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The contents were irrelevant.
No - the contents are RELEVANT!
Asking someone to take items that they do not know has been used many times before. Mostly it's drugs.
If you are taking presents on an airline, always best to NOT wrap them, or put them in those pretty paper gift bags with handles. Then they can be fully inspected without damage and everyone goes on their way. Your friend is lucky to have been permitted to travel.