Border Security Australia

When Customs officers run checks on a French woman arriving in Sydney, what they find, and where, surprises even them. And an unaccompanied bag from Ghana arrives in the Air Cargo division. But what's inside?

A lively man from the US arrives on a tourist visa, but Immigration believes he may be here to work illegally. And despite his claim of a clean criminal record, officers findings prove otherwise. A shipment from Hong Kong ostensibly containing three standard household doors provokes officers' interests when one of the doors is heavier than the others. An x-ray shows there may be organic matter con

A passenger makes a strange admission that he is here to deliver a children's book, but officers have a different read on the situation. Meanwhile, detector dogs react to some exotic golden statues and a strange mythical creature has officers scratching their heads in disbelief.

More than 20,000 people enter Australia every day be sea and by air. How many of these people are really who they say they are? Are they here on holidays or do they have more sinister intentions? Go behind-the-scenes of our Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments. Meet the men and women that patrol our borders - the front line when it comes to protecting our country from drug runners, i