Contraband: Seized at the Border

Baby smuggling is rife at the border, and a woman carrying a baby is coming under scrutiny. A shipment of carrots is flagged at the World Trade Bridge during an x-ray, and officers find packets filled with a mix of cocaine, meth and heroin -- pointing to gang involvement. In Progreso, officers catch two young women with pills, and at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge, a wanted man triggers an alert.

Officers uncover a large arsenal of guns in the back of a car on its way to Mexico. Several officers suspect the weapons are headed for a drug lord. On the World Trade Bridge, officers discover Fentanyl hidden in a suspicious ice cream freezer. Meanwhile, Guatemalan immigrants are denied entry into Mexico at the Gateway to the Americas bridge. When officers find that they have worked illegally in the U.S., they must decide what to do. A truck driver transporting puppies across the border is under scrutiny. He claims they are family pets, but officers believe they are part of an illegal commercial operation. In Brownsville, officers detain a woman wanted by local police.

In their battle against the cartels, Customs and Border Protection flag a tractor-trailer transporting tanks of liquid methamphetamine. Meanwhile, officers nab an exotic reptile smuggler, and 36 pounds of cocaine are found inside a pickup truck.

Border officers stop a man with two children he claims to be transporting for their grandfather. An X-ray leads to a $10,000,000 find. A traveler carrying over $10,000 is questioned in Laredo, and officers hold a belligerent drunk man in Progreso. An agricultural canine detects 50 pounds of illegal raw meat at the Juarez-Lincoln bridge.

Officers in Laredo help a troubled 14-year-old. Drugs sent through the mail are seized. A nurse in Progreso is caught smuggling Fentanyl. A woman with children is stopped, and $350k worth of marijuana is seized. A drunk woman bares all to officers.

Multiple drug busts and arrests are made at various border crossings in Texas, including the discovery of the largest meth haul ever attempted at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge. Fentanyl-laced candles and scorpion-infused drinks are denied entry.

At the Brownsville point of entry, drug trafficking, fraudulent documents and illegal merchandise are discovered. Authorities seize $7 million worth of marijuana hidden inside rolls of carpet during a routine cargo inspection at the World Trade Bridge.

Officers intercept an influx of methamphetamine smuggled across the border as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens addictions. In one day, they successfully seized $4 million worth of the drug. Other incidents include two brothers trying to smuggle prescription medication, a young man apprehended for a hit and run, and a group of men fined for attempting to bring prohibited food items across the border.

Upon detaining a woman smuggling Tramadol and Xanax pills, officers discover she is part of a larger drug ring. Officers arrest a daily crosser after finding cocaine in her vehicle. An officer's hunch leads to the discovery of 500 kilos of marijuana.

Officers discover methamphetamine hidden inside a truck's speakers and confiscate drugs packed deep within lead boxes. A woman denies trafficking pain pills, and later, a man is interviewed to confirm his citizenship.