They were searched when they landed. It didn’t take long. The people smugglers had demanded they leave most of their belongings on the beach. Bags took up paying spaces. They were too tired and scared to argue. They were met when they landed, although “met” sounds welcoming: they weren’t welcomed. They were rounded up and transported to the centre where their biometrics were used to start their file and they were searched. Some had paid the people smugglers extra for one. They probably wouldn’t work. Some had better ones, ready to act as their lawyer, their guide. They were confiscated.