If I refuse to let NZ Customs inspect my phone, will I be deported or imprisoned?

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In 2018, New Zealand created a law that people must pay 5000 NZD if travelers refuse to let immigration police inspect their mobile phones. But if a person refuses to allow inspection of a phone and does not have 5000 NZD, then will New Zealand immigration police deport them or imprison them?






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