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Season 1

  • Pilots

    SPECIAL 0x6 JFK Airport

    • November 27, 2011
    • National Geographic

  • S01E01 Internal Investigation

    • January 1, 2020
    • National Geographic

    MIA CBP investigates a traveler suspected of smuggling drugs internally. JFK HSI conducts a controlled delivery of ecstasy to Wall Street in Manhattan.

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Courier to Kingpin

    • October 8, 2012
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S01E02 Club Drugs and Party People

    • January 7, 2020
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Cavity Courier

    • October 15, 2012
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S01E03 Suspicious Suitcase

    • January 15, 2020
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Hidden Heroin

    • October 22, 2012
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S01E04 Cocaine Crackdown

    • January 21, 2020
    • National Geographic

    LAX CBP monitors suspicious bags. At JFK, officers find bottles of liquid cocaine. MIA HSI conducts a controlled delivery of cocaine found in paintings.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Coke in the Coat

    • October 29, 2012
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S01E05 Smuggle Once, Smuggle Twice?

    • January 29, 2020
    • National Geographic

    An international operation to stop arms trafficking networks leads HSI and Argentinian authorities to raid the homes of possible weapons traffickers.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Search & Seize

    • November 5, 2012
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S01E06 Drugs, Guns and Money

    • February 5, 2020
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S01E07 Cocaine Sausages

    • February 12, 2020
    • National Geographic

    CBP gets the truth out of a suspicious Nigerian passenger arriving at LAX. HSI zeroes in on food couriers smuggling narcotics into JFK.

  • S01E08 Decoys, Diversions and Drug Busts

    • February 19, 2020
    • National Geographic

    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.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Mama's Meth

    • January 20, 2021
    • National Geographic

    HSI conducts a controlled delivery of meth, while CBP deals with an unruly passenger.

  • S02E02 The Coke Inside

    • January 27, 2021
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S02E03 Party Drugs

    • February 3, 2021
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S02E04 Endangered and Smuggled

    • February 10, 2021
    • National Geographic

    CBP investigates a trend of cocaine concealed in coffee bags, and cracks down on a series of wildlife trafficking crimes.

  • S02E05 Hidden Compartments

    • February 17, 2021
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S02E06 Stash House Takedown

    • February 24, 2021
    • National Geographic

    HSI disrupt a transnational meth ring and CBP seize a huge shipment of illegal shark fins.

  • S02E07 Coke, Cakes and Cash

    • March 3, 2021
    • National Geographic

    HSI pursues a case of cocaine-filled cakes across state lines, and CBP seizes more than $100,000 of undeclared currency.

  • S02E08 Dark Web and Liquid Drugs

    • March 10, 2021
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S02E09 Cocaine Shoes

    • April 7, 2021
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S02E10 Lockdown Lockup

    • April 14, 2021
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S02E11 Fentanyl Within

    • April 21, 2021
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S02E12 Mobile Meth

    • April 28, 2021
    • National Geographic

    CBP New York discovers priceless shipments of looted ancient artifacts. CBP Newark intercepts stolen luxury cars headed for the overseas black market.

  • S02E13 Express Delivery Ecstasy

    • May 5, 2021
    • National Geographic

    CBP finds multiple doses of lethal fentanyl hidden within passenger cars, and CBP Newark searches for an illegal stowaway onboard a cargo ship.

  • S02E14 Mega Millions Meth Stash

    • May 12, 2021
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S02E15 Meth Lab Takedown

    • May 19, 2021
    • National Geographic

    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.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Smuggled And Muzzled

    • February 9, 2022
    • National Geographic

    CBP intercepts 36 kilos of cocaine concealed in a car’s floor, and stops a puppy smuggler.

  • S03E02 Jungle Stash

    • February 16, 2022
    • National Geographic

    CBP hunts for drug runners in the jungles of Puerto Rico and finds meth in a car bumper.

  • S03E03 Bunked in a Trunk

    • February 23, 2022
    • National Geographic

    Officers confront human smuggling at the border and nab a car loaded with fentanyl

  • S03E04 Smorgasbord of Smack

    • March 2, 2022
    • National Geographic

    HSI nabs car loaded with a medley of narcotics, while CBP seizes looted ancient artifacts.

  • S03E05 Killer Ketamine

    • March 9, 2022
    • National Geographic

    CBP screens for club drugs hidden in toiletries, while HSI uncovers meth buried in garlic.

  • S03E06 Guns of New York

    • March 16, 2022
    • National Geographic

    HSI busts an illegal gun operation in NYC, while CBP confronts a meth surge from Mexico..

  • S03E07 Gas Tank Meth

    • March 23, 2022
    • National Geographic

    HSI snags a truck loaded with meth, while CBP’s beagles sniff out contraband.

  • S03E08 Powdered Rims

    • March 30, 2022
    • National Geographic

    HSI finds cocaine-filled tire rims in cargo and nabs a car loaded with meth and fentanyl.

  • S03E09 Million Dollar Ride

    • April 6, 2022
    • National Geographic

    HSI seizes counterfeit cash and vax cards. CBP pulls 205 kilos of meth out of one car.

  • S03E10 Dope on a Rope

    • April 13, 2022
    • National Geographic

    CBP pulls a line of meth from a gas tank and stops an internal body carrier with fentanyl.

  • S03E11 Six Million Dollar Seizure

    • April 20, 2022
    • National Geographic

    HSI takes down a multi-million-dollar, transnational smuggling ring of airline employees.

