He was not directly involved in killing those who arrived, but was put in charge of inspecting luggage and sorting the bank notes taken from the trainloads of arriving Jews — the majority of whom were sent straight to the gas chambers.
The result: checkpoint personnel now have to handle and inspect more luggage.
When they arrived, the DeLancys were detained by police officers armed with a search warrant to frisk them and inspect their luggage.
But worried that Mr. Padilla might disrupt the Chicago-bound flight, agents asked airline security personnel in Zurich to inspect his luggage carefully and his personal effects, including his shoes.
Civil rights groups have said certain ethnic groups have been selectively profiled in the searches by Border Patrol agents and customs officials who have the authority to inspect all luggage and cargo brought into the country without obtaining warrants or having probable cause.
Numerous studies have shown the ease with which outsiders can enter off-limits areas at airports, the paucity of background checks for outside contractors with access to planes, and airlines' reluctance to use sophisticated but costly X-ray machines to inspect checked luggage.
He inspects my luggage thoughtfully before declaring himself able to transport it to my room.
Zhou Qicai, a businessman from northeast China, was lugging a suitcase stuffed with 400 copies of a Chinese-language magazine from Hong Kong into China in March when a customs officer inspected his luggage.
No threats were found in the bags that should have been inspected, as luggage passes through more layers security after their screening.
They inspect disposable cameras, luggage, tools and electric toothbrushes.
