from these two foreign lovers, Yusiang Chen and Shinme Fang, who were caught while trying to smuggle over $100,000 through TSA. >> Yeah, I understand there was some money in your bag. >> Oh, yes. I'm doing a slave for him. >> I really get to talk to you, but you don't understand everything I'm saying. Or do you understand what I'm saying? >> I just need my money to Evans and his girlfriend, two cannabis smugglers who were caught after several years of successful smuggling trips. >> So, pretty much what's going to happen um is The biggest deal felony, still trafficking, so we're not going to arrest you right now. >> But I'm saying you probably brought it through the airport numerous times if you live in California for 5 years and you have contact here. >> Here are several moments when dumb airport smugglers [music] were caught trying to evade TSOs. Starting with this guy who tried to smuggle an unlicensed firearm through the airport and thought that denying ownership was all he needed to do to have his way out. >> So, you don't have a CCW permit? >> You don't have a CCW permit? >> You're going to get arrested. >> Um, as you know, you can't come in through here with a gun. The gun is registered to my brother. It's my I I got his travel gun. >> On July [music] the 17th, 2020, at an airport in Cleveland, Ohio, two young couples were spotted wandering around the terminal for hours, long enough for transportation security officers to realize that something wasn't right. Before long, police were called in. But as officers began looking into the situation, they had no idea that they were about to uncover one of the most bizarre and unbelievably sloppy arm smuggling attempts ever. airport. It's only one airport. >> My brother's not >> He doesn't need to come cuz we're not going to deal with him at all. Let me get your ID. >> I got it right here. >> You got it? >> Yeah. >> So, you don't have a CCW permit? >> Huh? You don't have a CCW permit? I got it. >> Okay, I'm glad I had it there. I was like, you know how hard it was to get this? >> Like butter. After a thorough investigation, the officers confirmed he owned the weapon, and his girlfriend had no idea he was attempting to bring something like that onto the plane. At this point, he had come to realize that his plan was falling apart, and he needed to come up with an explanation if he was ever to stand a chance of saving his neck from the noose. >> You're going to get arrested. >> Um, as you know, you can't come in through here with a gun. What you could do is I mean when you go to court, you just got to explain to the judge >> that it wasn't yours and it's his and >> he has his own he has a CCW right now. Does he have a CCW? >> Yeah, but does he have a CCW? >> Yeah. >> Well, he'll have to prove it and show it. >> But now you're paying the consequences for it. The officers now had to decide the young man's fate. But there was a bigger complication hanging over the situation. It was the height of co at the time. Taking people to jail wasn't always straightforward. And that uncertainty may have been exactly what gave the young man the confidence to try transporting the weapon in the first place. As things stood, he might get lucky and walk away a free man or end the day in handcuffs. But that final call wasn't up to the officer on the scene. It was left for the Kyhoga County Sheriff's Department to decide. So now what's going to happen? He's not going to be able to fly as you know. Are you going to are you going to go ahead and fly or you're staying? >> If you're not flying, you need to go up to front of the counter and explain to them what happened and hopefully they'll give you your money back. Well, sometimes they don't take people down at the jail because of the Corona virus going on. So maybe you'll be lucky today. We'll see. Well, we can we can still call him and he can wait. We can wait a little bit. She'll hold the bag. You You didn't have a CCW. >> The gun is registered to my brother. It's my I I got his travel gun. >> Oh, yeah. Oh, that's >> Man, >> so you wasn't You wasn't traveling alone then? >> No, I was with my girl. I would never have brought a gun. >> I know. Trust me. >> People, unfortunately, people bring it. Sometimes they forget about it. But >> Yeah, good. >> All right. You We good? We got everything? >> Yeah. >> All right, man. You good? >> Yeah. >> In the end, he was charged with possession of a firearm without a permit and violation of airport security regulations. The previous guy was quite a dullled, but at the very least, he was smarter than you, Shiang Chen, who chose to lose his life rather than having his fraudulent $100,000 confiscated while trying to smuggle it past TSA. >> Yeah, I understand there was some money in your