  • S03E12 Drug Boat Bust

    • April 27, 2022
    • National Geographic

    CBP seizes counterfeit medications, and HSI pursues a series of maritime smuggling cases.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Cocaine Snapper

    • September 14, 2022
    • National Geographic

    HSI Miami catches a shipment of cocaine-filled fish, CBP takes on human smuggling at the border, and agriculture specialists in ATL search passengers.

  • S04E02 Talibani Treasure Trove

    • September 21, 2022
    • National Geographic

    HSI busts a ketamine smuggler in Miami, K9s sniff out fentanyl in San Diego and JFK officers uncover ancient gold looted from Afghanistan.

  • S04E03 Tunnel from Tijuana

    • September 28, 2022
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S04E04 Dark Net Dragnet

    • October 5, 2022
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S04E05 Blow Overboard

    • October 12, 2022
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S04E06 Coke on the Water

    • October 19, 2022
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S04E07 MDMA on the Move

    • October 26, 2022
    • National Geographic

    HSI tracks an ecstasy package through Chicago, while CBP finds fentanyl abandoned in a bathroom in Texas and searches travelers for narcotics at JFK.

  • S04E08 Meth in the City

    • November 2, 2022
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S04E09 Guac and Coke

    • November 9, 2022
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S04E10 It's Raining Meth

    • November 16, 2022
    • National Geographic

    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.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Boatloads of Coke

    • May 10, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S05E02 Hot Drugs

    • May 17, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S05E03 Popped for Pills

    • May 24, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S05E04 Bananas and Blow

    • May 31, 2023
    • National Geographic

    At Philly Seaport, CBP finds containers loaded with coke. In El Paso, the cartel thwarts HSI’s controlled delivery of 40 kilos of marijuana.

  • S05E05 The Coke Eater

    • June 7, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S05E06 Dope in the Hood

    • June 14, 2023
    • National Geographic

    HSI in California organizes undercover drug buys with numerous traffickers. CBP El Paso intercepts Coyotes heading back into Mexico.

  • S05E07 Freeway Meth

    • June 21, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S05E08 Ice Cold Cocaine

    • June 28, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Junk in the Trunk

    • July 26, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S06E02 Asleep on Lots of Coke

    • August 2, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S06E03 To the Grinder

    • August 9, 2023
    • National Geographic

    HSI Orange County performs 3 undercover drug stings with multiple arrests. CBP finds cocaine hidden under a vehicle's backseat in Rio Grande Valley.

  • S06E04 Money Dog

    • August 16, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S06E05 Fentanyl Express

    • August 23, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S06E06 Gold Diggers

    • August 30, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S06E07 Meth Magnets and Dirty Money

    • September 6, 2023
    • National Geographic

    HSI runs multiple money laundering stings in Chicago. CBP has two of the largest crystal meth seizures in LAX history.

  • S06E08 Cocaine Rides in the Crew Cab

    • September 13, 2023
    • National Geographic

    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.

Season 7

  • S07E01 Cocaine Leaks and Ancient Greeks

    • April 24, 2024
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S07E02 Not My Meth

    • May 1, 2024
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S07E03 Pots of Coke

    • May 8, 2024
    • National Geographic

    HSI tracks a shipment of $12.6 million worth of cocaine hidden in gardening pots. CBP seizes illicit ammo and cash traveling to Mexico.

  • S07E04 Coke and the Kids

    • May 15, 2024
    • National Geographic

    HSI chases fleeing coke smugglers near a school. CBP finds shipments of pills, ketamine, & counterfeit cash, and stops knockoff shoes at the border.

  • S07E05 New Drug on the Block

    • May 22, 2024
    • National Geographic

    HSI Miami encounters mysterious new drug; CBP finds invasive snails in mail.

  • S07E06 My Big Fat Weed Run

    • May 29, 2024
    • National Geographic

    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.

  • S07E07 Coked-up Oatmeal

    • June 5, 2024
    • National Geographic

    Undercover HSI Agents bust multiple drug traffickers seizing 30 kilos of meth and fentanyl. CBP finds cocaine hidden in oatmeal and medicine boxes.

  • S07E08 Flesh, Bones, Ketamine and Drones

    • June 12, 2024
    • National Geographic

    CBP discovers ketamine and human remains in packages from Europe. U.S. Border Patrol intercepts smugglers bringing migrants across the Rio Grande.

Season 8

  • S08E01 Unholy Guacamole

    • September 2, 2024

    HSI finds cocaine hidden in frozen avocado paste; CBP recovers stolen cars.

  • S08E02 Weed In, Weed Out

    • September 4, 2024

    Border Patrol chases suspect fleeing arrest; CBP stops weed leaving U.S.

  • S08E03 Blitzed at the Border

    • September 11, 2024

    CBP in McAllen faces a possible bomb; HSI arrests fentanyl traffickers.

  • S08E04 Spiced and Loaded

    • September 22, 2024

    HSI tails vehicle transporting meth; CBP seizes looted Ukrainian relics.

  • S08E05 These Bedsheets Are Dope!

    • September 25, 2024

    CBP Dulles finds outbound drugs; Border Patrol tracks human smugglers.

  • S08E06 No Rest for the Wicked

    • October 2, 2024

    A 48-hour sting leads HSI to a stash house; CBP finds drugs in gas tanks.