Gee... I brought more that $10K to the US. When I was at the airport, I checked YES on the form, I declared it to the officer, filled out a form, showed the officer the withdrawal on my phone and the transaction receipt, and an email from the company I was buying the violin from that explained the price and the discount for cash and then the officer said "Be careful" to which I replied "Have a good day". Total time: 20 minutes. On the way back, declared I was over my allowance, showed the customs officer the receipt for the violin, paid the taxes on on it and was out the door. Total time: 15 minutes.
@@Just_Smile-n2w I saw a JB Vuillaume (1798 - 1875) and it was £300,000 (about $500,000 Canadian). The DaVInci Strad (made in 1714) sold at auction for $15,000,000 US (I wonder what the hammer fees on something like this are?). So $15K is a lot for me (and in my opinion the violin is perfect for me), but in the grand violin scheme of things, well, you can make your own conclusions 😄!
Australia customs is too nice to require a JP to approve a frisk search. Back in China, Mr Lee would have been searched immediately whether he liked it or not. Kudos for allowing the nice gent who lost his passport to enter. Hope he made it safely to his cruise.
To be fair, I think part of the reason he doesn’t declare the cash is because he is from China. The export of cash over a certain amount from China is criminal. So he probably thought he best not declare in Australia so that his government doesn’t find out.
Agreed. Being an ex policeman, he blatantly went against the law. Obviously he has reason to hide the big sum of money he has. I bet its ‘unaccountable’ for…
Western countries tend to respect the rights of individuals, while countries like China have their own rules and which even their citizens are afraid of
The unbelievable CRUELTY and HORRORS in the shark fin business. The sharks have their fins cut off to be sold in China where it is considered a delicacy. Once the fins are cut off the Shark is thrown back in to the waters. This is the same as cutting off a humans hands and legs. There is no excuse for such a horror.
I actually had an argument with a co-worker about how horrible the shark fin soup is. She just shrugged and said “it tastes good”. The worst part is her cultural background is very concerned when it comes to their homeland’s environment.
$39,000 is an expensive day. And quite absurd, considering all he had to do was declare it, if it is legitimate, and probably show bank account to show where it came from and what it was for. The ONLY reason to conceal it is for criminal purposes, often avoiding paying taxes in home country, buying drugs, or setting up an illegal business of some kind. Every country in the world requires cash to be declared at the border because it is the only way to combat money laundering and other activities of international criminals and organized crime. No sympathy for this guy and the 39 grand at all. The Federal Government, however, should send the guy a thank you card. That 39 grand will help with buying equipment that makes it easier to catch people like him.
"ONLY reason to conceal it is for criminal purposes" What a ridiculous assumption. It never occurs to you he concealed it because he didn't want them to steal it?? Customs people steal people's cash all the time. Some years ago a middle aged man brought $80,000 with him, was leaving the US and traveling back to his home country. Airport security literally STOLE his money and wouldn't let him have it back when he told them it was his life savings. However, for life savings $80,000 isn't much at all. He needed it now to put a down payment on a house he was buying but they told him they wanted to lock it up for 6 months which would cause him to lose the house. He never got it back.
Thanks for the heads-up. So I won't waste my time. Kind of like shop-lifting in San Francisco--the police sometimes have to go through the actions, but there are no consequences usually.
Every country have some crazy laws. He is an ex cop. Should know that Should do some preparation. Why can't he keep it in the BANK FIRST BEFORE HAND. WHEN HE IS OUT. IT HIS BUSINESS TO WITHDRAWAL THE AMOUNT!!! 🤦
No law against bringing in any amount of cash. There are aml regulations for compliance. It’s atrocious that people are forced to declare and comply due to threats of confiscation and fines. He is coming from a country with capital controls, there may be valid reasons.
The worst part is that he dragged his family with him. If he was travelling alone, fine. But his family members were made to wait for hours at the arrival hall for him, all because of his selfish actions. I'm sure the rest of them had plans that day but the day is ruined because of him.
