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00:00At the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
00:12Passports, IDs, any proof of citizenship.
00:16Cartels use increasingly bold methods to cross narcotics into the U.S.
00:22In this facility in particular, the drug smuggling never stops.
00:29A lot of the trends we are seeing right now is young males with drugs on their bodies.
00:35Are you together?
00:38Usually they come in in the morning when kids are going to school.
00:43Officers are on alert to spot these so-called body carriers.
00:47I'm looking for any nervousness, any jitters, anything that would send off red flags.
00:59It's 9 a.m.
01:05A traveler is transported to secondary after giving officers suspicious answers.
01:09We got a call that we have a body carrier from Pedestrian West.
01:13So he's 21 years old.
01:20He is a U.S. citizen.
01:26The officer asked him, where are you going?
01:30He said, I'm going to work.
01:33And he had a backpack on, kind of like what a school kid would wear, not somebody going to work.
01:38So he checked the bag.
01:40He noticed the bag was empty.
01:42Why is the bag empty?
01:44And so that's a red flag.
01:47Security office wasn't coming in.
01:49The officer did an immediate pat down.
01:58There were two packages found.
02:00And in this case, it was his lower back.
02:04People will do whatever they can to try and get narcotics here.
02:19I saw something.
02:21Mike, Mike.
02:21I saw this.
02:22I saw this.
02:23Are we going to be taking care of?
02:24We have to do what we have to do.
02:49It's early evening at the Progreso International Bridge.
02:56What are you bringing today?
02:57Uh, a dog.
03:00And officers are vetting travelers returning from day trips to Mexico.
03:04What are you doing at Mexico?
03:08We were just here with our friends.
03:09I went for my lashes.
03:11Hi, sir.
03:12Go ahead.
03:12How are you going?
03:13One man coming back with his girlfriend after a date across the border.
03:24His flag is having a warrant out for his arrest.
03:38He is apprehended immediately.
03:43This court date, this ticket?
03:49Uh, maybe a ticket.
03:53I have this gentleman who applied for entry today.
03:55It looks like he has a warrant for his arrest out of Brooks County for smuggling of persons.
04:05Public records reveal the man is alleged to have tried to transport an illegal migrant
04:10to cross a border patrol checkpoint.
04:18Good evening.
04:18I'm Officer Lebrado.
04:20So it looks like you have a warrant out for your arrest out of Brooks County for smuggling,
04:25human smuggling.
04:26Oh, okay.
04:27Does that ring a bell?
04:27It happened a while back, but they released me.
04:30So that's you?
04:33I remember that happened about a year ago.
04:36For the right amount of money, some U.S. citizens are prepared to smuggle migrants
04:43looking for work across the border.
04:45Did you know the person you were traveling with?
04:48No.
04:49You didn't know them?
04:50No.
04:51And it was just you and the person?
04:52Yeah.
04:53So you were traveling with a complete stranger in your vehicle?
04:55Yeah.
04:55Did they pay you?
04:57No, no, no.
04:58I was giving him a right because I was sending him to work and they found him in the car and
05:04they detained him.
05:07How did you meet him?
05:08My friend recommended him to go work with me.
05:13Your friend recommended him?
05:13What do you do?
05:14Or what were you doing at the time?
05:15I was in the oil field back then.
05:16In the oil field.
05:17Yeah.
05:17Okay.
05:17So how long did you know the gentleman before he was in the vehicle?
05:20Like a couple hours.
05:22Had you been arrested for anything else before?
05:24Uh, back then, misdemeanors, the DWI.
05:29Okay.
05:31So we'll let you know he was in the vehicle, sir.
05:32Okay, thank you.
05:33Okay.
05:35Despite the man's claim that police let him go,
05:38the average punishment for people smuggling across U.S. borders is 15 months' imprisonment.
05:46People here who live in the valley, we know exactly what happens at the checkpoint.
05:53So for you to trust someone blindly and have someone jump in your vehicle
05:58just to get past the checkpoint, it should be an immediate red flag.
06:03He should have known what was going on.
06:08While investigations continue, Officer Alvarado is concerned the man may also have contraband
06:15hidden in his belongings.
06:16He's gotten in trouble for a variety of different things, so it wouldn't surprise me
06:23to see that he's trying to get something past us in something like his shoes and the cotton candy.
06:29You know, it could have been an innocent trip to Progreso,
06:32but it could be a quick smuggling trip for him as well.
