customs officers
Port authority agents
Customs officers are government officials who inspect goods and people crossing national borders.
They enforce import and export laws, collect duties and tariffs, and search for contraband like drugs, weapons, or undeclared valuables.
The customs officer asked if I had anything to declare.
At airports and border crossings, they examine passports and question travelers about their intentions.
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- drug bustLaw enforcement contraband seizure
- sniffer dogsCanines trained to locate substances
- random searchUnsystematic examination of possibilities
- pat downManual body search
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