Why is it that all you simps with your simp mentalities always blame the victims of these rackets at airports? The rich never have to put up with this when they fly on their private jets. Does it ever occur to any of you that some day, maybe some day you'll have saved up enough money to free yourselves and that you'll have woken up enough to want to get out with it and get your freedom for once and for all?
Mr. Lee should have been required to forfeit the money and denied entry into the country. If the situation were reversed, he would have been put in jail for 10 years.
When I went to the U.S. for the first time and honeymoon, my wife & I bought about 8000 dollars totally. We answered the customs officer in LAX honestly when he inquired about the cash. Our first destination is Las Vegas while we planned to spend half of them in shopping. Then he said “Do you have credit cards？” and passed us.
What happened to the elderly American man was the same thing that happened to me back in 2012 when I visited Sydney. I had lost my passport on the jet bridge at LAX airport (TSA was doing random checks, and they opened up my bags on the jetbridge, and my passport fell out of my bag at that time, so I boarded the plane with no passport). Like the elderly man, I was very grateful I was eventually let into Australia. I was a legitimate tourist, I had enough money, I had my credit cards, driver license, and all my stories checked out. I handed over my phone and ipod, nothing suspicious. I was polite the entire time, and the immigration officer was also very professional with me the entire time, and she explained very clearly all the checks she was doing. As long as it was an honest mistake, and I had nothing to hide, I was ok. The only funny thing that happened was the officer remarked "you're very calm for someone who lost their passport", and I replied "well I realized I lost it 2 hours into a 15 hour flight, so I had 13 hours to freak out. I think I'm done freaking out by now". I did have to go to the US consulate immediately after arriving into Sydney, but that all went smoothly for me. Just by luck, the consulate officer I spoke to lived in my area (San Francisco Bay Area), and as we were complaining about the microclimates in the region, he joked that I've already proved that I'm a real Bay Area resident. Coming back to the US, I was not surprised that customs stopped me and searched all my bags. But after that was over, I never had any further issues with immigration or customs in any country. It pays to be fully honest, have nothing to hide, and in the rare event something goes wrong, you'll hopefully be forgiven as I was.
This happened to my wife, after passing tru security to enter the departing area, and requiring to show her passport to the airline staff, which would have resulted in not allowing her board the plane. She did show her passport in entering the flight assembly area. Fortunately the security entrance area is video taken, so the security was able to show her entering and showing that she had placed her passport in a small bag. And with that, we could find the passport and was allowed to Board. It’s a good security measure to video the entering area. It would have been devastating for our flight to Japan. Thanks to the security system in place!
This Chinese man was fined and his cash confiscated, alright. But that's it? They should investigate why he tried to bring in so much cash and conceal it? Moreover, why he refused to admit it and get serached? Must have something really shady behind it!
Putting passport in a suitcase seems like a poor place to carry it. I use a passport carrier on a stong cord and keep it on my person at all times (with the exception of showering).
Cash being used illegally...Id be putting detectives on the case investigating this Chinese man. He's obviously doing something more than just a cash concealment.
Made to forfeit all the cash😳 If he had just shown openly the 7k he probably would’ve got through with the 30k hidden on him. He’ll know for next time.
It's not so easy. Many save for decades, without receipts. These savings are then confiscated by authorities etc as one can no longer prove where this money came from. I lived offgrid for 10 years in Germany....I know the corruption built into the systems to steal ones assets. Other countries are no different.
@@veronicacrabtreehill6608 this show was on air in 2005, if you added all the time for collecting and editing footage, it would be over 20 years at this point.
There is NOT a $10,000 dollar limit. It is the amount that needs to be declared. How much cash can you bring into Australia? What are the limits? There are no limits to how much cash you can bring into Australia, but if it's $10,000 (AUD) or more (or the equivalent in a foreign currency), you're required to declare it at customs.
@@JoburgBoet People have been doing wire transfers for decades. How many people you know that carry $40k in cash (from legal sources and reasons) and do not declare knowing if they get caught, it's forfeit. You don't do bank transfers because you don't want the money to be on record.
