To Catch a Smuggler

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A look at the work of the US Customs and Border Protection at New York's JFK International airport, who protect the US from criminals.

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Episode 1Smuggled and Muzzled

CBP Atlanta is on the hunt for puppies being smuggled into the US where they can sell for upwards of $10,000.

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Episode 2Jungle Stash

CBP Air and Marine agents hunt for drug runners off the coast and in the jungles of Puerto Rico.

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Episode 3Bunked in a Trunk

Two vehicles with passengers hidden in the trunk are caught at the San Ysidro border by CBP.

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Episode 4Smorgasbord of Smack

San Diego HSI and Border Patrol agents stop a vehicle from Mexico loaded with a medley of meth, fentanyl, cocaine and heroin worth $1.6 million.

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Episode 5Killer Ketamine

CBP officers at JFK seized counterfeit N95 masks worth $1M and jackets hiding $6M in ketamine.

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Episode 6Guns of New York

HSI agents execute a controlled delivery to a high-rise in Manhattan and bust an illegal weapons modification operation.

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Episode 7Gas Tank Meth

HSI San Diego tails a suspicious pickup truck, which is found to be concealing 26.5 kilos of meth inside the gas tank.

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Episode 8Powdered Rims

HSI Puerto Rico intercepts a shipment of 66 kilos of cocaine bound for Pennsylvania worth nearly $2 million.

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Episode 10Million Dollar Ride

HSI and CBP at JFK airport intercept counterfeit cash from Peru and seize fake Covid-19 vaccination cards in a sting operation.

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Episode 11Dope on a Rope

Spring breakers return to Atlanta's airport with varying contraband, including $38,000 of undeclared cash inside a bag of dirty laundry.

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