Border Patrol

Immigration speaks to a traveller suspected of planning more than a holiday; sparks fly at Customs as officers crack open a drug concealment, and DOC inspects an unpermitted puma skin.

Customs find cocaine in a traveller’s check in and carry on; Biosecurity stops a cursed consignment and Immigration deals with a passenger who has a serious case of interview induced amnesia.

Biosecurity uncovers a grizzly treat; Immigration talks to a visitor who’s itinerary has holes big enough to drive a truck through and Customs unbox some clocks ticking with drugs.

Immigration talks with a tourist who’s here to see the Queens of Queenstown; Customs uncover a mountain of tobacco concealed in a passenger’s suitcase and Biosecurity inspects a very hairy souvenir.

A traveller is caught sporting the wrong kind of South American souvenir; Customs inspect a pool filter and Immigration speaks with a Canadian visitor who has a chequered past.

We take a look at 10 years of the biggest busts Border Patrol has ever caught on camera.

A Chilean visa runner tries to dash across the ditch and Customs uncover a crafty concealment inside a wooden pallet. Immigration checks a Romanian’s hacker career is legit.

A returning New Zealand traveller experiences phone search fury in Customs red zone. Immigration turns up a problematic past with a US visitor.

Friendly or phoney? Customs uncover suspicious paperwork in the luggage of a New Zealand resident. A traveller from China tries to convince Immigration that she’s a genuine tourist.

A New Zealand national loses her cool over a permit for her favourite ginseng, an itinerary raises red flags at Immigration and Customs officers find MDMA hidden inside art supplies from France.