bag. >> Uh yes, I'm doing for him. >> Okay. So, you you are free to leave. The money has to stay until we can investigate further. >> You can if you take this money. >> No. No, you can't. >> On March the 27th, 2025, officers from the Orlando Police Department responded to a call from transport security officers at the West Wing of Orlando International Airport after two passengers identified as Yusiang Chen and his girlfriend Shinme Fang were flagged for carrying a suspicious amount of cash worth over $100,000 in their luggage along with other questionable items that required police attention. >> How are you all? >> Yeah, I understand there was some money in your bag. Uh yes I'm do late for him. >> Okay is who who does the bag belong to your do you have any documentation for the money only the only the only on the bank from our account and some money is from casino. Yeah. Okay. And this one for the bank. [snorts] >> It was all >> Where does it start? Right here. >> This is I save you 195. >> This money is uh >> from the from the ina in my boss give me the income. Some is my boss give me explain to me what he said. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. because I didn't know. So I'm used to Chinese last game. I myself have money. This is my money. I have and then uh this is my my sister give me some money cash. >> Okay. >> Time. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So I'm understanding he's saying this is his money that he earned. >> Uh does he her his sister give it to him? >> His sister gave it to him. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And also the money is his parent gave it to sister and his sister gave him. How much money did his parents give him? >> About 7,000. >> 7,000 is my money. >> So his parent give him like almost like 7K and his sister give him almost like 8K. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> 8K. Where did the rest come from? >> Huh? >> Where did the rest come from? >> And the And the rest come from? We go to the gambing. >> Casino. >> The casino. >> Yeah. Casino. >> And how much did he want? >> 30 retail 15. >> 15. Okay. >> And I want like 5k. And you won like five. So some of yours is in there too. Is it? >> Yeah, it's in there too. >> And then what did you do after the casino and after your parents gave you the money and everything? >> He he should buy a he want to buy a car. >> I need a travel I go to Orlando to be uh travel. >> So the money that you withdrew from his account. That was the money that his sister and his mother gave him. >> Uhhuh. >> Okay. And then the rest of it is from the casino. >> Yes. >> Okay. And that was never deposited into an account or anything? >> The money from the casino was never deposited into his account. >> Yeah. They because they didn't they want to give me the documents or the receipt. They just say, "Oh, hey, you got the card, prayer card, and give me the money, but they let us write a W9." >> Do you have any of that paperwork from the casino? >> No. >> At the moment, curiosity had begun to set in. The officers understood that it was normal for young people to have such an amount of money. But what didn't sit well with them was that Yang Chen and his girlfriend couldn't defend how they got the money. >> About how much was it? >> About 40,000. She has about 5,000. He has about 40,000. >> Okay. >> About 15 16 of which he said was from relatives. Another 15 from the casino. All wrapped in rubber bands. >> No documentation whatsoever. He has he does have transactions on his app for about >> of the uh of the >> for a few thousand. Yeah. For what he got from the family. >> Yeah. >> But no documentation for the stuff from the casino. >> And where is your flight? Where's your flight to? >> It's go to San Francisco. It almost kind of late. It stop boardings right now. Okay. Take it right there. >> Sure. Yeah. >> Was that >> Har in Tampa? >> Har. >> Meanwhile, Yang and Jinme had begun to feel a sense of relief, thinking the officers were starting to believe their story. But what they didn't know was that the officers were just waiting for the perfect moment to hit them with the one thing they did not want. >> You You are free to leave. The money has to stay until we can investigate further. Okay. So, we have to make some notifications. >> You want to explain that to him? You you two are free to leave, but the money has to stay until we can do some investigation. >> We can. >> So, we're making a phone call. >> Yeah. >> Someone else. They're going to decide if they want to come out and speak with you further. If they don't, then you can leave with the currency. Not a problem. >> At this point, you're not detained. You may leave freely, but the currency cannot. If you would like to