Um, I'm sure passengers arriving into the country will be prompted and notified beforehand of the maximum legal limit of cash allowed to be carried in person, so maybe just follow the laws of the land and declare the cash upfront? That way you will not only save time and energy, but also not end up losing $39k ($37k forfeited + $2k fine).
Thank you Australian Border Control for a job or in fact JOBS WELL DONE, whether you are a Prince, ex-policeman, King, or a well known sportsman and and and........you WILL be caught out. I salute you
20:54 so they seize $37000… then fined $2000 more? Wow. Shouldn’t they only take the cash that exceeds $10k which he is allowed to not declare? They don’t just take everything he has… they take $2000 more than whatever he has.
I know that this was filmed when people didn't have a great sense of confidentiality; also, the elderly gentlemen probably passed away by now, however, it is quite uncomfortable to see all the personal details in 2024...isn't it unlawful?
Chinese guy had a smirk on his face thinking he got evrything under control from the first Couple of hours.till the the customs officers discovered huge sum of undeclared money.
WOW !!! It makes me wonder how he got that much money, and what he was planning to do with it ! At first I thought “OMGOSH” that’s all he’s fined. Then the other shoe drops, he also looses ALL that money. YES !! Imagine keeping those poor officials ♥️♥️♥️♥️there for so long. HORRIBLE. 😡😡🇬🇧🇨🇦
Why would anybody, carry any money on them at all? Unless, you run across a store that won't accept cards, or checks. But that would be a rare thing and probably only happen, if their card reader broke. Which has happened at our local store, but that's not very often.
If you think that Wong's statement is too gungho, you should read Shanmugam's retort to Malaysia and Branson over drug issues. They were superbly gutsy👍
It’s interesting that the Australian people can search your phone without a warrant. You never get away with that in United States so the differences and what you can and can’t do.
In many countries a signed permission documented to film a person is required by commercial film companies. So, are persons being filmed by Border Security signing a release? If yes are they actors?
The guy also had a physical photocopy of his passport. Now a days people have a photo of it on their phones, and maybe a color printed copy of that. Not a black and white one from a photocopier.
what the F is wrong with him having his own money on him ..........................one thing I do know is in australia we NEED more money here! Its getting that way in Austr. now that a foreigner would need $40k just to go to the grocery store!
The Asian guy by not wanting to be searched all the time he sit there and wait now they going to search him if he knew he was bringing too much money he should have divided with his family unless he didn't want his wife to know. Did he realize that the laws that's in China does not apply to Australia
Gee... I brought more that $10K to the US. When I was at the airport, I checked YES on the form, I declared it to the officer, filled out a form, showed the officer the withdrawal on my phone and the transaction receipt, and an email from the company I was buying the violin from that explained the price and the discount for cash and then the officer said "Be careful" to which I replied "Have a good day". Total time: 20 minutes. On the way back, declared I was over my allowance, showed the customs officer the receipt for the violin, paid the taxes on on it and was out the door. Total time: 15 minutes.
I don’t believe this story. It’s not adding up.
@@Just_Smile-n2w I saw a JB Vuillaume (1798 - 1875) and it was £300,000 (about $500,000 Canadian). The DaVInci Strad (made in 1714) sold at auction for $15,000,000 US (I wonder what the hammer fees on something like this are?). So $15K is a lot for me (and in my opinion the violin is perfect for me), but in the grand violin scheme of things, well, you can make your own conclusions 😄!
Honesty is the best policy
You are one of the honest upright ones.
The problem is that his cash was not legal
Nice that the man who lost his passport was able to sort things out. That would be stressful to deal with.
He was a Happy Chappy.......😊
He passed away peacefully in 2017
Always carry a photo of your passport on your phone.
@@dianaallen2116 these days, I could do better than take a photo.
The shark fin business honestly seriously disgusting me..
To cut their fins off&throw them back in the water to die is horrifying...
Yes it's absolouty giscusting act I'm scared shitless of those things. But there apart of our planet and living creature makes me so sad & mad
The pollution of poverty...
do you think killing chicken for comsumption is better?
