How do Customs Check Packages (Video inside)

[slay]

I found some Videos of how german customs check all those packages that come in. Looks really scary, seems like they open almost everything, even little envelopes.

X-Ray scanners are no myth, they really use those. The video also busts a few myths that are circulating on how to avoid getting caught. Unfortunately its in german, but the pictures say it all:

http://www.spiegel.de/video/video-38099.html

There is a whole series of those videos, this one is about how they find passports in the packages. Gives you a good insight into how customs work!

This is the first video of the series: http://www.spiegel.de/video/video-38099.html

They show what packages get through without being opened, and they are also saying how some people avoid being charged by having multiple items sent to different addresses, but with same names. They show packages from a guy who has been doing this for about a year (they say) and they even know his name.

So, even if nothing happens to you (for a year!) that does not mean you are safe. They are watching, those feds even know the names of those guys already, they are letting the packages through, but this guy can be sure to get busted in a while!

Those videos give more insight into the feds work than you can imagine. I'm surprised they were allowed to film this

Edited October 25, 2008 by slay

[slay]

sorry, 2nd video has wrong URL.

correct URLs:

www.spiegel.de/video/video-38088.html <- this one is the one meant to be in the 2nd link about how they busted those sellers

www.spiegel.de/video/video-38094.html <- this one is about how they bust porn being sent in the mail; and how they have to watch the DVDs and check if its soft or hardcore porn lol

[iceberg1459]

ROFL!!! they actually open and watch pornos if its legal.....damn retards..

i bet he takes the "illegal ones" with him and keep watching at home