uh leave, then we can go back to the office and you can leave the currency there and so forth. But we're making a phone call and they shouldn't take more than a few minutes here now to determine if they're going to come out. >> If they do not want to come out, if they do not want to come out, then you guys leave. That's it. Take your money. You can't go. Where you going to go? Okay. So, just >> do you have the Do you have the image? >> Do you have the image? When did you go to the casino? >> Uh about yesterday. >> Yesterday. The day before yesterday. And the day before before yesterday. We went there like three days. >> Yeah. >> And you don't have any receipt or anything? Neither of you? Have you recent before? They have. >> They give you a receipt. >> They give you a receipt. Yes, they do receipt. >> They do. >> They because we have card. >> Can I see your May I see your member card? >> You don't have to show me, but >> yeah. >> You lost it. >> Nelson Pagan, >> you you lost it. >> Please proceed to zero for a message. >> Nelson, >> do do you have a membership card? I just put in because I need to cash. >> Do you have like an account for the casino where you can pull up your winnings? >> The the airline is called me. >> The airline called you? >> Hello, sir. I don't think I have I I didn't take a picture about my member card. >> Okay. While Esang was still scheming, hoping to convince the officers to let them keep the cash. They were forgetting that they had bigger problems in their luggage. Had they been smarter, they would have taken the officer's offer to go home because they had luggage full of fake IDs and credit cards. >> He's just detained. Okay. >> What? Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Can I call my uh family? >> Where do you want them? >> Can I go to my phone and I call my family? >> You have any more IDs on you? >> No. You okay if I check your >> And who's back? Just come on over here. Okay. >> Someone just ID my ID. >> Yes. Yes. I'll give it to you. >> He's got May I see your wallet? >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Can you run these on telly? >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> One is mine. >> One is yours? >> Yeah. >> Which one is yours? >> This one? >> That one's yours? Okay. Thank you. >> Which name is it using? >> Gen one. >> Yeah. >> Nothing in my bag. You can try >> just money. >> Yes. Nothing ID. Nothing. >> Money and IDs. >> Why do you have those IDs? >> Someone give me a message. >> Wait for her to come back. >> This is my all. I need to pay my friend a lot of money. This is my all is my friend money. I need to pay my friend a lot of money. >> Why? >> 120,000. >> You have to pay your friend,000. >> This is my always my friend money. I want to go to the casino oi. You know this is all my friend money. Oh my god. You take everything. I I need a you know >> when she comes back we're going to talk. Okay. >> Yes. >> When she comes back let's talk. >> You can kill me. If you take this money you can kill me. >> No. >> No you can't. It's my all have. I can pay my my friend another money. >> We'll talk about that. We'll figure out why. >> This is my all have I have. I need to pay more money. You can show me first. I don't know the airline. Can we take a lot of money in here? >> I don't know. So, I need to go to a jail >> right now. I want to talk to you. No. >> Okay. >> So, I need to go to Jo like a jaw jail. >> A jail. >> Yeah. >> That's why I want to talk to you. I want to find out what's going on, but I don't want to try to talk to you and you not understand what I'm saying. Okay. >> Okay. Okay. Just go. >> No. No. Sit down. >> Just go. Just go. Just go. I don't want to listen to anything. Take my everything. Just go. >> Sit. You don't want to talk. Tell me what's going on. Listen, my old half, you know. >> I know. And that's what I want to know what's going on. Okay. >> But I can't do that until I I I really get to talk to you. But you don't understand everything I'm saying. Or do you understand everything? >> I just need my money. >> Do you understand everything I'm saying? >> Yeah. I I You can show me. Okay. Show me. >> So, you're willing to talk to me. >> Okay. Show me. