Switzerland. Geneva. Paquis neighborhood. A police officer search a man in the streets and looks for illegal substances (drugs) .The man is a black african from Guinea. A frisk search (also called a patdown or pat down) is a search of a person's outer clothing wherein a person runs his or her hands along the outer garments to detect any concealed weapons or contraband. 16.03.12 © 2012 Didier Ruef..