A range of forbidden goods seized at JFK Airport, from strange souvenirs to unidentified white powder

If you are planning to go on a summer vacation or are just on the move, there may be many people who somehow get nervous without being jealous when passing customs at immigration.

The series 'Contraband' is a series of photographs taken from New York-born photographer Taryn Simon , which have been taken from importer's belongings and international cargo at the John F. Kennedy International Airport as a ban on import. People are trying to bring in everything from pirate disc DVDs and drugs, etc. from 'apparently not good' to something that is a strange souvenir or something that 'understands what you think of such a thing ......' There are interesting items.

Details are as below. An Illicit Whole Earth Catalog at JFK-Lens Blog-NYTimes.com

Taryn Simon, Strange Cargo at Kennedy Airport-Interactive Feature-NYTimes.com

These photographs show items from the possession of travelers coming to JFK Airport from outside the United States and from international cargo transported by air, items that were to be seized by customs or returned by airport closures, November 16, 2009. The photo was taken by Taryn Simon 24 hours a day from November 20th.

Pirate DVD of popular TV drama ' LOST ' season 4

A fake of Patek Philippe watch made in China.

Also made in China, a fake of the bonnet decoration of BMW.

The fake Louis Vuitton handbag seems to have been spotted.

Fake Disney's Matryoshka .

It is a ban on importation of European hoofs , which are souvenirs from Europe, as they may become the infection route of BSE and FMD .

It is also prohibited to import Indian beef and toothpaste for the same reason.

Mysterious meat packed in a bottle.

Ukrainian lard.

Pitcher-packed salami from Eastern Europe.

Asian deer penis. Is it edible or medicinal, or is it a decoration?

Unidentified mammals, neither food nor accessories, from Indonesia.

The bird's corpse was about to be imported from Indonesia as a decorative item.

It was put in a water bottle and the liquid was hidden by wrapping it in satin sheets.

It was about to be smuggled from Pakistan, it seems that it has not yet been approved in clinical trials.

The fake viagra written 'USA American Visagra' is from China.

Unidentified white powder.

Dry chat , which was to be brought in from Kenya, is regulated as a drug in the United States.

Bong (water pipes) used for suction of marijuana etc. are also prohibited in the US for import, export and sale.

GBL (organic solvent), which was going to be imported from Poland, is also illegal in the United States because it is used as a data trap.

Naturally, heroin that was about to be brought in from India is also illegal.

In addition, it is said that Taryn Simon has taken 1075 items of contraband, and these photos seem to have been published as a 224-page ' Contraband ' photo collection.