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. You can show me. >> Let's give her about five more minutes. If she doesn't show up, then >> just show me. Just show me. It's okay. Just show me. >> Show you. >> Yeah. Just show me. >> Talk to you. >> Yeah. My all. There she is. >> This is my old half. >> Can you sit down? >> Tell him to stay seated. >> This is the one that he says is his real one. >> Yeah. >> This one is also real. >> And this came back to nothing. >> Uh that came back to nothing. That one came back to another Chinese person. >> Chinese. >> My gosh. Good. >> Come with me. >> Come with me. >> Hold on. Let me talk to my girlfriend something. >> Nope. >> Nope. We're going. >> Yeah. Can I tell something? >> Just have a seat up over there. Okay. Hold on. >> No. Left foot in first. >> Yeah, he's been back down a couple times. >> What? >> What's that? Those can't go to the jail. >> Um, >> I don't know um if cigarettes were allowed to go to the jail. The detectives put everything in your bag now. Okay. >> And then whatever couldn't go, they brought they gave it to your your friend, your girlfriend. >> In the end, he was charged with fraud, impersonation, and possession of fictitious person's identification. The next case takes us to O'Hare airport where it took a specially trained firearms strike force team to uncover a firearm hidden by innocent looking 53-year-old Bessnik after he had smuggled it past TSOs. Go through right there. That one right up there. The other side. That one. No, the other one right there. Where do you have your hand? >> Let's do uh let's do this side over here. Okay. On April the 14th, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Chicago police received a call from O'Hare Airport authorities reporting that a 53-year-old man identified as Bestnik had been caught by security cameras taking his bag from an X-ray machine before it was fully screened and had walked onto the plane. Arriving at the airport, the officers moved straight onto the plane, which was minutes away from takeoff, and quickly approached Bestnik, who had no idea that his day was about to be ruined. >> How you doing? Great. >> Can we talk to you for a second? >> Right. >> Where's your back? >> Where's your backpack? >> Where's your backpack? Oh, right here. >> Oh, I'll get just go. Please >> stay there for a second. >> How you doing, friends? >> Do you have a suit jacket, sir? >> Yes, I do. Okay. Well, we'll come out here. Yeah, I forgot it is in your bag. >> The man kept his composure, believing that there was no need to make a scene. Moreover, they hadn't seen any evidence against him. At least not yet. >> Should be right there. Right there. Where's your boarding pass? Where's your Where's your ID? In the jacket. Oh, right there. >> The brown jacket. She has it right there. >> That's where my ID my wallet. >> Make sure you put that. >> Just get the ID. >> Yeah, let me get just get the ID. everything. >> I think the wagon9 >> At this point, reality had begun to set in. The officers had discovered a loaded firearm which he had hidden inside a jacket in the bag. >> What's that? We're not going to talk right now. >> All right. You're going to talk to the officers that are handling this off. Okay. Let's do uh let's do this side over here. Okay. Everything's coming with you. Do me a favor. Just step in here. >> Okay. >> Yep. Okay. >> Stand over there. >> Yep. Stay there. Okay. >> He was charged with the misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed firearm at an airport. Still on dumb airport smugglers trying to evade TSOs. Here's Evans and his girlfriend. two oldtime cannabis smugglers who were dumb enough to think that they had mastered every trick on how to beat transport security officers. >> Pretty much what's going to happen. Um, this is not the biggest deal. Still felony, still traffic. So, we're not going to arrest you right now. This isn't your first time and you've gotten away with it numerous times. On May the 7th, 2024 in Florida, officers from the Orlando International Airport, TSA, conducted a search on two passengers, later identified as Evans and his girlfriend arriving from San Francisco. Unknown to the officers, this would turn out to be one of the biggest narcotics buss in the history of Orlando International Airport. And these bags are loaded in here. Which one? That one. Honestly, go a long way. You guys have your ID on you. Where you guys from? You from here? Just this one or all? Okay. All >> right. Watch. >> Yeah. Yeah. You ever been in trouble before? Okay. It's been a long time. >> Long time we have to go. >> You had the key on this. >> N. >> Okay. How do you pronounce the perfect? I need to know your your address. >> Um, this is probably an old address and I need to know your current address. Um, part of our investigation. Hold off right now. I know you're telling everybody that he got caught. You don't have any um universal loss. >> Um we are 10 with that first one cuz that went that went by and we were 104 over here for 95. Yes. I'm Tan. >> I'm not sure if they are. I'm over here. I can contact >> I think might still be but I'm not sure if it's older for now. >> The older one that's going to be the same. >> What's What's your name? No. >> Where do you live currently? I'm all out. You didn't