Original title
To Catch a Smuggler
Released
1/1/2020
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
National Geographic, Lucky 8 TV
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
9
Number of episodes
85
Millions enter the US through airports each year, and hid amongst them are a stream of contraband ill intentions. Defending our borders are the vigilant men and women of the Department of Homeland Security, whose agencies make up a three-tiered defense of America’s airports. DHS will stop at nothing to catch a smuggler.
2012-Original Run
Customs and Border Protection officers found 4 kilos of cocaine in the suitcase of a passenger arriving from Guyana. Homeland Security investigators are interrogating him and trying to find out who he brought the drugs for. Later, a young man from the Dominican Republic is stopped and questioned for his nervous behavior, while a man from Bangladesh comes forward with a confusing story. Meanwhile, investigative units scan luggage on overnight flights with X-ray machines and dogs in search of illegal substances, while postal packages are screened for contraband.
Two passengers arriving from Guyana will also be noticed by customs. Cocaine was found in the converted suitcase of one of them, while the other was unable to give a meaningful answer when stopped and was taken in for questioning to find out the reason for his confusion. During the passport control, a suspicious stamp of a passenger arriving from Paraguay is noticed by the inspectors. A passenger from Jamaica is found to have cocaine in his shoe sole and is interrogated by a special agent for internal security. Meanwhile, postal packages are screened for illicit substances and an agricultural specialist searches passengers' baggage for illicit foodstuffs.
CBP's target team discovers a package containing engine pistons. When the weights of each piston begin to differ drastically, the officers decide to drill for drugs, leading them to a heroin trafficker in D.C.
After CBP officers search bags, they discover cocaine in the lining of some coats. In the mail room, Officer Boris identifies a package containing a photo album and half a pound of heroin worth around $13,000.
When an 18-year-old trying to smuggle cocaine in the lining of his suitcase is selected for a random baggage search, CBP officers find the narcotic seeping through cracks in his suitcase. Now they work to get him to cooperate and start naming names.
2020 Reboot
MIA CBP investigates a traveler suspected of smuggling drugs internally. JFK HSI conducts a controlled delivery of ecstasy to Wall Street in Manhattan.
MIA CBP finds a package of ecstasy, which leads to a controlled delivery and arrest. JFK CBP questions a traveler connected to known drug smugglers.
MIA CBP searches a traveler with a suspicious story and suitcase. JFK HSI works to open pistons filled with drugs, which leads to a controlled delivery.
LAX CBP monitors suspicious bags. At JFK, officers find bottles of liquid cocaine. MIA HSI conducts a controlled delivery of cocaine found in paintings.
An international operation to stop arms trafficking networks leads HSI and Argentinian authorities to raid the homes of possible weapons traffickers.
CBP JFK finds drugs concealed in cans, HSI Miami stops a date rape drug from hitting the streets, and CBP LAX suspects a woman of marriage fraud.
CBP gets the truth out of a suspicious Nigerian passenger arriving at LAX. HSI zeroes in on food couriers smuggling narcotics into JFK.
HSI and CBP team up to stop drugs from coming through JFK, and in Miami, a passenger with ties to a known drug smuggler is questioned.
HSI conducts a controlled delivery of meth, while CBP deals with an unruly passenger.
Using an undercover agent, HSI finds a meth smuggler in Atlanta. CBP officers catch a passenger in New York with drugs inserted inside of her.
CBP looks out for party drugs, prostitutes and counterfeit goods entering Miami during Super Bowl. HSI tracks the case of a drug-filled car battery.
CBP investigates a trend of cocaine concealed in coffee bags, and cracks down on a series of wildlife trafficking crimes.
HSI takes to the streets of Brooklyn to arrest the person picking up a suitcase of cocaine. CBP catches a man who has swallowed 85 pellets of cocaine.
HSI disrupt a transnational meth ring and CBP seize a huge shipment of illegal shark fins.
HSI pursues a case of cocaine-filled cakes across state lines, and CBP seizes more than $100,000 of undeclared currency.
HSI takes down a suspected weapons trafficker with ties to organized crime. CBP is on alert for popular club drugs being concealed in liquid form.
Hidden among the millions who enter the U.S. through JFK, MIA and ATL is dangerous contraband. DHS will stop at nothing to catch these smugglers.
