Smuggler's ski boots

Accession number CENM2002.26.1-2

photo of ski boots showing hidden compartment

Photograph © bigcheese

Ski boots are an essential piece of equipment for skiing. However, there is more to this pair than meets the eye!

Both of the boots have a removable insole which reveals a space where Customs Officers found a hidden concealment of drugs. They were seized by HM Customs and Excise in Southend in September 1991 and later transferred to Seized! the national museum of the UK Border Agency.

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