say this one. >> After a thorough search, officers discovered over 60 lb of cash hidden in their luggage. With a discovery like this, Evans and his girlfriend were now faced with urgent questions that demanded answers. >> What's your address in California? >> Actually, I just want to know. You said you're back and forth Florida and California. We got a Florida address. got phone numbers from them. Have you run them yet or anything? Damn. So, I'm going to make sure they have no warrants or anything, right? So, pretty much what's going to happen. Um, this is not the biggest deal. Still felony, still traffic. So, we're not going to arrest you right now. We'll smell paperwork in the state of if they decide to like file charges, then you're going to arrest warrant. That's about it. But they got to go to jail right now. Fair. >> Zone one airport patrol. case heavy 394 head for 95 the east side level two bag lane 22 >> don't take pictures of us >> not at all >> I know don't take pictures of us 214. >> For a moment, things seemed less dire than Evans and his girlfriend had feared. But when the officers ran a thorough evaluation and checked their criminal records, everything took a sharp U-turn. >> Eventually, that was going to happen. Have you ever been arrested for this before or ever been caught? I'm sure this isn't your first time and you've gotten away with it numerous times. So, >> but I'm saying you probably brought it through the airport numerous times if you live in California for 5 years and you have contact here. You live here. So, this is probably a routine thing. I need to know your break. Um, >> this is probably an old address and I need to know that um part of our investigation. Hold on. Hold on. I'm texting right now. I know you're just telling everybody that he got you have any um universal loss right now. Um, we are 10 with that first one that went that went by and we're 10 more. I'm pretty >> I'm not sure if they are. I'm over here with these people I can contact. What? >> I think might still hold the same. >> What's What's your name? >> No. >> Where do you live currently? I'm all out >> as The officers were getting ready to take him to jail. Something suddenly caught their attention. Sitting right beside Evans was a black bag that hadn't been searched yet. Obviously, it was his personal backpack. More personal to him than any of the other bags he had already gone through. And if he had known the day would end like this, it was that one bag he probably wished he had gotten rid of and risked his chance on the others. You didn't say this one. right now. I should go grab some bags. >> You want me to go grab them since uh >> Yeah, that's why I go grab bags and I'll go through a bag counters. Does anyone have a bag counter? You know what I'm saying? How tall are you? Oh, okay. There we go. power. Power. After searching the bag, the officers found detailed addresses and information for every person he was [music] supposed to distribute the elicit substances to, if he had managed to pull it off. In the end, Evans and his girlfriend were charged with a thirdderee felony. As dumb as Evans and his girlfriend were, they were nothing compared to 50-year-old Jeffrey Hefta. He wasn't smart enough to know that lying about carrying the wrong bag that contained a firearm was the worst tactic anyone could think of when trying to smuggle it through TSO. >> So So you have two bags in your >> No, I just grab literally grabbed the wrong bag from home. >> Oh, I see. Okay. noted. >> Sir, I have your driver's license and your concealed weapons permit, which I will turn over at the jail cuz they're going to need it. >> On November the 8th, 2021, Monroe County Sheriff's officers arrived at Key West International Airport following a report from transportation security officers who would call to report a 50-year-old Jeffrey Hefta was trying to smuggle a loaded firearm. This wasn't the first time the officers had seen a case like this. But what was more disturbing to them was that Jeffrey looked nothing like an armed smuggler, and his criminal record showed that he hadn't been in such a mess before. But upon interrogation, they realized that they might have been too quick with their judgment. >> Sir, we're going to walk out of the checkpoint and into our office right here where you may have a seat. Okay, that be >> just come around this way. >> We're going to carry all the stuff and walk with you. Okay. Um sir, we're going to go into the office. Sir, we're going to need that in our office. >> You got your shoes? >> They're in the in the >> Hold on a second. >> Can we get his shoes? Where's his shoes, >> sir? >> Thank you. You're welcome. We need to do this in our office. We need to get him around here. Tell