Contraband: Seized at the Airport

Season 1

2024 · 12 episodes · 9h 0m in all

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. 

   1. Please Don’t Be Cow Poop!

   21 Oct 2024 · 45 min

   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. 

   2. The Cocaine Preacher

   28 Oct 2024 · 45 min

   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.

3. 

   3. What a Trip

   4 Nov 2024 · 45 min

4. 

   4. It's Not Supposed To Be Sticky

   11 Nov 2024 · 45 min

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

5. 

   5. Copy Cat

   18 Nov 2024 · 45 min

   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.

6. 

   6. Does Not Compute

   25 Nov 2024 · 45 min

   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.

7. 

   7. Joint Custody

   2 Dec 2024 · 45 min

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

8. 

   8. The Call of Duties

   9 Dec 2024 · 45 min

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

9. 

   9. A Hard Pill to Swallow

   16 Dec 2024 · 45 min

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

10. 

    10. Going Nowhere Fast

    6 Jan 2025 · 45 min

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

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    11. Operation Shadow Vial

    13 Jan 2025 · 45 min

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

12. 

    12. Catch 'Em All

    20 Jan 2025 · 45 min

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