Contraband: Seized at Sea

Contraband: Seized at Sea « Series from 2024

Series from 2024

Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection investigate the hidden world of smuggling in major US ports and waterways. See exclusive insigh…

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Murky Waters

A routine inspection of a cargo ship uncovers a well-hidden, illicit load. Weapons smugglers attempt to evade authorities. A luxury boat with a shady history comes on the radar. Agents locate a ship filled with people smugglers trying to make landfall.

Operation Total Silence

HSI agents coordinate a massive raid to take down a transnational drug trafficking gang. Agents interdict an erratically moving vessel, often a sign of evasive smugglers -- but it turns out that its passengers have less sinister motives.

Bahamian Rhapsody

Officers race to Port Newark, where a West African car gang is getting ready to ship a stolen luxury vehicle out of the country. Using the owner's GPS tracker on the car, they attempt to identify the container it's in before the ship leaves port.

Don't Be Suspicious

Agents investigate a small boat crewed by three men on a well-known smuggling route, only to confirm the men have a shady past. An agent finds lifejackets and clothing abandoned on the beach, evidence of a recent illegal migrant landing.

Seaweed

Agents must abort a mission when an incoming tropical storm rolls in. A cruise ship passenger balks at paying U.S. duty on cigarettes. Illicit packages dumped at sea begin washing up on Florida's beaches. A Brazilian vessel intrigues agents.

The Heat is On

Agents conducting a random stop-search inspection of vehicles coming off a car ferry get a hit. Officers come across a shipment of 80,000 t-shirts that may all be counterfeit. Agents descend into a mangrove forest to rescue stranded migrants.