CBP STUDY GUIDE EXAM 6 | 55 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Verified

CBP STUDY GUIDE EXAM 6 | 55 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Verified The fourth amendment requires that government searches and seizures be what? - Reasonable The fourth amendment requires that warrants for the government searches and seizures be supported by what? - Probable Cause What is the purpose of the exclusionary rule? - To deter law enforcement officers from illegally obtaining evidence by denying the government any benefit from illegal searches and seizures 8 U.S.C. section 1357 permits CBPO to make a warrantless arrest in all of the following circumstances Except what? - A violation of a federal crime that occurs outside of the CBPO's presence and the person is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained A CBP officer is called by the local police who inform him that a suspect in a recent bank robbery (A Federal Felony Offense) is headed towards the port of entry (POE). The local police tell the CBP officer that they have probable cause to believe that this subject is involved in a robbery. The CBP officer did not see the robbery take place. The CBP officer sees the identified person approaching his duty station, Which of the following is a correct statement on the officer's authority? - He has the authority to arrest a subject without a warrant Officers arrest a suspect on a hunch that he was involved in an illegal drug transaction. During a search following the arrest, they discover a piece of paper in the suspects pocket that contains information providing the officers with probable cause to believe that a suspect has illegal drugs stored in a warehouse. They obtain a search warrant, search the warehouse and seize the illegal drugs. Are the drugs admissible at the suspects criminal trial? - The drugs are inadmissible "Fruit of the poisonous tree" A law enforcement officer sees a group of men in a heated discussion. The officer approaches the group and asks, "what's going on?". One of the men then runs away and drops an item that turns out to be a vial of crack cocaine. Which of the following is correct statement about the admissibility of the cocaine at the suspects criminal trial? - The drugs are admissible as abandoned property because the officer need no justification for approaching the men in this manner CBP officers observe a group of teenagers near the border. When the teenagers see the CBP officers they begin to run away. The officers chase the teenagers and yell for them to stop. Some of them do stop and other's don't. Were any of the teenagers seized within the meaning of the fourth amendment? - Yes, The teenagers who stopped running at the command of the officers were seized An officer walks his beat observes Snow and knows that Snow has a past record of a drug violation. Without any suspicion that Snow is currently involved in criminal activity, the officer decides to question him. The officer approaches Snow, grabs him by the arm and says, "come with me, you dirt bag". Snow then says, "ok, you got me. The drugs are in my pocket". The officer arrest Snow based on his admission, searches his pockets, and discovers cocaine. Which of the following is a correct statement concerning the admissibility of the cocaine as evidence in the subsequent prosecution of Snow? - The cocaine will be inadmissible because it was obtained of an unreasonable seizure of Snow What levels of suspicion is required to lawfully seized merchandise for the forfeiture or to use as evidence at a trial? - Probable Cause Reasonable suspicion that a person is engaged in criminal activity is required for which of the following actions by an officer? - An investigative detention Deadly Force is? - Conduct likely to cause death or serious physical injury A CBP officer is clearing passengers from a flight that has just arrived to the United States from England. While searching a passenger's suitcase, the officer discovers illegal drugs and the passenger flees in an attempt to leave the inspection area. Which of the following statements represents the current level of force the officer may use in this situation? - The officer may use a CBP firearm to shoot the passenger to prevent his escape from the inspection area A search under the fourth amendment is government action which? - Intrudes into a person's reasonable expectation of privacy Which of the following is part of the legal definition of a search within the meaning of the fourth amendment? - Intrusion into a reasonable expectation of privacy Which one law enforcement officer was lawfully checking the driver's license of an individual in a parking lot, a CBP officer walked a trained narcotics detection dog around the exterior of the car. Before the license check was finished, the dog alerted to the car and a subsequent search revealed 126lbs of marijuana hidden in the trunk. Which of the following statements is true concerning the admissibility of the marijuana? - The marijuana is admissible because the dog sniff was not a search and the dog's