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 (12)
1. Episode 1
Aired 29 September 2024 • 44 min
Millions of dollars-worth of marijuana is found hidden in a shipment of matresses, and officers detain a mother and daughter who've been smoking meth.
2. Episode 2
Aired 6 October 2024 • 44 min
A man wanted for murder is apprehended at the border. Officers discover more than 80 kilos of cocaine hidden inside a tractor trailer.
3. Episode 3
Aired 14 October 2024 • 44 min
Officers investigate a collector travelling with parts of a space rocket, and 380 kilograms of crystal meth is discovered in a shipment of limes.
4. Episode 4
Aired 21 October 2024 • 44 min
24 kilograms of cocaine are found concealed in the air tank of a truck, and a cache of weapons bound for Mexico is intercepted.
5. Episode 5
Aired 27 October 2024 • 44 min
Officers intercept a shipment of hundreds of gun parts headed for Mexico, a nurse is caught smuggling pills in her boots, and a traveller carrying goat meat is inspected.
6. Episode 6
Aired 3 November 2024 • 44 min
A tip-off (see previous episode/S05E05) unearths a vast shipment of heroin and cocaine disguised as garbage bags, and officers respond to a medical emergency and deal with a drunken US Marshal.
7. Episode 7
Aired 10 November 2024 • 44 min
More than 130 packets of cocaine are found hidden in the seats of a bus, a car explodes in the middle of the bridge, and a retiring officer makes his final bust.
8. Episode 8
Aired 17 November 2024 • 44 min
Officers discover fentanyl hidden in the backseat of a car, and two elderly sisters are caught trying to smuggle more than 600 tramadol pills.
9. Episode 9
Aired 24 November 2024 • 44 min
Officers make a massive seizure of meth hidden inside fruit crates, a former teacher is taken surprise by a warrant for her arrest, and a Syrian man begs for help.
10. Episode 10
Aired 1 December 2024 • 44 min
120 kilograms of cocaine are discovered in the axles of a lowboy trailer, and two men are caught attempting to smuggle a rooster for cock-fighting.
11. Episode 11
Aired 8 December 2024 • 44 min
Packages of cocaine are found concealed in the chassis of a bus, officers receive a tip-off about a vehicle loaded with cartel cash, and a magician comes under scrutiny.
12. Episode 12
Aired 15 December 2024 • 44 min
A shipment of cocaine is discovered in the fifth wheel of a tractor-trailer, and officers searching a courier van find a cache of firearms.