A search turns ugly tonight on BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE. The fight to stop a multi-million dollar black market trade. And a dangerous threat discovered at Quarantine.

A random baggage search turns ugly when two Australian men returning from Asia object to their luggage being checked. Having arrived from a high-risk country, customs needs to ensure they are not carrying any contraband. Are they just annoyed by the delay or are they hiding something?

An Australian Customs vessel has spotted an Indonesian marker buoy on a patrol off Broome, WA. Illegal shark fishing is widespread in the north western waters of Australia. With a good chance the illegal vessel may still be in the area, the crew has to act fast to retrieve the float. While the boats are small and can only harvest a few sharks at a time, if boats come in large numbers, they can seriously deplete fish stocks. As Customs begin their pursuit, word comes through there are more illegal boats in the area.

George and his wife have just flown in from Lebanon with presents for their family. But after 20 hours on the plane, those presents are starting to leak all over their bags. The end of the trip is turning very sour for these passengers as they’re about to find out it wasn’t just fruit they were bringing into the country…it was something much more dangerous.

A stuffed toy dog isn’t as innocent as it looks after Customs uncover the contents inside.
Narrated by GRANT BOWLER, BORDER SECURITY- AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE takes viewers behind the scenes of our Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments.

Monday March 10 at 7:30pm on Seven