BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE

7:30pm (PG)

The fight to protect our border continues on BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE. In tonight’s episode, a New Zealand man with a shady past is stopped at the border; customs dig up a treasure chest of trouble; and Customs Officers discover a mystery box which outdates this country.

A New Zealand man travelling with a female friend has been stopped at Sydney Airport. He hasn’t declared any criminal convictions on his passenger card, but Immigration believes he might be hiding a crooked past. Will his big secret stop him entering the country? As well as lying about his criminal convictions, his plane seat has also tested positive for traces of cocaine. He insists he’s not carrying any drugs. So why’s he acting so nervously?

A Quarantine baggage search has just uncovered a suspicious quantity of undeclared jewellery and now Customs is involved. The woman from China claims the goods are all presents for family and friends. Despite the passenger’s denials, it’s clearly a commercial quantity of jewellery. So far, there are holes in her story and she still seems to be hiding something. She’s carrying a credit card in another’s person name which continues to arouse suspicion. Is she telling the truth?

During a routine inspection of packages arriving from England, Quarantine Officers at the Air Cargo Unit come across a strange looking box headed for rural Australia. They soon learn it’s an extraordinary family heirloom signed by the King of England over 200 years ago. However, the holes in the wood suggest insect damage which is of great concern as it could mean that the insect is still alive. As beautiful and rare as it may be, if it has an infestation of any kind, without treatment, it will not be allowed into the country.

Narrated by GRANT BOWLER, BORDER SECURITY- AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE takes viewers behind the scenes of our Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments.