Why police didn't even block me once at the airport arrivals?
First of all, I'm not a terrorist or a drug courier.
Starting in June 2012, I began flying from Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) for personal reasons. Each flight was a round trip, so I would leave FCO and return to Rome a few days later. This wasn't only on weekends - in fact, I think that in those two years I flew during every day of the week and every time of the day since I was always looking for the best flight fare. For the same reason, I booked on many different airlines, from the low-cost ones (Ryanair, easyJet, Vueling) to the standard ones (Alitalia and Meridiana).
Whenever I arrived at FCO or PMO I always saw the policemen and their drug dogs but not even once I was blocked and/or asked for a simple and fast check of the baggage or myself. I always walked past them and exited the airport without problems.
So my question is: why?
Didn't the policemen ever suspect me for all those round trips? Or don't they check passengers like, for example, they do on the streets when they stop random vehicles?
Best Answer
If these were domestic flights (flights where the start and finish are within the same country) then it's possible that they hardly stop anyone.
Drug smuggling would be a non-issue because you're not crossing an international border.
Security at the arrival end does not need to check that you're not a terrorist who might blow up the plane, because you've already got off the plane.
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Answer 2
You weren't stopped for the simple reason that you weren't doing anything unusual or suspicious. There are many people whose jobs require them to travel frequently so that is not unusual enough to cause suspicion. And, anyway, the airport police see literally thousands or tens of thousands of people every day. Unless you're 2.15m tall and have bright green hair, the police aren't going to recognise you as somebody who passed through the airport an hour ago, let alone a couple of days ago or last week or last month. Here's a quick check of the same phenomenon for you: the last two times you flew, did you see the same policeman?
Answer 3
I'd expect for the common use of drug dogs (outside of specific raids) to be exactly as you describe - noone would be blocked and searched until/unless the dogs sniff something and give a signal to the handlers.
Answer 4
I live in Italy and I think you were never stopped because it was an internal flight. Again, you are not likely to be stopped at any airport in Europe that is part of the Schengen agreement. For instance, I have never been stopped at airports in Belgium and Holland even though I am a non-European. On the other hand, I have to go through normal aiport procedures on my arrival in the UK and Ireland which are not part of the Schengen.
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