Contraband: Seized at Sea

A routine inspection of a cargo ship uncovers a well-hidden, illicit load. Weapons smugglers attempt to evade authorities. A luxury boat with a shady history comes on the radar. Agents locate a ship filled with people smugglers trying to make landfall.

HSI agents coordinate a massive raid to take down a transnational drug trafficking gang. Agents interdict an erratically moving vessel, often a sign of evasive smugglers -- but it turns out that its passengers have less sinister motives.

Officers race to Port Newark, where a West African car gang is getting ready to ship a stolen luxury vehicle out of the country. Using the owner's GPS tracker on the car, they attempt to identify the container it's in before the ship leaves port.

Agents investigate a small boat crewed by three men on a well-known smuggling route, only to confirm the men have a shady past. An agent finds lifejackets and clothing abandoned on the beach, evidence of a recent illegal migrant landing.

Agents must abort a mission when an incoming tropical storm rolls in. A cruise ship passenger balks at paying U.S. duty on cigarettes. Illicit packages dumped at sea begin washing up on Florida's beaches. A Brazilian vessel intrigues agents.

Agents conducting a random stop-search inspection of vehicles coming off a car ferry get a hit. Officers come across a shipment of 80,000 t-shirts that may all be counterfeit. Agents descend into a mangrove forest to rescue stranded migrants.

An agent investigates a boat that made a suspicious late-night drop. Officers inspect a docking ship to ensure there's no concealed load under its hull. Agents track a sailboat coming from the Bahamas allegedly carrying kilos of narcotics.

Agents in Puerto Rico are in for a surprise when they come upon an unidentified warship. Packages washing up on the Florida coastline lead to agents investigating a failed cartel operation. Agents search for a stolen vessel suspected of smuggling.

When recreational anglers come across a large package floating off the Florida coast, Border Patrol agents are called to inspect. Officers receive a tipoff that a shipping container full of Colombian sugar may have something else hidden inside.

Agents look out for private boats being stolen and used by drug traffickers. Officers get a tip-off that a fruit shipment from Costa Rica may have a load of narcotics within. A social media celebrity catches agents’ attention for the wrong reasons.

An intel tip-off has officers inspecting shipping containers for stolen cars. Following a hurricane, questionable bundles begin washing ashore. Agents on the night shift are tracking a suspicious vessel when it suddenly disappears from their radar.

After a woman admits to carrying someone else's suitcase, officers find alarming documents hidden inside. Intel indicates a marble shipment from China is loaded with narcotics. Agents spot a fishing boat with signs it may be a smuggling vessel.