An immigration control officer may retain objects that a suspect or witness has voluntarily submitted or left behind.
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immigration control officer
「入国警備官」
The immigration official provided for in Article 61-3-2, who investigates violations and detains, escorts and removes people, among other duties.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xiii)· applies throughout the law
suspect
「容疑者」
A foreign national whom an immigration control officer believes falls under one of the grounds for deportation in Article 24, and who may therefore be investigated.
Short name set inArticle 27, paragraph (1)