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Border Security

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11 feature instances
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Border Security	label	Border Security
Border Security	page	BorderSecurity
Border Security	comment	Border Security: Canada's Front Line is a Canadian Spin-Off of an Australian production of the same name by Force Four Entertainment.Phony tourists here to work, belligerent visitors smuggling contraband, toys packed with heroin, weapons disguised as cell phones: all are just another day at the office for the Canada Border Services Agency.Every day, twenty thousand passengers request entry into Canada by way of Vancouver International Airport (YVR), and many more at land crossings in the Lower Mainland of BC. While most experience the usual uneasiness that comes with passing through immigration and customs, others have more legitimate reasons to feel nervous.Cameras shadow Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers as they interrogate suspicious passengers who may or may not be hiding something. Passengers react in a variety of unpredictable ways - they lie, argue, play the victim, plead ignorance and even threaten legal action. But they are no match for the investigative tactics of the CBSA officers. After all, the law is on their side.And unfortunately for the passengers being questioned, so is technology. Throughout the episode, officers question, cross-examine, inspect, pat down, swab, search and x-ray suspects and their belongings, chipping away at the holes in their stories. For viewers, itâ€™s a wild, unpredictable ride as each passengerâ€™s secret is finally revealed.Focus is mostly on land crossings in mainland British Columbia, ships coming into Vancouver, Vancouver International, CBSA Mail Centre in Vancouver and Pearson International in Toronto.CBSA withdrew its participation in 2014 following privacy concerns relating to an arrest made in 2013, and the series (in Canada) was officially cancelled in 2016.The show moved south of the border and continued as Border Security: America's Front Line, featuring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at land crossings on the U.S.â€“Canada border (mainly in Washington and Detroit) and international airports (JFK International in New York, Detroit Metropolitan and Chicago O'Hare).
Border Security	fetched	2024-04-14T01:02:24Z
Border Security	parsed	2024-04-14T01:02:24Z
Border Security	isPartOf	DBTropes
Border Security / int_1b65dfad	type	The Cameo
Border Security / int_1b65dfad	comment	The Cameo: Corey Feldman appears in an early episode. He is able to enter Canada.
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Border Security / int_42839f8b	type	Sound-Effect Bleep
Border Security / int_42839f8b	comment	Sound-Effect Bleep: People tend to swear when arrested or when something is found in their possession.
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Border Security	hasFeature	Border Security / int_42839f8b
Border Security / int_486b0458	type	Draft Dodging
Border Security / int_486b0458	comment	Draft Dodging: A Korean man was mistakenly thought to be attempting to avoid military service by studying in Canada. He eventually reveals he was trying to defer his service long enough to apply as a Combat Medic, which takes months to process, and everything is cleared up.
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Border Security / int_53b39668	type	Reality Show
Border Security / int_53b39668	comment	Reality Show: About the only difference between this and COPS is that Border Security has a narrator and is about customs and immigration.
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Border Security	hasFeature	Border Security / int_53b39668
Border Security / int_548bd053	type	Guns Akimbo
Border Security / int_548bd053	comment	Guns Akimbo: An American family accidentally crosses into Canada while driving to a park in northern Washington. The father has two pistols in cross-draw shoulder holsters (and a concealed carry license), which he declared immediately. The were seized for the duration they were in Canada, then returned (via US CBP) when they re-entered the United States. Evidently, the park they going to was on the Wrong Side of the Tracks.
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Border Security / int_58bf7895	type	Eat the Evidence
Border Security / int_58bf7895	comment	Eat the Evidence: A tourist found with a baggie containing a white substance swallowed the entire bag on discovery. He went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital and officers searched his car for any sign of what he ingested. Fortunately, they were able to determine what it was so he could be treated properly.
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Border Security	hasFeature	Border Security / int_58bf7895
Border Security / int_5d6710a	type	Pixellation
Border Security / int_5d6710a	comment	Pixellation: Used to protect the identities of anyone who doesn't wish to reveal their identity. Everyone must sign a consent form before their story airs on television, but can ask the cameras to stop filming at any time. Additionally, license plates and addresses are also blurred.
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Border Security	hasFeature	Border Security / int_5d6710a
Border Security / int_8ae7eb89	type	Real Song Theme Tune
Border Security / int_8ae7eb89	comment	Real Song Theme Tune: "Would I Lie To You" by the band Eurythmics.
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Border Security	hasFeature	Border Security / int_8ae7eb89
Border Security / int_b219ac90	type	ReTool
Border Security / int_b219ac90	comment	Retool: After CBSA's withdrawal from participation, focus was shifted to US Customs and Border Protection.
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Border Security / int_b219ac90	featureConfidence	1.0
Border Security	hasFeature	Border Security / int_b219ac90
Border Security / int_d9ee7048	type	Spin-Off
Border Security / int_d9ee7048	comment	Spin-Off: Of Australian Border Security. After CBSA canned the show, it moved south to become Border Security: America's Front Line.
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Border Security	hasFeature	Border Security / int_d9ee7048
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

Border Security	hasFeature	Eat the Evidence / int_b3697473
Border Security	hasFeature	Overreacting Airport Security / int_b3697473
Border Security	hasFeature	Pixellation / int_b3697473
Border Security	hasFeature	Real Song Theme Tune / int_b3697473

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