Intercepting Illegal Smuggling Deals | To Catch A Smuggler S9 MEGA Episode
Source: YouTube · National Geographic · published Oct 3, 2026 · 2:12:08
CBP and HSI officers interdict weapons parts, narcotics, counterfeit documents, and contraband agriculture across ports of entry, airports, and rail yards 2:00-2:07.
Key Takeaways:
• Rifle parts disguised as electronics bound for South America were seized 0:22-0:30
• A live actionable pest (Diabrotica) in celery at Pharr led to the shipment being refused and returned to Mexico 7:03-7:06
• A targeted jalapeño truck yielded 977.5 kilos of meth—one of the port's biggest seizures 23:58-24:10
• Fraudulent passports and counterfeit money orders were seized; fake documents have "limitless" value for identity fraud 54:17-54:46
• HSI and Diplomatic Security arrested a Miami passport-fraud dealer and his mother, arrested on arrival 69:27-69:54
• El Paso rail inspections uncovered 97.8 kilos (215 lbs) of crystal meth hidden behind trap doors in a railcar 77:33-77:41
• Counterfeit opioid painkillers from India were seized, highlighting the danger of fake medication 89:17-89:53
• Officers seized $17,100 in smuggling proceeds and prosecuted sisters recruiting migrant transport at $500 per person 100:47-101:04
• Multi-million-dollar looted Roman and Greek antiquities were seized for repatriation to Turkey and Greece 122:40-123:08
Joint CBP-HSI interdiction work keeps weapons, drugs, pests, and fraud from harming the American public 41:20-41:30.
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[people chattering] [birds squawking] -[Todd] This is a good hit.
-[Chris] Yeah, it's a good hit. We'll take a look
at everything now. We are investigating
a weapon parts shipment that CBP ended up encountering
at a local shipping service. These items were found
concealed in electronics and other commodities that were
being exported to South America. [Chris] You've got complete
bulk carrier groups here. You've got
charging handles here. You've got this bag here
that's loaded with a bunch
of the rifle uppers. So you have, in essence,
parts for multiple, uh, multiple rifles
of different calibers. That is the complete top half
of the rifle. We'll put it together
with this here, which is the lower half
of the rifle that has the trigger assembly. You just take it... -[gun clicks]
-...put it in …