Contraband: Seized at the Airport

Follows Dept of Homeland Security officers at five different airports across the country, from San Francisco, Detroit, Newark, Atlanta, and Honolulu, as they search for contraband both leaving and coming into the US.

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1. E12

   12. Catch 'Em All

   1 year ago

   An agriculture dog alerts to a suitcase coming from Ethiopia, and inspection reveals a tough hide.

2. E11

   11. Operation Shadow Vial

   1 year ago

   Officers inspecting cargo find a box of syringes filled with a mysterious black liquid

3. E10

   10. Going Nowhere Fast

   1 year ago

   After being detained for public intoxication, a woman is found to have overstayed her visa.

4. E9

   9. A Hard Pill to Swallow

   1 year ago

   Officers find a fraudulent passport hidden in a video game case.

5. E8

   8. The Call of Duties

   1 year ago

   Officers find chessboards loaded with more than 32 pieces; avoiding immigration questions.

6. E7

   7. Joint Custody

   1 year ago

   A man arrive with what looks like multiple rounds of high-caliber bullets in his suitcase.

7. E6

   6. Does Not Compute

   1 year ago

   Officers inspect an old computer that looks like it's hiding something suspicious. A man entering with a commercial amount of Betta fish claims he's importing them for personal use, although the species is often bred for illegal fish fighting.

8. E5

   5. Copy Cat

   1 year ago

   Officers get intelligence on a passenger heading to London carrying an illicit load. When questioned, the man says he's meeting with the legendary Braveheart. A shipment of high-end construction equipment throws up red flags when its quality looks shoddy.

9. E4

   4. It's Not Supposed To Be Sticky

   1 year ago

   While officers inspect a cargo shipment for illegal marijuana, an X-ray reveals some lewd contents.

10. E3

    3. What a Trip

    2 years ago
11. E2

    2. The Cocaine Preacher

    2 years ago

    A K9 scents illegal contents within luggage belonging to a preacher and his wife; to everyone's surprise, the wife admits to having cocaine in her bag; officers question a Brazilian man who arrives with two plastic dolls stuffed with white crystals.

12. E1

    1. Please Don’t Be Cow Poop!

    2 years ago

    Intel arrives, sending officers searching for two suspected narcotics smugglers flying in from London; agriculture specialists get more than they bargained for when a passenger lands with some illegal and foul-smelling items.

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1. E12

   12. From Lies to Leads

   5 months ago

   After two unclaimed cargo packages are opened, experts are called in after officers suspect that they may contain stolen ancient artifacts. When a family heading to the Middle East is found carrying more than the allowed $10,000 limit, questions arise.

2. E11

   11. Scammers

   6 months ago

   In Atlanta, an officer discovers evidence of a lottery scam, a tactic used by criminals to trick victims into giving thousands of dollars in exchange for alleged winnings. This find could lead CBP to uncover the network behind this nefarious play.

3. E10

   10. Online Discord

   6 months ago

   A Scottish teenager claims that he's come to meet his girlfriend from a gaming website; when a couple arrives with a large amount of cash split into bundles, officers dig deeper and see that the man is under investigation by the FBI.

4. E9

   9. A Hard Pill to Swallow

   6 months ago

   Officers find a fraudulent passport hidden in a video game case.

5. E8

   8. Bulking Up

   6 months ago

   A passenger arriving from Cairo has brought some extra carry-ons that interest officers. An American fashion designer returning from Paris fails to declare nearly $20,000 worth of luxury goods. A bag of snails from West Africa raises suspicions.

6. E7

   7. My Brother's Timekeeper

   7 months ago

   Rising tariffs tempt some citizens to go abroad to buy luxury goods, where items can be up to 40 percent cheaper, then bring them home without paying the proper duty. A traveler returning from Italy claims she has a $50,000 watch belonging to her brother.

7. E6

   6. Coming to America

   7 months ago

   A man is referred for questioning after failing to declare the full contents of his luggage, which contains a half-cooked Ghanaian delicacy.

8. E5

   5. That's My Stapler

   7 months ago

   When a traveler tells an officer he doesn't remember the code to open his suitcase, the bolt cutters come out. K9 Magnus alerts to a strange odor coming from the floor of a plane that just arrived from the Dominican Republic.

9. E4

   4. #NoFilter

   7 months ago

   Two UK women are questioned after one of them barely resembles her passport photo, and the officer suspects her documents are forged. A man returning home from an antique coin auction provides an officer with an ancient history lesson.

10. E3

    3. Scales of (In)justice

    7 months ago

    Officers investigate an academic returning from the Dominican Republic with dead specimens. A tip comes in about a traveler running a massage parlor linked to sex trafficking. Drugs worth $1,000,000 are intercepted before leaving the United States.

11. E2

    2. No Gun Intended

    8 months ago

    A traveler claims he's shocked by the discovery of a firearm in his luggage. Officers question a luxury fountain pen maker; her story of coming to the U.S. for a vacation raises suspicions that she may be planning to work while she's here.

12. E1

    1. Momma Said Knocka You Out

    8 months ago

    Officers identify a powder used to make designer drugs, and the search begins for where it came from and who it was for. Officers receive a tip-off about a traveler from someone who supposedly knows her well, saying she's planning to smuggle drugs.