Significance of Luggage All air travelers fit at least one of the profile factors regarding the use of luggage. DEA agents deem it significant when air travelers check no luggage. . . . Similarly, DEA agents testify inconsistently regarding the amount of luggage an air traveler carries. By way of further example, making a local telephone call immediately after deplaning constitutes a profile factor, as does making a long-distance telephone call. Similarly, drug agents have testified that leaving the airport by public transportation, especially taxi, private vehicle, limousine, or hotel courtesy van all constitute profile factors.
Common tags seen are Florida, Texas, Maryland, New York and New Jersey b.
Well, I always figured folks from those states were up to no good. I guess I better go out and scrape those Brandon, Missouri decals off my P.U. right now as I ain't really from there. Driving habits often result in the courier being stopped for a routine violation a. Speeding up and slowing down b. From now on, I'll do my napping in a Walmart's parking lot or some such. No sense in agitating the law when you don't really need them anyway.