CBP finds a smuggler of so-called “crazy pills” at JFK and responds to the COVID-19 crisis on the southern border, seizing over 800 lbs of meth.
CBP Nogales busts a man internally smuggling fentanyl from Mexico. HSI delves into the dark web to stop a deadly party drug linked to overdoses.
CBP New York discovers priceless shipments of looted ancient artifacts. CBP Newark intercepts stolen luxury cars headed for the overseas black market.
CBP finds multiple doses of lethal fentanyl hidden within passenger cars, and CBP Newark searches for an illegal stowaway onboard a cargo ship
While inspecting commercial cargo from Mexico, Laredo CBP discovers liquid meth concealed within paint buckets. In Atlanta, HSI conducts a controlled delivery of an air conditioner filled with 2 kgs of meth.
HSI tails a truck loaded with narcotics to a meth compound near Los Angeles, and CBP discovers fentanyl and meth in cars using trusted traveler lanes.
CBP Nogales uncovers cocaine in the bumper of a car crossing from Mexico, and CBP Atlanta stops a woman smuggling underaged puppies from Brazil.
CBP hunts for drug runners off the coast and in the jungles of Puerto Rico, while CBP Laredo seizes 130 lbs of marijuana hidden inside BBQ grills.
Officers confront human smuggling at the border and nab a car loaded with fentanyl
HSI nabs car loaded with a medley of narcotics, while CBP seizes looted ancient artifacts.
CBP screens for club drugs hidden in toiletries, while HSI uncovers meth buried in garlic.
HSI busts an illegal gun operation in NYC, while CBP confronts a meth surge from Mexico.
HSI snags a truck loaded with meth, while CBP’s beagles sniff out contraband.
HSI finds cocaine-filled tire rims in cargo and nabs a car loaded with meth and fentanyl.
HSI seizes counterfeit cash and vax cards. CBP pulls 205 kilos of meth out of one car.
CBP pulls a line of meth from a gas tank and stops an internal body carrier with fentanyl.
HSI takes down a multi-million-dollar, transnational smuggling ring of airline employees.
CBP seizes counterfeit medications, and HSI pursues a series of maritime smuggling cases.
HSI Miami catches a shipment of cocaine-filled fish, CBP takes on human smuggling at the border, and agriculture specialists in ATL search passengers.
HSI busts a ketamine smuggler in Miami, K9s sniff out fentanyl in San Diego and JFK officers uncover ancient gold looted from Afghanistan.
AMO Puerto Rico sinks a marine smuggling op. In San Diego, HSI shuts down a tunnel dug under the border by a cartel, and a CBP K9 finds drugs in a car.
HSI busts a notorious dark web trafficker in France, while CBP screens travelers for fentanyl in AZ and airline passengers for illicit cash in FL.
AMO agents in Puerto Rico chase smugglers at sea who toss their load overboard, while meth pops out of a car after a fender bender in El Paso.
HSI stakes out a cartel handoff of cocaine in Texas, while CBP finds coke hidden on ships in Miami and screens for duty violations at JFK.
HSI tracks an ecstasy package through Chicago, while CBP finds fentanyl abandoned in a bathroom in Texas and searches travelers for narcotics at JFK.
HSI executes a controlled delivery of meth in Brooklyn, while CBP finds 2C on partiers in Florida and a vehicle bursting with meth in San Diego.
CBP finds 142 kilos of coke in a shipment of avocados in Florida, while CBP, HSI and Border Patrol pursue human smuggling leads in Texas.
HSI executes a controlled delivery of ketamine in Queens, NY, while CBP recovers stolen artifacts in Miami and finds a mega shipment of meth at LAX.
CBP finds an SUV loaded with meth at the border and counterfeit cash in Atlanta. Operation Blood Moon yields 2000 kilos of cocaine in Puerto Rico.
In the heat of El Paso, CBP stops 30 kilos of cocaine from crossing the border. Officers intercept $150K worth of illegal pills in Philadelphia.
CBP and HSI target 25,000 ecstasy pills intercepted in Germany bound for PHL. CBP finds $143K of meth at the border, and an ancient statue at JFK.
At Philly Seaport, CBP finds containers loaded with coke. In El Paso, the cartel thwarts HSI’s controlled delivery of 40 kilos of marijuana.
