Complete Quarantine Zone contraband list and how to deal with internal contraband

Identifying Quarantine Zone contraband soon becomes as important as spotting those tell-tale signs that an incoming survivor may have been infected with the virus. If someone comes through your checkpoint with a rucksack, it's up to you to inspect the contents and confiscate anything that may pose a threat.

You'll receive a nice little cash bonus for each forbidden item you seize, but be careful as you'll also be fined for unnecessarily taking away anything that's been deemed safe. To help you make the right calls, here's a complete Quarantine Zone contraband list to work from, and what to do with internal contraband.

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What contraband to confiscate in Quarantine Zone

For the most part, it should be reasonably intuitive what items are safe to bring into your survivor camp and which are forbidden, but some are in a gray area. To help you make the right decisions, here's what contraband you should confiscate in Quarantine Zone:

• SAFE:
  • Alcohol, Books, Cash, Cigarettes, Cooking Equipment, Food, Gas, Glowing Crates, Propane, Stationery, Teeth(!), Toiletries, Tools (except Saws), Toys
• CONFISCATE:
  • Ammunition, Axes, Bombs, Drug Bricks, Explosives, Flamethrowers, Grenades, Guns, Knives, Pills, Police Batons, Saws, Swords, Syringes, any other Drugs or Weapons. Any gold sparkling items are collectibles and should be confiscated to add to your collection

Make sure you keep an eye on the Bulletin Board each day, as you'll sometimes receive quests regarding contraband that supersede the usual classifications.

You should also be paying attention for any survivors carrying zombie body parts in their backpacks. If you find zombie parts during your search then do not confiscate them (unless required for a quest) as you'll receive a fine – simply put them back in the bag and send the survivor directly to Liquidation, even if they have no Quarantine Zone symptoms of infection, as they will have already been contaminated with the virus.

How to confiscate internal contraband in Quarantine Zone

Around Day 15, after you've had access to the x-ray device for a couple of days, you'll be warned that some survivors have started trying to sneak contraband through your checkpoint 'internally'. To counteract this, grab the x-ray tool and change the level setting to ALL which hides the survivor's organs, so you can just see any unusual items that may be lurking in there.

If you spot an item that's considered safe, you're advised to leave it where it as "it takes all kinds, and we have bigger fish to fry," however if you see any contraband then highlight it and hit E to tag it. Next, go and speak to Charlie, your new friend in the white hazmat suit, and he'll do the messy work of retrieving the item for you. It will appear on the tray in front of him, so you can then interact to confiscate it in the usual way.

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