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That plus, with the ability of the scanners to see anything and everything you are carrying, the near-complete ability to turn the continental USA into one big lockdown, a sort of free-range prison. Gold, silver, jewelry and other forms of portable wealth will not be able to be taken out of the country.

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> Gold, silver, jewelry and other forms of portable wealth will not be able to be taken out of the country.

Does the TSA assist with customs now?

Some people might want to make a "slippery slope" argument.

And the TSA will call the police if they find drugs while they're scanning for explosives. Apparently people think that cannabis can be hidden inside jars of peanut butter, but the TSA say that peanut butter looks like some forms of explosive when scanned, so they normally check it, especially if it has some inconsistency.

There are links on the TSA blog, but I can't post URLs with this new account.

No, but they do assist with drug enforcement now.

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