At the customs there was literally a herd of officials. I opened the two bags with my personal belongings, and after pawing through them two officials chalked a sign of approval on them. I noticed they were from the Gestapo. They pointed to the two suitcases full of my diaries.

【翻译】海关里，确实有一群官员。我打开那两个装着我私人物品的袋子，在他们胡乱翻了个遍之后，两个官员用粉笔写了一个表示认可的符号。我注意到他们来自盖世太保。他们指着两个装满了我日记的行李箱。

paw 比喻“用手乱翻乱找；笨拙地触摸”，through 表示“到处；遍及”：

She pawed through her purse for a comb.

她在手提包里乱翻一气找梳子。

（来自《21世纪英汉大辞典》）