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To Catch a Smuggler

To Catch a Smuggler

122020•44m•8.6/10
Documentary

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8.6/10(8)

Millions enter the US through airports each year, and hid amongst them are a stream of contraband ill intentions. Defending our borders are the vigilant men and women of the Department of Homeland Security, whose agencies make up a three-tiered defense of America’s airports. DHS will stop at nothing to catch a smuggler.

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Production

Lucky8 TV, National Geographic

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

January 1, 2020

Last Aired

September 3, 2025

Networks

National Geographic

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Internal Investigation
Air date: 2020-01-01
MIA CBP investigates a traveler suspected of smuggling drugs internally. JFK HSI conducts a controlled delivery of ecstasy to Wall Street in Manhattan.
E2
Club Drugs and Party People
Air date: 2020-01-07
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.
E3
Suspicious Suitcase
Air date: 2020-01-15
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.
E4
Cocaine Crackdown
Air date: 2020-01-21
LAX CBP monitors suspicious bags. At JFK, officers find bottles of liquid cocaine. MIA HSI conducts a controlled delivery of cocaine found in paintings.
E5
Smuggle Once, Smuggle Twice?
Air date: 2020-01-29
An international operation to stop arms trafficking networks leads HSI and Argentinian authorities to raid the homes of possible weapons traffickers.
E6
Drugs, Guns and Money
Air date: 2020-02-05
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.
E7
Cocaine Sausages
Air date: 2020-02-12
CBP gets the truth out of a suspicious Nigerian passenger arriving at LAX. HSI zeroes in on food couriers smuggling narcotics into JFK.
E8
Decoys, Diversions and Drug Busts
Air date: 2020-02-19
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.

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