Re:Pulling the Curtain on Airport Security [pdf]
by cushychicken on Monday August 25, 2014 @08:29AM
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CBP does not ALWAYS search outbound people, but retains the right to do so (at least in the US).
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Re:Pulling the Curtain on Airport Security [pdf]
by seanmcdirmid on Monday August 25, 2014 @09:48AM
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Where would they do it? At boarding? Most US airports have no wall between domestic and international flights.
Re:Pulling the Curtain on Airport Security [pdf]
by faster on Monday August 25, 2014 @11:31AM
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Totally anecdotal, but I was once pulled aside on the jetway by a woman with a Treasury badge and a burly guy who was probably a sheriff though he never said anything. She wanted to know how much cash I was carrying. I was flying from SF to Frankfurt, and I think it was 1994. My net worth then was about $30k, so I laughed and told her I had about $200 and a credit card.
So maybe CBP doesn't check outbound travelers, but Treasury did at least once.
Re:Pulling the Curtain on Airport Security [pdf]
by ubernostrum on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:46PM
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CBP can and does in fact carry out checks for undeclared cash exports in the jetway for international departures. Not every departure, obviously, and I don't think the selection mechanism is public, but it's a thing they're documented as doing.