06:35And that's what we're here to find out.
06:50In San Diego, a 21-year-old has been detained after trying to walk across the border into the U.S.
07:03with suspected narcotics hidden under his clothing.
07:08People will do whatever they can to try and get narcotics here.
07:11Once the packages have been removed from the man's body, they are taken to the seizure room.
07:19We don't know exactly what it is right now.
07:22It could be cocaine, fentanyl, or meth.
07:25Those are the top three that are usually smuggled across the border.
07:29I also can get my P.P. on.
07:34Officer Morales prepares to test the contraband.
07:38Safety first.
07:38You never know what you're testing.
07:42Since exposure to the unknown substance could be harmful,
07:46the process is carried out in a controlled environment.
07:51There's our fume hood.
07:52Pretty much keeps us safe.
07:54It prevents the narcotic, whatever powder, crystal from hidden in the eye.
07:59There's a vacuum that sucks up all the fumes.
08:00If there's any fumes that reflect or come off the substance.
08:04We see fentanyl here all the time, so whatever we can take to be safe.
08:07Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin.
08:12And with a chance it could be within the packages,
08:15Officer Morales proceeds with caution.
08:17So I'm going to just cut into it and see what we got.
08:21Sometimes you can feel the crunch of an item.
08:24Right now, it's a white powdery substance.
08:28It could be anything.
08:28It could be cocaine.
08:29It could be fentanyl.
08:30So we're about to find out.
08:42In Progreso, officers have detained a man who was wanted for previously smuggling an illegal
08:53migrant from Mexico through a border patrol checkpoint.
08:57How long did you know the gentleman before he was in the vehicle?
08:59I could go out first.
09:01He says he was released by police after claiming he didn't know who his passenger was.
09:07For you to trust someone blindly and have someone jump in your vehicle
09:13just to get past the checkpoint, it should be an immediate red flag.
09:16While he waits to hear from local law enforcement if the man will be taken into police custody,
09:23Officer Alvarado wants to ensure he isn't hiding any contraband in his belongings.
09:30And I just want to make sure that there's nothing in here.
09:33The cigarettes, very easy to smuggle something or something like this.
09:36See, we've seen one where they usually take the tobacco out and they'll put fentanyl inside
09:40and then they'll put it back up and they'll spit in there.
09:42And it's very easy to miss unless you actually sit down and you look at it.
09:47You kind of squeeze a little bit.
09:51The tiniest bit of fentanyl is worth, you know, hundreds of dollars, a ridiculous amount.
09:56Small little speck is enough to kill you, so it's dangerous, but we have seen it.
10:02All his baggage is, all the food is clean, everything of his is good.
10:08The search finds nothing suspicious.
10:13All right, thank you. Bye.
10:15And a decision is made about the man's potential extradition.
10:21So we just received confirmation that the county that was looking for him,
10:25they have their limit of 45 miles. And we are, I believe, 91 miles away from the county.
10:31So we're outside of the extradition zone. So the county is not going to pick him up.
10:36He's going to be released. We're going to return everything back to him.
10:42But at least a good thing is that now he'll know that he does have a warrant out for his arrest.
10:47You're going to be free to go.
10:52Yeah, go ahead. I can have a seat, there's a shoes.
10:55A free man for now, the traveler wants to know how to clear his name.
11:00So that, that warrant and what, what I had to do about that, because I had no idea about that.
11:07So the warrant is in, um, Brooks County?
11:10Brooks, okay, which is from Los Fresnos.
11:13Mind you, if you show up there and you're wanted, you know, representing your...
11:17What, what, what, what do I, I need to call them, ask them what's the process to deal with it.
11:21Call them, let you know. To deal with it.
11:22To deal with it, yes.
11:23Okay, because they didn't tell me that they released me, so I didn't know that I know.
11:29I mean, I've, I've been good. I have my two kids. I'm a single father. I'm not messing around, man.
11:36Unless he clears up his outstanding warrant with the authorities,
11:40the man will be detained every time he tries to cross the border.
11:48He really wants to go out and fix it so that he can travel freely with his family.
11:52He's trying to make sure that nothing else happens again so that he can be a good father to his kids.
11:56It seems like he's trying to fix it and trying to move on.
12:00It's good to see, um, people can move on past their, their, their past mistakes.
12:13In San Diego, Officer Morales is testing two packages a male body carrier attempted to smuggle
12:24into the U.S.
