Smuggling through airports with body-strapped stuff

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blueman.cambodia wrote:Last time I travelled into Phnom Penh or Siem Reap airports internationally..... no body scanners, no x-ray of luggage upon arrival, no sniffer dogs, no swab tests.
I seriously believe that if you could somehow bypass security in the originating country with an AK-47 and a couple kg of C4 and a few kg of heroin in the checked in baggage.... Cambodia authorities would not know it.
Scanners aren't always in plain sight...
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Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:51 am
blueman.cambodia wrote:Last time I travelled into Phnom Penh or Siem Reap airports internationally..... no body scanners, no x-ray of luggage upon arrival, no sniffer dogs, no swab tests.
I seriously believe that if you could somehow bypass security in the originating country with an AK-47 and a couple kg of C4 and a few kg of heroin in the checked in baggage.... Cambodia authorities would not know it.
Scanners aren't always in plain sight...
really? you believe that?
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If you believe what these airport documentaries are telling you, most of what goes on with regard to security and customs goes on out of sight. By the time the infamous 'Hello sir, where have you traveled from today? Could you just come over to the table for me please' phrase is suddenly put to you out of the blue, just as you think you've nailed it, they've already had a dog sniff your bag, monitored your movements through the airport, done a background check on you and have reasonable suspicion to at least chat to you and give your bags a good swab.

It's why going through the green channel in customs often seems surprisingly empty of officers. It just means they've already checked everyone on the flight and no-one has been flagged as someone of concern.
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