• interceder270@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    How’d they find it in her backpack?

    Do they just search people’s luggage in addition to having them ‘declare’ things?

    • stifle867@programming.dev
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      11 months ago

      They do “random searches” just like any other country but I find it more likely in this situation that they saw something on the scanner which prompted them to search the bag. Even if you compare the process to the USA it’s pretty much identical. You still have to declare everything except the USA has even steeper fines than Australia.

    • HeartyBeast@kbin.social
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      11 months ago

      Random searches are a standard part of going through the green channel in most countries. There are also sniffer dogs. Several years ago I watched a lady get stopped because a softer dog had detected an apple in a Tupperware box in her luggage.