alert provided the required probable cause to search the car, which could be searched without a warrant under the mobile conveyance exception A narcotics detection dog is led to a baggage area with luggage taken from a domestic flight and allowed to sniff the luggage. The dog alerts to two of the domestic flight's bags. Police officers locate the traveler who had checked the bags and inform him the dog "hit". The traveler falsely claims that he has no luggage. The officers open the bags and discover cocaine. Which of the following statements is correct concerning the admissibility of the cocaine at the traveler's criminal trail? - The cocaine is admissible at trial because the traveler gave up his reasonable expectations of privacy in the bags when he abandoned the bags Which of the following is a correct statement about a lawful consent search? - There must be at least two witness to prove that consent was given voluntarily Which of the following elements is always required to conduct a lawful "plain view" seizure? - The seizure must take place where the observation of and access to the object are lawful and the seizing officer has immediate probable cause to believe that the object is subject to seizure Employees of a domestic shipping company discover two fifty-five gallon drums among a load of cargo they are handling and become suspicious about the contents of the drums. The employees do not have the authority to open the drums or give consent to the police to open the drums. The employees call the police and two officers arrive at the scene with a drug detention dog. The officers allow the dog to sniff the drums and the dog alerts to both drums. The officers immediately open the drums and discover marijuana. Which of the following statements is correct concerning the legality of the search of the drums? - The search was illegal because there was no exception to the fourth amendment warrant requirements and the suspects had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the drums Which of the following statements about the legal definitions of merchandise is true? - Monetary instruments are considered merchandise Which of the following is correct about border searches? - Border searches can be conducted without a warrant or probable cause, but must be reasonable in the manner conducted A FBI agent, without a warrant or probable cause, conducts a search of a vehicle and its contents as it enters the United States. Which of the following statements is correct? - An FBI agent can conduct a border search if he or she is requested to assist a CBP officer CBP officers observe a foreign ship considered a "high risk vessel" for drug smuggling. Soon after the ship docks, they see three crewmen, who are wearing unusually heavy jackets for the mild weather, leave the ship walking in a stiff manner with restricted movements. The crewman's behavior, along with intelligence information obtained via TECS, gives the officers reasonable suspicion that the crewmen may be smuggling drugs. The three crewmen walk out of the POE exit gate and are followed by the officers until they are approximately 200 yards from the POE exit gate. The officers pat-down each crewman and discover cocaine. Did the officers conduct a lawful extended border search? - Yes, because all elements required for a lawful extended border search were present A CBP officer receives an anonymous tip that Ed Jones will be departing Chicago O'Hare Airport for Cali, Colombia, through a connecting flight in Miami, carrying drugs and over $100,000 in United States currency. Upon locating Ed Jones in the departure area in Chicago, the CBP officer obtains Jones' baggage claim tickets and retrieves his luggage, which had been checked through to Colombia. Which of the following is true regarding the CBP officer's conduct? - He may conduct an outbound border search of the luggage In order to conduct a border search at the extended border, which of the following must be true? - There must be reasonable suspicion of criminal activity A ship carrying cars from Japan arrives in the U.S. at the port of entry in Brunswick, GA. Upon arrival, the ship bypasses the normal docking piers because they are being repaired and instead docks at a temporary pier further "up river". Under these circumstances, can a CBP officer perform a lawful border search of the ship at the temporary pier? - A border search of a ship may be conducted because it is at the functional equivalent of the border Jones arrives at the airport in Atlanta, GA intending to fly to Iraq via a connecting flight through Frankfurt, Germany. CBP officers suspects that Jones has illegally transported weapons out of the United States in the past. When Jones arrives at the airport, he checks his luggage with the airline through to Iraq. After checking his luggage, he then proceeds to the gate area and enters the jetway to board the plane to Frankfurt, Germany. Which of the following is correct? - Jones and his luggage are both subject to a lawful border search at the Functional Equivalent of the Border (FEB) outbound