Are you dirt poor?
@@golfer901 What about all those poor frogs hopping about on crutches over in France! 😱🙄😈
Australia customs is too nice to require a JP to approve a frisk search. Back in China, Mr Lee would have been searched immediately whether he liked it or not. Kudos for allowing the nice gent who lost his passport to enter. Hope he made it safely to his cruise.
Agreed. Rules seems strange. Catch the person lying, but still has his full rights. Makes no sense.
To be fair, I think part of the reason he doesn’t declare the cash is because he is from China. The export of cash over a certain amount from China is criminal. So he probably thought he best not declare in Australia so that his government doesn’t find out.
Agreed. Being an ex policeman, he blatantly went against the law. Obviously he has reason to hide the big sum of money he has. I bet its ‘unaccountable’ for…
Western countries tend to respect the rights of individuals, while countries like China have their own rules and which even their citizens are afraid of
@@AKBABELPlikely his take from looking the other way as a policeman
Mr Li should be expelled from entering again
All of those companies work like that. They smuggle money so not to pay taxes. Undercutting local businesses.
👏👏
My highest respect for the customs officers❤
Ha, ha! They would gladly steal from you to.
The unbelievable CRUELTY and HORRORS in the shark fin business. The sharks have their fins cut off to be sold in China where it is considered a delicacy. Once the fins are cut off the Shark is thrown back in to the waters. This is the same as cutting off a humans hands and legs. There is no excuse for such a horror.
It's Japan not China.
@@socrates5647Actually it's popular in China and most of SE Asia
I actually had an argument with a co-worker about how horrible the shark fin soup is. She just shrugged and said “it tastes good”. The worst part is her cultural background is very concerned when it comes to their homeland’s environment.
China is the most primitive land on this planet .Nature is being decimated by these primitives.
Japanese women are hot😊
$39,000 is an expensive day. And quite absurd, considering all he had to do was declare it, if it is legitimate, and probably show bank account to show where it came from and what it was for. The ONLY reason to conceal it is for criminal purposes, often avoiding paying taxes in home country, buying drugs, or setting up an illegal business of some kind. Every country in the world requires cash to be declared at the border because it is the only way to combat money laundering and other activities of international criminals and organized crime. No sympathy for this guy and the 39 grand at all.
The Federal Government, however, should send the guy a thank you card. That 39 grand will help with buying equipment that makes it easier to catch people like him.
"ONLY reason to conceal it is for criminal purposes" What a ridiculous assumption. It never occurs to you he concealed it because he didn't want them to steal it?? Customs people steal people's cash all the time. Some years ago a middle aged man brought $80,000 with him, was leaving the US and traveling back to his home country. Airport security literally STOLE his money and wouldn't let him have it back when he told them it was his life savings. However, for life savings $80,000 isn't much at all. He needed it now to put a down payment on a house he was buying but they told him they wanted to lock it up for 6 months which would cause him to lose the house. He never got it back.
he is a money mule for the CCP....
and because China owns Aussieland, he thought he is above the law, like most cops believe!
@@Arltratlo $40,000 is nothing.The CCP has $400,000,000,000 and can transport it in other ways.
@@ArltratloUS owns Australia
@@WeAreLegion- its China....not the USA...
What a shame. He lost all of his lovely cash. Gee, I wonder how many innocent people he extorted for it.
Looked like dirty money.
Karma at its best
No investigation ? Money for family or drug money?
should have been deported as well.
This man as for sure was extorted out of his money tho
Mr. Lee should've been sent back since he didn't want to be body searched.
But that would have been a loss of $40k to Australia.
@@mirasolovklose3888so he actually lost all $37K?! and was fined $2K on top of that?!
Thanks for the heads-up. So I won't waste my time. Kind of like shop-lifting in San Francisco--the police sometimes have to go through the actions, but there are no consequences usually.
Go figure! He’s an ex-cop now breaking the law!
Not surprising, considering how many current cops break the law and get paid for it.
