To Catch a Smuggler

20125 series
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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 1Cocaine Snapper

Agents in Miami discover a shipment of fish found to contain 37 kilos of cocaine worth almost 2 million dollars.

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Episode 2Talibani Treasure Trove

San Diego CBP officers discover a battery charger concealing $14,500 of meth before stopping a vehicle bursting with meth and fentanyl worth $589K.

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Episode 3Dark Net Dragnet

Agents in Denver trace a shipment of MDMA to France and work with local law enforcement to bust a dark web drug smuggling operation worth $8 million.

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Episode 6Tunnel From Tijuana

A K9 sniffs out a mixed load of heroin, fentanyl and meth with a street value of $819,000. CBP Atlanta confiscates narcotics from two overseas travellers.

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Episode 7MDMA on the Move

HSI agents execute a controlled delivery of 163 grams of ecstasy. CBP officers in El Paso find 240 grams of fentanyl worth $7,800 abandoned in a bathroom.

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Episode 8Meth in the City

CBP busts drug smuggling in Florida, NYC and San Diego. Ketamine, $100K cocaine, 1.25kg meth delivery and 61.4kg meth seized from a car worth $470K.

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Episode 9Guac and Coke

HSI seizes 142kg of cocaine found in avocados in Miami. CBP busts TX stash house with 16 migrants and $40K of smuggled Viagra is found at JFK.

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Episode 10It's Raining Meth

At LAX, CBP dismantles a shipment with 66 kilos of meth worth $509,000 and a music festival draws travellers with illegal promethazine and firearms.

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