Contraband: Seized at the Airport — Season 1
Follows Dept of Homeland Security officers at five different airports across the country, from San Francisco, Detroit, Newark, Atlanta, and Honolulu, as they search for contraband both leaving and com
About this season
Follows Dept of Homeland Security officers at five different airports across the country, from San Francisco, Detroit, Newark, Atlanta, and Honolulu, as they search for contraband both leaving and coming into the US.
Episodes (12)
1. Please Don’t Be Cow Poop!
Aired 21 October 2024 • 45 min
Intel arrives, sending officers searching for two suspected narcotics smugglers flying in from London; agriculture specialists get more than they bargained for when a passenger lands with some illegal and foul-smelling items.
2. The Cocaine Preacher
Aired 28 October 2024 • 45 min
A K9 scents illegal contents within luggage belonging to a preacher and his wife; to everyone's surprise, the wife admits to having cocaine in her bag; officers question a Brazilian man who arrives with two plastic dolls stuffed with white crystals.
3. What a Trip
Aired 4 November 2024 • 45 min
4. It's Not Supposed To Be Sticky
Aired 11 November 2024 • 45 min
While officers inspect a cargo shipment for illegal marijuana, an X-ray reveals some lewd contents.
5. Copy Cat
Aired 18 November 2024 • 45 min
Officers get intelligence on a passenger heading to London carrying an illicit load. When questioned, the man says he's meeting with the legendary Braveheart. A shipment of high-end construction equipment throws up red flags when its quality looks shoddy.
6. Does Not Compute
Aired 25 November 2024 • 45 min
Officers inspect an old computer that looks like it's hiding something suspicious. A man entering with a commercial amount of Betta fish claims he's importing them for personal use, although the species is often bred for illegal fish fighting.
7. Joint Custody
Aired 2 December 2024 • 45 min
A man arrive with what looks like multiple rounds of high-caliber bullets in his suitcase.
8. The Call of Duties
Aired 9 December 2024 • 45 min
Officers find chessboards loaded with more than 32 pieces; avoiding immigration questions.
9. A Hard Pill to Swallow
Aired 16 December 2024 • 45 min
Officers find a fraudulent passport hidden in a video game case.
10. Going Nowhere Fast
Aired 6 January 2025 • 45 min
After being detained for public intoxication, a woman is found to have overstayed her visa.
11. Operation Shadow Vial
Aired 13 January 2025 • 45 min
Officers inspecting cargo find a box of syringes filled with a mysterious black liquid
12. Catch 'Em All
Aired 20 January 2025 • 45 min
An agriculture dog alerts to a suitcase coming from Ethiopia, and inspection reveals a tough hide.