About this season
A joint venture between Discovery and BBC Studios, offering unprecedented access to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection agency as they operate on the 28 bridges connecting the United States of America and Mexico. The lives and work of the DHS are followed and explored as they guard the border and process the millions of people who cross it every year, as well as finding a wide array of illegal contraband, much of it expertly concealed.
Episodes (10)
1. Episode 1
Aired 13 March 2023 • 43 min
A large shipment of fake fentanyl pills is intercepted. An automatic rifle with its ammunition is found inside a loudspeaker. A woman who was dealing drugs for her boyfriend is captured. Police officers try to save a man who is overdosing.
2. Episode 2
Aired 20 March 2023 • 46 min
A truck is stopped and inside it they find a shipment of wet wipes, but upon closer inspection they find cocaine hidden. A US citizen is caught with thousands of Tramadol tablets hidden in his hand luggage among bags of dried fruit.
3. Episode 3
Aired 27 March 2023 • 44 min
A huge shipment of cocaine is found hidden in the floor of a truck. A young man tries to enter the United States to enroll in school. A woman is caught smuggling fentanyl pills, and a drunken couple refuse to pay their fine for illegal avocados.
4. Episode 4
Aired 3 April 2023 • 45 min
A woman is caught trying to enter the US with a baby that isn't hers. A man wanted for a serious crime is intercepted. A driver suffers a heart attack while crossing a bridge, and a shipment of coconut oil is discovered to contain methamphetamine.
5. Episode 5
Aired 10 April 2023 • 45 min
Methamphetamine is found in a shipment of broccoli, an elderly man tries to smuggle pills in protein powder, and a woman receives a humanitarian visa to see her dying son.
6. Episode 6
Aired 17 April 2023 • 45 min
Money and guns belonging to a cartel are found in a car, an illegal shipment of exotic reptiles is discovered in a van, and a man is caught smuggling medication.
7. Episode 7
Aired 24 April 2023 • 46 min
An armed robber on the run is captured at the border, a drunk driver causes a three-car crash on a bridge, and cocaine is found hidden inside office furniture.
8. Episode 8
Aired 1 May 2023 • 46 min
Thousands of dollars of cartel cash are found hidden in an engine, an intoxicated 17-year-old requires urgent medical treatment, and cocaine is found in bags of rubbish.
9. Episode 9
Aired 8 May 2023 • 43 min
Cocaine is found hidden inside the wall of a refrigerated truck, and a Honduran immigrant fleeing gang violence applies for asylum in the US.
10. Episode 10
Aired 15 May 2023 • 44 min
A shipment of meth disguised as concrete is intercepted, and officers interview a Haitian immigrant who has crossed nine countries on foot to reach America.