Getting A Little Touchy Feely
Since the turn of the century, airport security has, over the years, become the tightest in the world. Sometimes tighter even than some government institutes, accept maybe protecting the US president. This is as much about anti-terrorism measures as it is for anti-smuggling and trafficking purposes.
Sometimes, body searches tend to be very awkward, especially if you’ve been found suspicious and earmarked for a cavity search. Luckily this isn’t a cavity search, and fortunately, this airport has a woman on hand to search female travelers, as per protocol. They would not have been able to search this woman otherwise.