Contraband: Seized at the Airport – Season 1
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
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.
The Cocaine Preacher
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.
What a Trip
It's Not Supposed To Be Sticky
While officers inspect a cargo shipment for illegal marijuana, an X-ray reveals some lewd contents.
Copy Cat
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.
Does Not Compute
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.
Joint Custody
A man arrive with what looks like multiple rounds of high-caliber bullets in his suitcase.
The Call of Duties
Officers find chessboards loaded with more than 32 pieces; avoiding immigration questions.
A Hard Pill to Swallow
Officers find a fraudulent passport hidden in a video game case.
Going Nowhere Fast
After being detained for public intoxication, a woman is found to have overstayed her visa.
Operation Shadow Vial
Officers inspecting cargo find a box of syringes filled with a mysterious black liquid
Catch 'Em All
An agriculture dog alerts to a suitcase coming from Ethiopia, and inspection reveals a tough hide.