CBP questions a man traveling from Panama suspected of ingesting pellets of coke. PR AMO agents track down a boat loaded with $51M worth of cocaine.
HSI in California organizes undercover drug buys with numerous traffickers. CBP El Paso intercepts Coyotes heading back into Mexico.
HSI in San Diego tracks a vehicle stuffed with meth all the way to Long Beach. CBP & HSI in Philly test a new drug detection device.
CBP in El Paso finds $1M of cocaine hidden in a refrigerated cargo truck. LA HSI executes controlled delivery and arrests recipient of date rape drug.
An HSI stakeout leads to nearly $500K of meth and fentanyl in San Diego. CBP finds concealed cash and a carload of cocaine at the El Paso border.
PR AMO team hunts down boat loaded with $41M of coke. CBP gets a tip about money smugglers and finds cocaine and people inside car trunks.
HSI Orange County performs 3 undercover drug stings with multiple arrests. CBP finds cocaine hidden under a vehicle's backseat in Rio Grande Valley.
CBP's K9 sniffs out stacks of hidden cash in Atlanta. HSI air surveillance tracks a multi-level drug deal in San Diego, seizing $2 million of dope.
After fentanyl bust at JFK, CBP blitzes food courier bags. SD HSI arrests dealer trying to ship kilo of fentanyl to NY. CBP RGV finds meth and weed.
HSI helps Colombian National Police take down illegal gold mining ring. CBP finds almost $1.5 million cartel drug haul at RGV port in Texas.
HSI runs multiple money laundering stings in Chicago. CBP has two of the largest crystal meth seizures in LAX history.
HSI runs a human trafficking sting at a KC hotel. CBP in Philly is on the hunt for a passenger suspected of making terroristic threats in the US.
HSI San Diego runs down a drug smuggler during a parking lot cocaine transfer. CBP at JFK discovers gold coins and ancient artifacts in mail parcels.
A mother crossing by car with her kids is caught smuggling cocaine in El Paso. AMO shoots out the engine of a boat loaded with coke in Puerto Rico.
HSI tracks a shipment of $12.6 million worth of cocaine hidden in gardening pots. CBP seizes illicit ammo and cash traveling to Mexico.
HSI chases fleeing coke smugglers near a school. CBP finds shipments of pills, ketamine, & counterfeit cash, and stops knockoff shoes at the border.
HSI Miami encounters mysterious new drug; CBP finds invasive snails in mail.
CBP finds weed worth $200k inside a passenger's luggage. HSI in Colombia raids apartment filled with counterfeit sneakers. CBP finds coke in a bumper.
Undercover HSI Agents bust multiple drug traffickers seizing 30 kilos of meth and fentanyl. CBP finds cocaine hidden in oatmeal and medicine boxes.
CBP discovers ketamine and human remains in packages from Europe. U.S. Border Patrol intercepts smugglers bringing migrants across the Rio Grande.
HSI finds cocaine hidden in frozen avocado paste; CBP recovers stolen cars.
Border Patrol chases suspect fleeing arrest; CBP stops weed leaving U.S.
CBP in McAllen faces a possible bomb; HSI arrests fentanyl traffickers.
HSI tails vehicle transporting meth; CBP seizes looted Ukrainian relics.
CBP Dulles finds outbound drugs; Border Patrol tracks human smugglers.
A 48-hour sting leads HSI to a stash house; CBP finds drugs in gas tanks.
Rookie CBP officers find multiple drugs; HSI runs a buy-bust operation.
HSI finds overcrowded human stash houses; CBP discovers meth in machinery.
HSI busts meth smugglers in San Diego; CBP intercepts drug body carriers.
AMO agents in Puerto Rico chase a fleeing boat carrying $2.5 million worth of cocaine.
HSI finds illegal guns in Miami, CBP in Texas seizes meth worth millions.
HSI Miami investigates a counterfeit passport ring, with a son implicating his own mother.
CBP seizes suitcases of drugs bound for the UK and looted ancient statues.
CBP seizes fentanyl, coke and heroin; HSI Miami intercepts outbound guns.
CBP and HSI work together to take down traffickers of coke and marijuana.
HSI busts date-rape drug traffickers; CBP stops a car filled with cocaine.
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