To Catch a Smuggler

Border Patrol searches for smugglers along the interstate in Mississippi, and a suspect flees arrest. They bring in the K9 and set for a search in the woods. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers find huge loads of inbound cocaine and marijuana in El Paso, while CBP officers at Newark International Airport link two passengers traveling outbound with suitcases stuffed with marijuana

Rookie U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso discover heroin, meth and 100 pounds of marijuana. CBP agriculture specialists with their K9 partners find pests in flower shipments and seize prohibited items from luggage. Homeland Security Investigations in Los Angeles makes an arrest connected to the importation of illegal gun parts and sets up an undercover drug buy-bust operation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection in El Paso finds numerous bundles of drugs cleverly hidden inside elaborate makeshift vehicle compartments. Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego follows a suspicious automobile that crossed the border transporting methamphetamine. And at JFK’s international mail facility, CBP intercepts packages containing looted antiquities from Ukraine.

Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego tracks a suspicious vehicle for 48 hours, leading them to a stash house. Customs and Border Protection meticulously screens outbound travelers at Dulles International Airport for undisclosed currency. In Calexico, CBP agents employ specialized tools to uncover well-concealed narcotics inside a vehicle’s gas tank and oil pan.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Rio Grande Valley halt port operations in McAllen after detecting a potential bomb threat. Homeland Security agents conduct a sting operation to apprehend fentanyl traffickers in San Diego. In Atlanta, CBP searches incoming flights for contraband as an officer concludes their dedicated service in the field.

Homeland Security Investigations follows a cargo truck from San Diego to LA and uncovers cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen avocado pulp. In Newark, Customs and Border Protection finds psychedelic mushrooms shipped through the mail and seizes stolen cars at the seaport. In Brownsville, CBP and their K9 partners discover bricks of cocaine hidden inside the center console of a vehicle.

At Dulles Airport, outside the nation’s capital, Customs and Border Protection checks for contraband and finds a large amount of marijuana as the U.S. becomes a source country for certain drugs. In El Paso, CBP uncovers bundles of cocaine inside a bumper and dismantles a vehicle littered with meth. In San Diego, Border Patrol scans the desert and roadways for signs of human smuggling.

Customs and Border Protection in Philadelphia search packages coming from Europe and discover ketamine hidden in clothing and human remains manifested as Halloween decorations. U.S. Border Patrol surveil the Rio Grande River day and night with boats and drones to intercept smugglers bringing migrants across. Bono concludes his illustrious career with an official retirement at JFK.

In Miami, Homeland Security Investigations run a controlled delivery of ketamine, which results in a larger seizure of guns, MDMA and a mysterious new street drug. At JFK, CBP intercepts boxes of invasive African snails before they can wreak havoc on American soil. In El Paso, officers use new technology to scan vehicles, resulting in a seizure of over 16 kilos of cocaine.

Homeland Security Investigation agents in Miami track a shipment of $12.6 million worth of cocaine, which was found cleverly hidden in a shipment of gardening pots. U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes illicit ammunition and cash heading outbound into Mexico. CBP officers in Philadelphia question suspicious travelers, including a man believed to be an internal carrier of drugs.

Homeland Security Investigations run multiple undercover drug deal operations, seizing over 30 kilos of meth and fentanyl. CBP Officers work with agriculture specialists in Atlanta to stop dangerous food items from entering the country. At JFK, CBP has suspicions about an internal airline conspiracy and later finds bricks of cocaine hidden in oatmeal and medicine boxes from Guatemala.

Homeland Security Investigations conducts an operation to crack down on counterfeit goods, leading to a large seizure in Kansas City and the raid of an apartment filled with thousands of sneakers in Cali, Colombia. In Newark, CBP receives intel about a passenger traveling to Greece with two suitcases filled with $200k worth of marijuana. CBP finds cocaine inside the bumper of a vehicle in Texas.

Homeland Security Investigations surveils a drug vehicle unload in a parking lot and chases the driver as he flees on foot. On a tip, a second stash of cocaine is found at a storage unit. CBP finds gold coins, an ancient Greek mask, and an Egyptian artifact in packages at JFK and discovers cocaine hidden in the 4x4 transfer case of a truck in the Rio Grande Valley.

A mother traveling with her children to El Paso is caught with multiple kilos of cocaine hidden in her car seats. Puerto Rico Air and Marine agents chase down a boat loaded with 388 kilos of coke traveling on the west side of the island. In Washington, D.C., Customs and Border Patrol chiefs stop coca leaves and rancid goat meat from entering the country.

In California, Homeland Security Investigations tracks a car loaded with cocaine. After a driver swap, agents follow the smugglers to a stash house near a school. Customs and Border Patrol in Philly finds packages of counterfeit cash, unknown pills and ketamine hidden in an ottoman. At the Rio Grande Valley port of entry, steroids and counterfeit sneakers are stopped from crossing.

Homeland Security Investigations arrests human smugglers after following transport cars in El Paso, discovering overcrowded and rundown stash houses in New Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami checks cargo and discovers meth concealed within makeshift machinery parts. In Detroit, at the northern border, CBP seizes undeclared currency entering and leaving the U.S. by land and air.