Every country have some crazy laws. He is an ex cop. Should know that Should do some preparation. Why can't he keep it in the BANK FIRST BEFORE HAND. WHEN HE IS OUT. IT HIS BUSINESS TO WITHDRAWAL THE AMOUNT!!! 🤦
Cops Break the Law More Than EVERYONE ELSE PUT TOGETHER🤨💀❌🤷🏼♀️
@@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307he was fined $2000 and had to forfeit all of the cash.
No law against bringing in any amount of cash.
There are aml regulations for compliance. It’s atrocious that people are forced to declare and comply due to threats of confiscation and fines.
He is coming from a country with capital controls, there may be valid reasons.
R.I.P to Glade Willard Nielsen and his wife Ruth Annette Nielsen. He passed away in 2017, and she passed away just this year, 2024.
from which year is this episode? looks like 2005 to me
@@lohovi6571 it was 2004
Rest in peace..
Oh. I’m so glad they were able to have their cruise together, though. 😢
Are you talking about the man checked for $40,000.?
The worst part is that he dragged his family with him. If he was travelling alone, fine. But his family members were made to wait for hours at the arrival hall for him, all because of his selfish actions. I'm sure the rest of them had plans that day but the day is ruined because of him.
don't worry they were probably sharing the cash.....
Why is it that all you simps with your simp mentalities always blame the victims of these rackets at airports? The rich never have to put up with this when they fly on their private jets. Does it ever occur to any of you that some day, maybe some day you'll have saved up enough money to free yourselves and that you'll have woken up enough to want to get out with it and get your freedom for once and for all?
I'd say the worst part was the illegal smuggling. Having to sit at the airport is really just an inconvenience
Maybe cash was used for his family for the illegal crossing to the U S border 😅. No sympathy for the Chinese 😂. Good job 👍👏
I think the family is in on it
Why isn’t it an automatic plane ride back home when you refuse to search ?
Because you could be carrying something that could endanger others on the return flight
In China, he would have been arrested and jailed
Mr. Lee should have been required to forfeit the money and denied entry into the country. If the situation were reversed, he would have been put in jail for 10 years.
For what,? It's his money. But you thieves will have no problem spending it
I am sure if you refused in China you would be treated very differently. Ive been there and I know what they are like
Absolutely
which is a good thing
Doesn't matter anywhere you go the same 😊
Including a large fine for 1 hour overstay. You have to sign a conffesion in Chinese
ALWAYS KEEP COPIES OF UR PASSPORT - on ur phone - printed whatever - u never know !
When I went to the U.S. for the first time and honeymoon, my wife & I bought about 8000 dollars totally. We answered the customs officer in LAX honestly when he inquired about the cash. Our first destination is Las Vegas while we planned to spend half of them in shopping. Then he said “Do you have credit cards？” and passed us.
As long as it's less than 10k per adult it's not an issue. If above and you declare also not an issue.
Please please refuse Mr Li’s any future entry to Australia!
LOL. Good luck with that!
NOOO, please bring more cash!
@@ming3839 God no! He can stay in China - where he belongs.
"Welcome him" with open-arms...?!
@@johndole9381 Depending on the mistake he committed, some will be banned long, some shorter, for re-entry. Don't want to be naive as you're !
It should be no body search no entry, simple
China does frisk search on all domestic rail and air travels, as well as clearing the border. It is mandatory. Maybe this is what you want.
I would have gladly taken that offer and went back home !!!!
Did some research on the American who lost his passport Glade and found that he passed away peacefully in 2017
Amen. RIP.
THANK U ALL
N MAY GOD BLESS U ALL
PRC: 😑 it not YOUR money! Is OUR money!
Australia: 🦘 hold my Dingo ...
This guy being a former cop he should know the deal
Maybe he was send by his government to observe how people who brought in excessive amount of money are treated.
I hope he and his wife are still well and alive, he'll be 92 now. This series was aired just over 20 years ago!
I read someone in the chat said he passed away.
