To Catch a Smuggler: Tropical Takedown — Season 1
About this season
Agents combat global cocaine trade in the Caribbean.
Episodes (10)
1. Coke and Cash
Aired 6 October 2024
AMO seizes over 280 kilos of cocaine and $750,000 from smuggling vessels.
2. Cocaine Run Aground
Aired 13 October 2024
Caribbean AMO agents bust a smuggling ring and seize 1300 kilos of cocaine.
3. Murders and Drug Dealers
Aired 20 October 2024
HSI arrests 37 gang members, AMO seizes $5.4 million worth of cocaine.
4. Coke on the Beach
Aired 27 October 2024
HSI agents arrest suspects in a smuggling ring accused of murders. AMO agents seize $13.2 million worth of coke from an overturned boat on the beach.
5. Boat Full of Blow
Aired 3 November 2024
Mayagüez AMO agents seize over $60 million of coke from traffickers. Agents in Fajardo search a boat suspected of moving drugs from St. Thomas to Puerto Rico.
6. Port Smugglers
Aired 9 November 2024
A new AMO agent seizes over $8 million of coke hidden in a vessel. HSI agents make multiple arrests of longshoremen involved in a port smuggling operation.
7. Coke Floats
Aired 16 November 2024
AMO agents discover over 80 kilos of coke washed ashore in U.S. Virgin Islands. Two suspected smuggling vessels are intercepted coming from international waters.
8. Fast Pursuit of Powder
Aired 24 November 2024
AMO chases a boat with 1,800 kilos of coke to the BVI. In PR, agents find a capsized migrant vessel and suspicious floating bundles.
9. Beached Blow
Aired 30 November 2024
Traffickers use false-floors and bleach to mask 350 kilos of coke onboard a boat. Agents in St. Thomas race to catch smugglers spotted on trail cameras.
10. Honor The Fallen
Aired 7 December 2024
907 kilos of coke are seized after a fast pursuit in Fajardo. Air and Marine and law enforcement agencies across the Caribbean honor a fallen agent.