Anyone watch ‘border control’ themed daytime tv programmes?

[DeluluTaylor]

You know there’s always loads of people trying to bring fried prawns, jellied pigs feet, seeds, uncooked lamb into Australia/ New Zealand shown on these programmes?
Why??
Is there a black market, do they just forget it’s there or do they think it won’t be found? I can never work out if it’s stupidity or hubris.

No judgement on anyone eating those foods, O eat some pretty odd stuff, but there is about a billion signs and the fines are huge!! £2000 for two cold burgers!!
I literally wouldn’t be able to afford the fines, they’d have to fly me home again, all over some dried quail eggs…,

As opposed to busy bodies

Look, threads on Mumsnet are for anyone to comment on IF THEY LIKE.

You saying it was meant to be a humorous thread and then getting arsey at people for posting is just daft. Calling people "busy bodies" is simply petulant.

It's Border Force: Americas Gatekeepers. The current series is on channel 4 catch up.

Thanks 😊

My dm used to love them! I put one on the other day to fill time-it was the same one I've seen at least three times(and id seen it with dm and ses been dead 13 years!)
When we went to Australia last year I had much fun teasing dh about the 3 pounds of cheese id secreted in his case.

I think I have seen this sort of thing,.

I don't know why they don't eat all 'dodgy' food stuffs and then regurgitate it once they are through customs, rather like a penguin.

It seems pretty obvious to me - but then I only travel.overseas with two packs of Polo mints and an inflatable neck pillow.

A few years ago there was a very low budget UK one that included scenes at a provincial - somewhere like East Midlands or Leeds-Bradford

One episode they caught a gang of smugglers which turned out to be a group of well dressed 50-somethings who went to Spain once a month (for one-night only which is what attracted suspicions) with huge amounts of checked luggage. They then used to go through UK customs separately with the giant roller suitcases packed full of cheap cigarettes which they sold on to corner-shops and off-licences... until they got caught.

No clean knickers ? 🤢

There was a great one where a group had loads of tobacco and claimed it was all for personal use. They then made the man roll a fag to prove it. Needless to say, he really really couldn't.....I've never rolled one that badly even when out of my tree as a student.

Chicken feet seems a very odd thing to smuggle. I should imagine if you really wanted them you'd be able to source them in most countries!!