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rummage squad en · NOUN
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(informal) A team of customs officers who search a ship, aircraft, etc. and its crew for contraband.
On berthing at Shell Haven we were greeted by the rummage squad and we got the full treatment.
2014, Anthony Holten, High Kings To Seakings, page 151:On our first visit, we had come from El Salvador and were boarded by a rummage squad from the Mexican DEA who carried out a thorough drugs search (supervised by a large Alsatian).
2001, Guide to Port Entry, volume 2, page 1588:
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