Name: To Catch a Smuggler
Released: 2011-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Denise Toto

TV Show · Crime · Reality

Homeland Security at JFK International Airport deals with daily issues ranging from fraudulent visas to human trafficking.

2011 · 45m

Starring Denise Toto

EPISODE 1

Cocaine Snapper

HSI agents in Miami discover a shipment of fish found to contain 37 kilos of cocaine worth almost 2 million dollars. Meanwhile, San Diego CBP officers disrupt multiple human smuggling attempts at the San Ysidro border involving 8 individuals in 3 different vehicles. And CBP agriculture specialists in Atlanta search passengers to stop the spread of destructive invasive species stemming from prohibited food items.

42m
EPISODE 2

Talibani Treasure Trove

San Diego CBP officers discover a battery charger concealing $14,500 of meth before stopping a vehicle bursting with meth and fentanyl worth $589,000. Meanwhile, officers at JFK uncover a collection of ancient Bactrian gold beads connected to a priceless treasure trove looted from Afghanistan. In Miami, CBP apprehends a traveler carrying $37,500 of ketamine in shampoo bottles, and HSI executes an undercover bust of the intended recipient.

42m
EPISODE 3

Tunnel from Tijuana

AMO Puerto Rico sinks a marine smuggling operation and seizes over 900 kilos of cocaine worth more than $27 million. In San Diego, HSI shuts down a drug cartel’s tunnel that linked Tijuana to a warehouse in the U.S., while a CBP K9 sniffs out a mixed load of black tar heroin, fentanyl, and meth with a combined street value of $819,000. CBP Atlanta confiscates personal use narcotics from two travelers returning from overseas vacations.

42m
EPISODE 4

Dark Net Dragnet

HSI agents in Denver trace a shipment of MDMA to France, and work with local law enforcement to bust a dark web drug smuggling operation worth $8 million. Meanwhile, CBP officers in Miami and Fort Lauderdale inspect flights for undeclared gold and currency tied to illicit activity. In Arizona, CBP apprehends a body carrier of fentanyl pills, before discovering a frequent border crosser with $43,500 of fentanyl hidden in their car.

42m
EPISODE 5

Blow Overboard

AMO agents in Puerto Rico and a marine unit in St. Thomas partner to capture a fleeing boat and recover the $2.5 million worth of cocaine the smugglers dumped overboard before being apprehended. Meanwhile, CBP officers in El Paso discover a car loaded with over $211,000 of meth after a fender bender in a primary lane. In Miami, CBP officers screen for individuals carrying illicit party drugs into the United States.

42m
EPISODE 6

Coke on the Water

CBP officers at PortMiami find nine kilograms of cocaine worth $460,000 magnetically attached to a ship, before unboxing a load of styrofoam found to conceal 215 kilograms of cocaine worth $11 million. In El Paso, HSI agents pursue an SUV loaded with eight kilograms of cocaine in the hopes of busting a cartel handoff. At JFK, officers screen flights for individuals attempting to bring luxury goods into the US without paying import duty taxes.

41m

Denise Toto

Self
Jerry Decker

Producer

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Studio: National Geographic
Released: 2011

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), German (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Italian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Polish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Portuguese (Brazil) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Latin America) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Spain) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Turkish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles: English (Always On), Chinese (Hong Kong) , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) (Always On), German (Always On), Greek , Hungarian , Italian (Always On), Japanese , Korean , Norwegian , Polish (Always On), Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) (Always On), Swedish , Turkish (Always On)

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: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.

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