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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 3:00 pm
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Originally Posted by amo66120
Leaving MIA for EZE last week, there was a US customs swat team in the Jetway. Complete with dog, weapons and flak vests. They seemed concerned with what was leaving the US. Does anyone know what they were looking for?
Usually undeclared cash or cash equivalents exceeding $10,000. It's a dog and pony show meant to intimidate passengers except for those situations where they are looking for a particular individual who has been flagged by a cross checking of the passenger manifest or booked passenger lists with government blacklists of some sort or another.
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