Multiple vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana are pictured on a table after they were discovered by CBP officers in a shipped package in Dulles, Va. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_39.jpg
Two migrants sit on a curb after they were discovered by Border Patrol agents, smuggled inside a suspect's car in San Diego, Calif. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_38.jpg
Chief Augustino questions a courier about the numerous amount of electronic devices found in their belongings in Dulles, Va. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__20.jpg
Chief Augustino inspects a bottle of pills found in a courier's belongings in Dulles, Va. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__09.jpg
CBP Officer Hundal inspects multiple electronic devices found in a courier's belongings in Dulles, Va. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__19.jpg
Chief Augustino and CBP Officer Griffin question a courier about the numerous electronic devices found in their belongings in Dulles, Va. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__25.jpg
CBP Officers Ybarra and Horta overlook cars waiting in line in the pre-primary lanes at the El Paso border in El Paso, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__30.jpg
Multiple cars wait in line to pass under the Z-portal X-ray machine at the El Paso border in El Paso, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__27.jpg
CBP Officer Wilson inspects a package found in a courier's belongings in Dulles, Va. Fellow officers Hundal and Augustino perform other inspetions in the background. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__16.jpg
A pillar that says "UNITED STATES" stands tall next to cars waiting in line to cross the border at the San Ysidro border in San Diego, Calif. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__02.jpg
CBP Officer Griffin looks on as CBP Officer Hundal inspects multiple electronic devices found in a courier's belongings in Dulles, Va. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__17.jpg
Multiple CBP officers overlook cars waiting in line in the pre-primary lanes at the El Paso border in El Paso, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__29.jpg
Multiple cars wait in line to pass through the booths at the El Paso border in El Paso, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__28.jpg
CBP Officer Wilson inspects a package found in a courier's belongings in Dulles, Va. Fellow officers Hundal and Augustino perform other inspetions in the background. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__14.jpg
CBP Officer Vega inspects a shoe found in a box in a courier's belongings in Dulles, Va. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__06.jpg
Multiple packages of methamphetamine are weighed on a scale after they were found smuggled inside a suspect's vehicle in El Paso, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_40.jpg
A migrant that was attempting to cross the border illegally is hiding from Border Patrol in camouflage in San Diego, Calif. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_33.jpg
Multiple packages of cocaine found smuggled in the rear bumper of a suspect's vehicle are placed on a scale to be weighed in El Paso, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_32.jpg
Two CBP officers use crowbars to access hidden packages of suspected narcotics from the rear bumper of a suspect's vehicle in El Paso, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_31.jpg
Border Patrol Agent Contreras uses binoculars to better surveil the highway for possible human smugglers in San Diego, Calif. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_35.jpg
A CBP officer goes through a courier's packages to confirm their manifest in Dulles, Va. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_34.jpg
Multiple wrapped up iPhones are seen on an inspection table while CBP verifies a courier's manifest in Dulles, Va. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24509_TheseBedsheetsAreDope_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_36.jpg
CBP Deputy Chief Canzano holds an authentic-looking, fake police badge found in a shipment in Newark, N.J. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_40.jpg
Multiple packages of suspected narcotics are pictured on the driver's seat of a suspect's vehicle after they were found smuggled inside in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__25.jpg
Multiple packages of suspected narcotics are sitting on the driver's seat of a suspect's vehicle while CBP Officers Torres and Ramirez continue to search for contraband in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__19.jpg
An HSI agent wearing a bulletproof vest runs to make an arrest during an operation in San Diego, Calif. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_34.jpg
CBP Officer Rodriguez holds one of a number of mailed cards containing VIN numbers in Newark, N.J. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_35.jpg
Multiple packages of suspected narcotics are sitting on the driver's seat and passenger seat of a suspect's vehicle after they were found smuggled in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__24.jpg
Multiple packages of suspected narcotics are pictured on the driver's seat of a suspect's vehicle after they were found smuggled inside in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__26.jpg
An HSI agent stands with their gun in their holster next to multiple suspects sitting on the ground after being arrested in San Diego, Calif. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_37.jpg
Multiple packages of suspected narcotics are hidden inside the center console of a suspect's vehicle in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_36.jpg
Multiple packages of suspected narcotics are sitting on the driver's seat and passenger seat of a suspect's vehicle after they were found smuggled in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__27.jpg
Multiple packages of suspected narcotics are sitting on the driver's seat and passenger seat of a suspect's vehicle after they were found smuggled in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__23.jpg
Two containers filled with psilocybin mushrooms were placed on an inspection table after they were found by CBP in a shipment in Newark, N.J. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__HD_32.jpg
Multiple packages of suspected narcotics are being stacked on the driver's seat of a suspect's vehicle after they were found smuggled inside in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__22.jpg
A red light on a Z-portal X-ray machine indicates that no cars should pass underneath until ready in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__08.jpg
Multiple packages of suspected narcotics are being stacked on the driver's seat of a suspect's vehicle after they were found smuggled inside in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__21.jpg
Multiple vehicles wait in line to cross the border in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__11.jpg
CBP Officers Torres and Ramirez work together to access smuggled contraband hidden inside of a suspect's vehicle in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__13.jpg
A vehicle drives under a Z-portal X-ray machine to be searched for hid in Brownsville, Texas. (National Geographic)Posted 10/08/24510_UnhollyGuacamole_ToCatchASmuggler_USA__07.jpg
