Contraband: Seized at the Airport
2024 · Documentary, Crime, Reality · 2 Seasons · 24 Episodes ·
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.
Episodes
1. Please Don’t Be Cow Poop!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.
2. The Cocaine PreacherA 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.
3. What a Trip
4. It's Not Supposed To Be StickyWhile officers inspect a cargo shipment for illegal marijuana, an X-ray reveals some lewd contents.
5. Copy CatOfficers 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.
6. Does Not ComputeOfficers 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.
7. Joint CustodyA man arrive with what looks like multiple rounds of high-caliber bullets in his suitcase.
8. The Call of DutiesOfficers find chessboards loaded with more than 32 pieces; avoiding immigration questions.
9. A Hard Pill to SwallowOfficers find a fraudulent passport hidden in a video game case.
10. Going Nowhere FastAfter being detained for public intoxication, a woman is found to have overstayed her visa.
11. Operation Shadow VialOfficers inspecting cargo find a box of syringes filled with a mysterious black liquid
12. Catch 'Em AllAn agriculture dog alerts to a suitcase coming from Ethiopia, and inspection reveals a tough hide.
