[Explanation] Explosion-proof inspection, X-ray machine inspection, suspicious object unpacking inspection...
At 4:30 in the morning in mid-January, in the cargo and mail security checkpoint of China Eastern Airlines Gansu Branch next to Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport, a mountain of goods piled up on the delivery platform, and the cargo and mail security inspectors of the security department were busy carrying out the cargo security work.
In the weather of minus eighteen degrees Celsius, the eyelashes were covered with a thin layer of frost.
Liu Wen, head of the cargo and mail security checkpoint, told reporters that with the approach of the Spring Festival, the logistics industry has ushered in the peak of the New Year's delivery of goods, and the workload has at least tripled compared to usual.
Because the flights are mostly concentrated in the early morning, from 4:00 am to 8:00 am is the busiest time for cargo inspectors.
[Concurrent] Liu Wen, Director of the Cargo and Mail Security Inspection Station of China Eastern Airlines Gansu Branch
It is about 5:30 in the morning, and it is also the busiest time of the day for our cargo inspection station. We have two channels open at the same time every morning. If it is as usual, our daily cargo is about 3,000 pieces, 30 tons Between 40 tons, we should have tripled it during the peak season of Spring Festival transportation guarantee. Now it is 10,000 pieces per day, which is about 100 tons.
Our staff usually has five people in each team. During the Spring Festival travel guarantee, we keep eight to ten people in each team.
[Explanation] What is the main responsibility of the air cargo and mail security checkpoint?
Stationmaster Liu said that this place is mainly responsible for implementing security checks on air cargo and express mail, and checking whether there are prohibited items in the sent items.
[Concurrent] Liu Wen, Director of the Cargo and Mail Security Inspection Station of China Eastern Airlines Gansu Branch
Like our Gansu side, especially Lanzhou side, because the Spring Festival is coming soon, the characteristics of these goods are more obvious, and they are mainly local specialties in Gansu such as beef, mutton, lily, wolfberry, etc. Now they are mostly goods. It accounts for about 70% to 80% of the basic cargo.
[Explanation] Having been in the industry for many years, the cargo inspector has also cultivated his "sighting eyes".
Observing in front of the X-ray machine, any suspicious items must be checked out of the box to achieve a "100%" guarantee for aviation safety.
[Same period] Zhao Baihong, cargo and mail security inspector at the cargo and mail security check station of China Eastern Airlines Gansu Branch
Although the screen time is very short, we have a professional sensitivity, which is abnormal, and the abnormal is very sensitive.
Mainly because of psychological pressure, maybe we are all better now, like at the beginning, we all passed all the goods today, today’s plane, everything is gone, and at 10:11 or 12 o’clock in the evening, all these goods will leave After that, we can rest assured that there will be no problems two hours after the plane lands.
[Explanation] The veteran cargo inspector with 18 years of work experience has also relied on his excellent experience and skills to detect cases of smuggling snow leopard bones and protecting animal bones during security inspections.
[Same period] Zhao Baihong, cargo and mail security inspector at the cargo and mail security check station of China Eastern Airlines Gansu Branch
That was the time when we delivered the goods normally. In the email, we found a skeleton that should be an animal, such as the cattle and sheep we usually see. Among them, it was a particularly abnormal image, with obvious short front legs. , the hind legs are long, the tail is also long, and the head is small, a bit like that. At that time, I thought that dinosaurs disappeared, but (the shape of the bones) may be very similar to the shape of dinosaurs, so in this we will I kept this thing, and after I kept it, I called the forest police. The email was finally found to be sent from Lintao to Guangzhou. The price of the snow leopard bone is about the same as that of the tiger bone.
[Explanation] At eight o'clock in the morning, the sky far away from the tarmac glowed red. The busy security check came to an end. The cargo inspectors had a quick breakfast, and after a short rest, a new round of cargo was coming security check.
Reporter Gao Ying reports from Lanzhou, Gansu
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]