him he needs to come. >> You ready? And get you into the office. And he's coming around with your stuff. And then we just need to do some paperwork. >> I just grabbed the wrong bike. That's all I did. >> What happened? >> I grabbed the wrong bag. That's all. Totally grabbed the wrong thing. That should have stayed in my truck. My truck is still staying here until Monday >> and I'm coming back. Uh-huh. >> And I literally just grabbed the wrong leg and that's all it is. >> What What is the trip? Are you going >> I brought some product here for Mercury High Performance Racing? >> They have a big >> 11 holding an accident. No injuries. >> Sorry. Go ahead. >> They have a some type of race or something here >> and they hired us to bring some stuff here. So, I brought the stuff here and I'm leaving my vehicle here flying back to Fondelac and I'm going to fly back on Sunday >> to pick up the product and bring it back to Fondac. And I honestly >> Okay, so you have uh we're going to go out this door here. >> And uh I got to walk around to the office. Um so so you have two bags in your truck. >> No, I just grab literally grab the wrong bag from home. >> Oh, I see. Okay, so you grabbed the wrong bag. >> Gradually, the officers began to realize that even the calst faces can sometimes be hiding the most dreaded personality. On the other hand, Jeffrey knew the officers were still skeptical of his story and were not yet sure whether he was telling the truth or not. >> Is this bag you What do you do with this bag? You go >> to the range. It's a range bag. >> Okay. >> Just I threw it in the truck >> when I travel, but not when I fly, >> of course. >> And I needed stuff. I needed a bag to put all my stuff in. So, I didn't have to check a bag and I grabbed this one. I didn't go through it. That's all. >> Thank you. >> Where now? Where do you live at? Here. >> No, I'm in fine. >> Okay. So, you just here for that? >> Yes. Yes. >> Okay. >> Just going in here. I'm going to get you a seat. Um I can find a seat for you. >> Oh, I'm looking for a chair. >> Sure. Do you have a Is it Wyoming driver's license? >> What? >> Your license. Wisconsin. Excuse me. Did you fly down here from Wisconsin? >> No. >> No, I drove here. >> Drove here leaving my truck. >> When I I grabbed my my everyday carry bag strictly by freaking I stick to my stomach. >> Here you go, sir. >> Just have a seat right there. >> There you go. 221 mark. >> I would never ever want to put more work on you guys and I apologize wholeheartedly that this just took place. I'm so sorry. >> This is just sickening. >> It is an honest legit mistake that I made. >> While Jeffree thought he was gradually creeping into the officer's emotions, believing that in a matter of minutes he would be allowed to continue his journey. had no idea the officers had noticed some irregularities in his words and body movement a few minutes earlier. >> Do you hold a uh concealed weapons permit? Is it >> It's in my It's in my wallet, I believe. >> Okay. noted all the way. >> Sir, is your concealed weapons permit in here? >> And you said you needed your phone. I want to find your phone. >> So, I should call and tell them I'm not making it. >> So, sir, is that what you said? >> Sorry. >> You said to call and tell them I'm not making it. >> No, I just told I just said I'm not sure you're going to make your flight. Give me Give us a minute. We got we got a little work to do here. >> Thank you. >> And you say you nor you drove here in your vehicle? >> Yes. >> You were flying back to Wisconsin? >> Yes. And then coming back on Sunday, pick my vehicle back up, load it up, pick my vehicle back up, and drive it back to Wisconsin. I'm I'm honest to God that this is a legit mistake. With the attorney general's office assistance, the officers dug into every document Jeffrey presented, leaving them with more than enough evidence needed to land him the very conclusion he had feared the most. >> Do you want to go to the other side? Pat him down. >> I'll open up that door. I did that. There's a reason I got issues. >> Put this in the back of >> You have his ID and stuff. >> Yes. >> His wallet's in his back. >> Sir, I have your driver's license and your concealed weapons permit which I will turn over at the jail cuz they're going to need it. Sorry. Say again. My my right cough >> taking you out right now. Um >> Oh, I can't even move. >> Sorry. I got try to Let me come around. >> Oh, here. I got that on. >> I got your seat belt off. >> Seat belts off. >> It It never clicked in all the way when it >> Okay, take out right now and get you out and get them off of you. Okay. Apologize that there. >> There we go. Go ahead. Step forward. >> Take a step. Step up. In the end, he was charged with a thirdderee felony.