You can bring $1 million in cash as long as you declare it
So much for the money laundering cop! Ha ha
00:02 "I dont know English" But you just spoke it. 🤣🤣🤣
Easiest phrase to learn without having to learn the whole language 😅 I can say no habla Español but I can't speak Spanish
How can anyone refuse frisk search when entering the country? Either get frisked or go home. I don’t agree with out limiting cash coming in.
The police person knowing what he's doing and refusing search I wonder was he corrupt in his own country
Glad boarder security took all the cash from that ex cop
border
It is abundantly clear who the thieves are.
who?
@@Marrea-q1m Those officially licensed to be so.
What happened to the elderly American man was the same thing that happened to me back in 2012 when I visited Sydney. I had lost my passport on the jet bridge at LAX airport (TSA was doing random checks, and they opened up my bags on the jetbridge, and my passport fell out of my bag at that time, so I boarded the plane with no passport).
Like the elderly man, I was very grateful I was eventually let into Australia. I was a legitimate tourist, I had enough money, I had my credit cards, driver license, and all my stories checked out. I handed over my phone and ipod, nothing suspicious. I was polite the entire time, and the immigration officer was also very professional with me the entire time, and she explained very clearly all the checks she was doing. As long as it was an honest mistake, and I had nothing to hide, I was ok. The only funny thing that happened was the officer remarked "you're very calm for someone who lost their passport", and I replied "well I realized I lost it 2 hours into a 15 hour flight, so I had 13 hours to freak out. I think I'm done freaking out by now".
I did have to go to the US consulate immediately after arriving into Sydney, but that all went smoothly for me. Just by luck, the consulate officer I spoke to lived in my area (San Francisco Bay Area), and as we were complaining about the microclimates in the region, he joked that I've already proved that I'm a real Bay Area resident.
Coming back to the US, I was not surprised that customs stopped me and searched all my bags. But after that was over, I never had any further issues with immigration or customs in any country. It pays to be fully honest, have nothing to hide, and in the rare event something goes wrong, you'll hopefully be forgiven as I was.
The scariest part is the misspelling of “seized” at the end of the video.
Why waste time just refuse guy coming in.
And...?? Australia doesn't get the money... 🤑 🤦
When they made the $10,000 law, $10,000 was worth what in today's terms after inflation would be worth $100,000
did you know that three years ago was really seven years ago
Sent all back home if they lied. I don’t feel sorry for any of them at all
This happened to my wife, after passing tru security to enter the departing area, and requiring to show her passport to the airline staff, which would have resulted in not allowing her board the plane. She did show her passport in entering the flight assembly area. Fortunately the security entrance area is video taken, so the security was able to show her entering and showing that she had placed her passport in a small bag. And with that, we could find the passport and was allowed to Board. It’s a good security measure to video the entering area. It would have been devastating for our flight to Japan. Thanks to the security system in place!
Cha ching!! Customs just made it very worth their while to GET this guy.
He can get it back if he proves he got it legally. My bets are that he can't.
@@abacab87Agreed
@@keeper6458 American Patriots have a persecution complex.
Customs unboxing, never a dull day at work.
Mr Li had to forfeit all his cash 😮😮. What was he thinking? He wasn’t thinking.
This Chinese man was fined and his cash confiscated, alright. But that's it? They should investigate why he tried to bring in so much cash and conceal it? Moreover, why he refused to admit it and get serached? Must have something really shady behind it!
Putting passport in a suitcase seems like a poor place to carry it. I use a passport carrier on a stong cord and keep it on my person at all times (with the exception of showering).
The arrogance of some Chinese Nationals defies description ..No way would such behaviour be tolerated in his country
What do they mean by Mr. Li had to forfeit all of his cash? As in he had to give it to the authorities and he will never receive it back?
Cant believe Australia actually charged and followed through with a meaningful penalty!
Cash being used illegally...Id be putting detectives on the case investigating this Chinese man. He's obviously doing something more than just a cash concealment.
Made to forfeit all the cash😳
If he had just shown openly the 7k he probably would’ve got through with the 30k hidden on him.
He’ll know for next time.
Couldn’t he have had each of his family members bring in 10k each?
