Synopsis
Shows how the U S Customs Service protects foreign trade and prevents goods from entering the country illegally. Pictures inspection at ports of entry.
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Details
- Running time
- 17 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Diamonds in the cold cream! · Spuzz · 2005-08-27
Fairly plodding movie discussing what roles customs plays at the U.S. port of entry, The road borders, ship entries and airports are 'closely' monitrored so that nothing gets smuggled in. And even if you do sneak something in and get caught, you're not a criminal, you'll get slapped with a fine because you 'didn't know smuggling was a crime'. Well, if you did'nt, why would you be stashing rings in your cold cream then? Somewhat boring actually, maybe good for some historical value.
★★★ · Remember Jeb Bush's Wife? · jazzfan · 2008-04-26
She tried to smuggle some goodies and got caught. She should have been locked up for a weekend and be forced to watch this film over and over again.
★★ · If you're rich and white, smuggling is not a crime... · dynayellow · 2003-09-09
Pretty dry narrative of the work of U.S. Customs officers as they rustle through people's undies, looking for jewelry. This film seems to have been made to discourage people from not declaring purchased items when they return from abroad. Several middle-class-to-affluent white people are shown being caught by Customs, their items confiscated, and them being fined. No major busts, or chasing people down the jetway, guns a-blazin'. Nothing terribly exciting happens in the film.