Seasons
Officers in Laredo intercept a truck smuggling narcotics over the border, and a courier heading to Mexico is caught delivering guns and ammunition in Eagle Pass.
A pedestrian is caught at Hidalgo Bridge smuggling narcotics in bags of coffee, and a nervous woman in Progreso is taken for a pat down.
Officers find a suspicious compartment within the trailer of a truck returning to Texas, and a man hides over 300 cheap forms of medication about his person in Progreso.
Officers in Hidalgo seize over 200 kilos of methamphetamine concealed in a car, and the hunt is on in Detroit for invasive insects which could destroy the US timber industry.
A man wanted for serious sexual offences is apprehended in Progreso, and agents intercept a group of migrants moments after they cross the Rio Grande river.
Officers in Progreso detain a man who made a dash back toward Mexico, and the team in Laredo uncovers methamphetamine concealed in a shipment of landscaping stone.
Officers at Eagle Pass intercept a driver smuggling narcotics over the border, and a group of passengers in Laredo refuse to admit to owning an air compressor full of rifles.
Officers find a man-made compartment within the trailer of a truck returning Stateside, and two Americans arouse suspicions with an unsafe lane change at the US-Canada border.
Border officers in Detroit apprehend a woman after finding a handgun and ammunition in her vehicle, and officers in Eagle Pass find 150,000 dollars' worth of methamphetamine.
A man fears for his life after being stopped by a cartel in Laredo, clubbers in Detroit are found with drugs disguised in liquid, and officers stop a shipment of frozen rats.
Officers hand over a convict to Mexican authorities in the middle of the Juarez Lincoln bridge, and a man drops a marijuana joint on a customs floor in Progreso.
Description
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.
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Genres
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CastRobert GlenisterSteve French
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Channel
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Premiere DateFebruary 24, 2019
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Rating7.5 (2)