Mr. Lee lost everything by not declaring his money. His family must not be very happy with him.
He can't legally wire the 40K out of China through the banking service...so do you know where the money is coming from?
This way over 20 years ago old uniforms
It's not so easy.
Many save for decades, without receipts.
These savings are then confiscated by authorities etc as one can no longer prove where this money came from.
I lived offgrid for 10 years in Germany....I know the corruption built into the systems to steal ones assets.
Other countries are no different.
@@carine4318
It could be a summer
uniform.
Yes you can do that.. I lived 9 years in China and my brother’s girlfriend wired me the money I saved there literally just 2 weeks ago ..
@@veronicacrabtreehill6608 this show was on air in 2005, if you added all the time for collecting and editing footage, it would be over 20 years at this point.
There is NOT a $10,000 dollar limit. It is the amount that needs to be declared.
How much cash can you bring into Australia? What are the limits? There are no limits to how much cash you can bring into Australia, but if it's $10,000 (AUD) or more (or the equivalent in a foreign currency), you're required to declare it at customs.
Check out the long haired customs officer aboard the Corio Bay, i would have thought it would be a short back and sides job.
Good job done, Officers! 👏
If you want to bring in $10,000 more in Canada or the US is do a wire transfer. Simple.
My banking career do search the large transactions which nothing to do with money laundering. Security is set to stop crime.
@@lilyfeng6598 with transfers, what you get is the ordination source of the transfer and the end transfer banking info. Easily auditable.
Yes nowdays but this was filmed in 2004
In China,,, maybe that's corruption money....
@@JoburgBoet People have been doing wire transfers for decades. How many people you know that carry $40k in cash (from legal sources and reasons) and do not declare knowing if they get caught, it's forfeit. You don't do bank transfers because you don't want the money to be on record.
love how they suddenly cannot speak English
Um, I'm sure passengers arriving into the country will be prompted and notified beforehand of the maximum legal limit of cash allowed to be carried in person, so maybe just follow the laws of the land and declare the cash upfront? That way you will not only save time and energy, but also not end up losing $39k ($37k forfeited + $2k fine).
It's funny when its time for checking their bags suddenly they dont know English. 😂😂
Thank you Australian Border Control for a job or in fact JOBS WELL DONE, whether you are a Prince, ex-policeman, King, or a well known sportsman and and and........you WILL be caught out. I salute you
I wonder how much money (if any) his family had on them? 🤔🤷🏻♂️
About a few thousand easy... Not including how much they have in their underwear...
Must be very uncomfortable to walk..
@@Thinking858 I always joked about stuffing money in my underwear. After seeing this, I'm glad I never did it.
20:54 so they seize $37000… then fined $2000 more? Wow. Shouldn’t they only take the cash that exceeds $10k which he is allowed to not declare?
They don’t just take everything he has… they take $2000 more than whatever he has.
How could Mr Li pay the fine if the customs confiscate all his cash?
In this case punishment is both CONFISCATION + FINE.
I don't feel they give them enough jail time the penalties are fine with the jail time ,so they won't be re-offenders.
He probably had no way to prove the money was clean. I think he wouldve lost it even if he declared it.
It's probably bribe money he took as a cop.
CHINESE POLICE ROUTINELY ACCEPT BRIBES
So, declare it: he might lose the money.
Not declare it: he will very likely lose the money (and he lost it).
I think the choice is clear.
@@estellebright2579 IF HE DECLARED IT HE WOULD NOT HAVE LOST IT. JUST SAY IT'S MY SAVINGS OR I'M BUYING PROPERTY OR PAYING FOR SOMEONE'S TUITION
By not declaring, he also got a fine.
Plot twist: Mr Lee was a red herring. He was in on it. The Customs officers just wanted over 5 hours of overtime 🤣
How patient would Chinese immigration be if they suspected an Aussie tourist of smuggling cash into their country. I bet 10 mins max.
Believe or not, the wife and the kid probably had considerable amount of cash undeclared too.
