Any long lasting ramifications from going through a deep inspection by custom officials? (KIX)
(US PASSPORT)
To skip the narrative: Will having gone thru a deep inspection by customs have any lasting effect on me as a traveller in general but more specifically for future travel to Japan. Will it go down in some permanent record tied to me? I was perfectly cleared.
I entered Japan from Busan via an early morning flight with my fiancé. Immigration was no problem. We had all we needed if asked (proof of onward flight, proof of our accommodations etc) We got our luggage, fill the custom form and head to the custom official. He was nice enough and wanted to check our stuff so we agreed. He starts looking and decides to swab my gym bag. He sends it off. They come back and he says we need a deeper inspection.
So we go with them to the private room and while in there the guy said they found cocaine from the swab. (Something I found a lil hilarious cuz I never have even seen cocaine before in my life) and we get the whole full deep inspection minus a cavity search and body xray. Like 7-8 inspectors total working us and our belongings. Going thru Every nook and cranny, all my stuff xray'd.
Some of them asking the silliest questions or trying to be intimidating, (one officer was obsessed with my arcade stick and couldn't grasp what it was even after like multiple officers kept saying street fighter to him) They use the mass spectrometer on my meds. Eventually, everyone starts bowing, the original inspector that started this whole thing apologized and walked us all the way to the exit bowing and waving us in "officially" allowing us into japan.