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Season 1

  • S01E01 Courier to Kingpin

    • October 8, 2012

    A man carrying four kilos of cocaine refuses to divulge the recipient of the package, while a young man's story shrouds a secret that the team struggles to understand.

  • S01E02 Cavity Courier

    • October 15, 2012

    When customs officers confront two suspected smugglers arriving from Guyana they must use their skills to uncover cocaine in what turns out to be two very different places.

  • S01E03 Hidden Heroin

    • October 22, 2012

    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 Coke in the Coat

    • October 29, 2012

    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 Search & Seize

    • November 5, 2012

    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.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Internal Investigation

    • December 31, 2019
    • National Geographic

    MIA CBP investigates a traveler suspected of smuggling drugs internally. JFK HSI conduct a controlled delivery of ecstasy in Manhattan on Wall street.

  • S02E02 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.

  • S02E03 Suspicious Suitcase

    • January 14, 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.

  • S02E04 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.

  • S02E05 Smuggle Once, Smuggle Twice?

    • January 28, 2020
    • National Geographic

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

  • S02E06 Drugs, Guns and Money

    • February 4, 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.

  • S02E07 Cocaine Sausages

    • February 11, 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.

  • S02E08 Decoys, Diversions and Drug Busts

    • February 18, 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 3

  • S03E01 Mama's Meth

    • January 21, 2021
    • National Geographic

    HSI stakes out a house during a controlled delivery of meth hidden in a shipment of votive candles. An unruly passenger causes trouble in Miami.

  • S03E02 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.

  • S03E03 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.

  • S03E04 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.

  • S03E05 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.

  • S03E06 Stash House Takedown

    • February 24, 2021
    • National Geographic

    HSI confiscate 21 kilos of meth and disrupt a transnational drug ring. CBP seize one of the largest shipments of illegal shark fins in Miami history.

  • S03E07 Coke Cakes and Cash

    • March 7, 2021
    • National Geographic

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

  • S03E08 Dark Web and Liquid Drugs

    • March 11, 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.

  • S03E09 Cocaine Shoes

    • April 8, 2021
    • National Geographic

    HSI dives into a series of maritime smuggling cases and CBP seizes illegal medications.

  • S03E10 Lockdown Lockup

    • April 15, 2021
    • National Geographic

    CBP uncovers a mysterious drug from Asia and responds to the COVID-19 crisis at new ports.

  • S03E11 Fentanyl Within

    • April 22, 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.

  • S03E12 Mobile Meth

    • April 28, 2021
    • National Geographic

    CBP intercepts looted ancient artifacts and stolen cars bound for the black market.

  • S03E13 Express Delivery Ecstacy

    • May 5, 2021
    • National Geographic

    CBP finds large amounts of lethal fentanyl hidden within cars coming from Mexico.

  • S03E14 Mega Millions Meth Stash

    • May 12, 2021
    • National Geographic

    CBP finds liquid meth worth millions and HSI busts the smugglers of a meth-filled AC unit.

  • S03E15 Meth lab Takedown

    • May 19, 2021
    • National Geographic

    CBP finds blind mules carrying fentanyl and HSI tails a loaded truck to a meth compound.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Smuggled and Muzzled

    • February 9, 2022

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

  • S04E02 Jungle Stash

    • February 23, 2022

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

  • S04E03 Bunked in a Trunk

    • February 23, 2022

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

  • S04E04 Smorgasbord of Smack

    • March 2, 2022

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

  • S04E05 Killer Ketamine

    • March 9, 2022

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

  • S04E06 Guns of New York

    • March 16, 2022

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

  • S04E07 Gas Tank Meth

    • March 23, 2022

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

  • S04E08 Powdered Rims

    • March 30, 2022

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

  • S04E09 Million Dollar Ride

    • April 6, 2022

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

  • S04E10 Dope on a Rope

    • April 14, 2022
    • National Geographic

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

  • S04E11 Six Million Dollar Seizure

    • April 21, 2022
    • National Geographic

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

  • S04E12 Drug Boat Bust

    • April 27, 2022
    • National Geographic

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

Season 5

  • S05E01 Cocaine Snapper

    • September 14, 2022

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

  • S05E02 Talibani Treasure Trove

    • September 21, 2022

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

  • S05E03 Tunnel from Tijuana

    • September 28, 2022

    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.

  • S05E04 Dark Net Dragnet

    • October 5, 2022

    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.

  • S05E05 Blow Overboard

    • October 12, 2022

    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.

  • S05E06 Coke on the Water

    • October 19, 2022

    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.

  • S05E07 MDMA on the Move

    • October 26, 2022

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

  • S05E08 Meth in the City

    • November 1, 2022

    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.

  • S05E09 Guac and Coke

    • November 9, 2022

    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.

  • S05E10 It's Raining Meth

    • November 16, 2022

    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 6

  • S06E01 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.

  • S06E02 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.

  • S06E03 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.

  • S06E04 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.

  • S06E05 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

  • S06E06 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

  • S06E07 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

  • S06E08 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 7

  • S07E01 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

  • S07E02 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.

  • S07E03 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

  • S07E04 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.

  • S07E05 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.

  • S07E06 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.

  • S07E07 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.

  • S07E08 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.