I know that this was filmed when people didn't have a great sense of confidentiality; also, the elderly gentlemen probably passed away by now, however, it is quite uncomfortable to see all the personal details in 2024...isn't it unlawful?
It looks more like a ladies purse not a wallet. I have one very similar.
wasting officers time and efforts by acting dumb. Deport him.
Any country has sovereign right to deny any passenger into the country, for whatever reason right or wrong.
🤣Refuses to be searched? 🤸Get um boys...
The arrogance!
The PRC? Yep! Dirty ex cop with dirty money. Ban him forever!
The way airport customs treats people, why would you want to go there? I know I’m not interested
It's all part of travelling Todd. You don't have to travel no one is forcing you.
@@JoburgBoet I bet you I have more foreign trips under my belt than you can imagine
Chinese guy had a smirk on his face thinking he got evrything under control from the first Couple of hours.till the the customs officers discovered huge sum of undeclared money.
WOW !!! It makes me wonder how he got that much money, and what he was planning to do with it ! At first I thought “OMGOSH” that’s all he’s fined. Then the other shoe drops, he also looses ALL that money. YES !! Imagine keeping those poor officials ♥️♥️♥️♥️there for so long. HORRIBLE. 😡😡🇬🇧🇨🇦
Why does none of them wear face makes and goggles when opening suspicious packages?.
For what they had to forfeit the money for??? He pays fine and gets his money what left from paying fines absurd.
1:30 that wave though😂
Why would anybody, carry any money on them at all? Unless, you run across a store that won't accept cards, or checks. But that would be a rare thing and probably only happen, if their card reader broke. Which has happened at our local store, but that's not very often.
could have just flown back and forth bringing 9500 each time and probably bring back 35,000 in total, instead of losing it all lol.
I see that banditry is alive and well in ASStralia
If you think that Wong's statement is too gungho, you should read Shanmugam's retort to Malaysia and Branson over drug issues. They were superbly gutsy👍
I still can't understand how people lose or forget their passport
It’s interesting that the Australian people can search your phone without a warrant. You never get away with that in United States so the differences and what you can and can’t do.
It’s a border entry which borders like Canada or Mexico if you enter there you can have your phone searched no warrant required.
That’s when you slip the boarder guy 5k and say sssshhh
Imagine A COUNTRY THAT PROTECTS ITS BORDERS FROM ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, AND WHAT THEY BRING IN.😡😡😡😡
They know the rules when caught they say I don’t understand stand they speak better English than me
$30000....I thought it was $3 million hidden !
Shouldn’t they wear masks when dealing with drugs??
In many countries a signed permission documented to film a person is required by commercial film companies. So, are persons being filmed by Border Security signing a release? If yes are they actors?
There’s a notice at the airport that they are filming and you let the officers know if you do not wish to be filmed.
how old is this show?? the computer monitor is a CRT and not flat panel, plus the computer themselves have a 3.5 inch floppy drive!!!
2004
@@Phantoma3 ouch
There has been more recent ones and Australia still continue to film this even today.
The guy also had a physical photocopy of his passport. Now a days people have a photo of it on their phones, and maybe a color printed copy of that. Not a black and white one from a photocopier.
@@DrVVVinK I let that one slide as he is/was an older gentleman 🙂
Old bro passport photo @12:16 looks like Kevin Malone from The Office! 😂😂
Lol true
The government gets to keep the money?
what the F is wrong with him having his own money on him ..........................one thing I do know is in australia we NEED more money here! Its getting that way in Austr. now that a foreigner would need $40k just to go to the grocery store!
Australian customs is so nice and patient, he should try that in US or Canada borders/customs, those are the 2 places you do not mess around.
250 nautical miles? How far out is 'international waters'?
The Asian guy by not wanting to be searched all the time he sit there and wait now they going to search him if he knew he was bringing too much money he should have divided with his family unless he didn't want his wife to know. Did he realize that the laws that's in China does not apply to Australia
Nice computer with a floppy drive. Lol
It's 2005 bro. -_-
I miss those days...
@@estellebright2579"bro" ???
Don’t go to Australia!