About this season
This series shows how in Latin America each border is a challenge for those who try to ignore the limits of legality by land, sky or sea. With exclusive access to 15 border points in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia and Peru.
Episodes (18)
1. Ecstasy pills found in a pensioner's luggage
Aired 27 September 2020 • 23 min
A Puerto Rican tourist tries to smuggle 25 kilos of ecstasy pills into Arturo Benítez International Airport, in Chile. In Bogota, an agent finds a metallic decoration hiding liquid cocaine.
2. A group of passengers has forged identification
Aired 4 October 2020 • 24 min
In Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, agents detain a group of 15 passengers suspected of being part of a network that takes illegal immigrants to Spain. In Colombia, canine agent Sombra finds hidden cocaine.
3. A police dog sniffs out half a ton of cocaine
Aired 11 October 2020 • 23 min
Las Maras and Barrio 18 look for recruits for their drug-trafficking network among the people crossing the border in the south of Mexico. In Chile, agents of Arturo Benitez International Airport stop a Peruvian tourist.
4. Illegal migrants cross a minefield
Aired 18 October 2020 • 23 min
The thermal cameras detect Colombian immigrants crossing a mined field in the Chilean desert; a mother traveling with her young child arouses suspicions in Viru Viru International Airport, in Bolivia.
5. In Colombia, the dog agent Sombra finds cocaine
Aired 25 October 2020 • 23 min
In Colombia, police dog Sombra points at a package of creams and deodorants that contained small plastic balls with cocaine. Agents arrest a couple of Chilean entrepreneurs in the Tacna-Arica border.
6. A man wants to take coca leaves out of the country
Aired 1 November 2020 • 24 min
Mexico, Bolivia, and Colombia put a halt to drug trafficking, while Peru and Brazil's customs departments go after gun trafficking.
7. A Mexican guard finds a drug stash
Aired 8 November 2020 • 23 min
Police intercept luggage full of dirty money in Colombia, and in Tijuana, the hideout of a group of drug dealers is discovered.
8. A traveler has two different passports
Aired 15 November 2020 • 23 min
In Mexico, a man is caught with a drug known as pink cocaine, and a woman is arrested carrying two concealed firearms.
9. A woman tries to board a plane with a fake passport
Aired 22 November 2020 • 24 min
A woman tries to board a plane with a fake passport in Bolivia. In Peru, authorities detect a hidden shipment of cannabis.
10. A K-pop band tries to enter Chile without papers
Aired 29 November 2020 • 23 min
A well-known pop band creates a commotion when it has problems entering Chile. Industrial spare parts hide a load of cocaine.
11. An undercover agent travels to the Cape Verde Islands
Aired 6 December 2020 • 25 min
A disguised agent from Buenos Aires goes to the Republic of Cape Verde.
12. Cocaine is found in a delivery of children's books
Aired 13 December 2020 • 25 min
In Buenos Aires, two packages bound for Afghanistan raise suspicions. Books for children hide cocaine.
13. Police patrol the mountainous region of Tecate in Mexico
Aired 20 December 2020 • 25 min
A police car patrols the mountainous area of Tecate, Mexico, in a massive police operation to neutralize an ambush and locate 80 Panamanian immigrants seeking to reach the United States.
14. Cocaine in the false bottom of a suitcase
Aired 27 December 2020 • 23 min
In Ensenada, 100 kilometers from the border with San Diego, Mexican agents follow the trail of an infiltrator and intervene in a property that has been abandoned by drug addicts and traffickers.
15. In Tumbes, customs officers patrol 22 smuggling routes
Aired 3 January 2021 • 25 min
On the border between Mexico and the United States, the police are going to recover a stolen car in San Diego and arrest a possible seller. In Tumbes, customs agents supervise 22 smuggling routes on the border with Ecuador.
16. A high-speed chase ends with an arrest
Aired 10 January 2021 • 24 min
Nothing surprises Colombian agents at the Bogotá Load Terminal, accustomed to incredible methods to hide cocaine; A massage chair on a flight to Puerto Rico arouses its suspicions.
17. Customs officers find drugs in a water pump
Aired 17 January 2021 • 22 min
At the cargo terminal in Bogotá, Colombia, a parcel alerts the canine agent; in Arica, on the border between Peru and Chile, an agent intercepts a Dominican tourist.
18. A Guatemalan couple swallowed capsules containing money
Aired 24 January 2021 • 23 min
In Bogotá, a couple of Guatemalans intend to enter Colombia with hidden tickets in their bodies; Scanner machines reveal rolls of money that they have ingested through capsules.