]

Know that if you are black coming from or arriving from anywhere you will be singled out and stripped searched, especially if you properly declare nothing. So Sad the arian customs officers so overtly racist!

[@behave7583]

OMG 😂😂

[@jonwhite2706]

these are all repeats post some new content thumbs down

[@shaylatorch]

The show is no longer filmed or aired, they're ALL going to be repeats

[@jonwhite2706]

@@shaylatorch bahh wonder why they stopped the show ty

[@karelbroda8877]

Dogs are the better “people”!

[@candycne11]

These may be older shows but Cigarettes should be left alone! So our Police force around the world can focus on drug , child and human TRAFFICKING !

[@candycne11]

I'm very impressed I only wish we had this kind of SECURITY for our COUNTRY the USA we have nothing our government cares more about sex then our SAFETY!