12:25Sometimes you can feel the crunch of an item.
12:30Right now, it's a white powdery substance. It could be anything. It could be cocaine.
12:34It could be fentanyl. So we're about to find out.
12:36The device he's using can identify 14,000 different substances.
12:45Every substance absorbs light its own special way. This shoots a laser into the substance,
12:49and the reflection we get back from the substance, it tells us what it is.
12:52The first prick came back positive for cocaine.
13:00Oh, there's always mixed loads. That's how I'm gonna test the second one.
13:04See, this one's already packed differently. They added rubber to this one.
13:10Same thing, cocaine.
13:15Still up for the officer.
13:16So now we can get the weight. 2.32 kilograms. That's a lot of cocaine for a body carrier.
13:26Had these two bundles sold in the U.S., this cocaine would have made a cartel around $70,000.
13:34It will now be destroyed.
13:37That's good. It's not going into the country. So it's not killing people. People are causing crime
13:42for it. That's a very good day. Catch this, keep it off the street.
13:46The suspect will now be questioned by Homeland Security investigations.
13:51The HSI investigator will do his interview, and he'll determine whether we're going to
13:58federally prosecute or not. If convicted, he's facing at least five years in prison.
14:06They go ahead and take that risk that they can get by us. But, you know, eventually they will get caught.
14:16It's the end of the day rush at the Camino Real International Bridge.
14:34As travelers try to enter the U.S. before the crossing closes.
14:44They try to beat us in a way where they want to make it before 11 o'clock. They want to be in the
14:52rush, which they think that being the last ones to cross the bridge, we're not going to inspect the
14:58vehicle the way they're supposed to be inspected. No. We're going to do our inspections the way they're
15:03supposed to run. One driver crossing with his family has had his vehicle randomly selected for an x-ray.
15:12We look for any tampering, anything that is unusual.
15:22Officers are checking for any signs the pickup has been modified.
15:26This area right here, this is not normal. The color dark like that means that it's lead-lined.
15:38Usually they do that in order for us not to be able to catch it.
15:43Looks like it can be something hidden underneath the seams.
15:50Mexican drug cartels are known to create lead-lined compartments
15:54to prevent narcotics from being visible on the x-ray.
16:01This gentleman was driving with his family. There was one child that was sitting in the back.
16:07I'm not sure if it was to conceal the anomalies, but we're going to inspect and see what it is.
16:14According to my avis, you can see like four blocks. They've done that before where they make one
16:18compartment, but underneath there's another compartment.
16:20See, all the seats right here, they have been taken off. You can see the screws where they've been tampered.
16:31Let's take the vehicle to the back so we can look a little bit more.
16:37Officers take the vehicle to a secure location for further inspection.
16:41This vehicle has been modified right here in the back. That seats are a little higher than usual.
16:47You can see it right here. Now that we have it here, this shouldn't be this high.
16:51So you can see where everything's been raised. Let's get to work.
16:59Underneath right there where that area is, that's what we're worried about right now.
17:03With evidence mounting that this vehicle is being used for smuggling, the driver is detained.
17:26Most people don't want to have their family involved in something like this,
17:29but some people don't care. We still catch a lot of people like this. Drug loads where they have the
17:35kids in the back and the car seat and right underneath there is drugs.
17:41If any narcotics are found in this vehicle,
17:44the driver could be facing more than 20 years in jail.
17:59In Eagle Pass, officers check vehicles for foods, plants, or animals that may carry pests or diseases
18:10to stop dangerous items from entering the U.S.
18:20Any travelers transporting goods which could be in violation are sent for inspection.
18:26Simplest terms, if it comes from a plant, declare it. If it comes from an animal, declare it.
18:31If it can cross, you can keep it. If it can't, then we pick, we give the option of take it back,
18:35or they can abandon it here, depending on what it is, of course.
18:44Today, a vehicle carrying a large number of coolers has caught the eye of agriculture specialist Morales.
18:51This vehicle was coming from Sinaloa, going to here in Texas. He had some items,
19:01and upon inspection of these items, fresh frozen shrimp was discovered.
19:09Importing shrimp can pose a serious health risk to consumers, because they can contain bacterias,
19:17which could lead to food poisoning. Texas Game Warden Berry, an expert on aquatics, is called in.
19:24Things like oysters, shrimp, catfish, tilapia, all those things that come from Mexico, they can cross,
19:31but you need the proper documentation to do so. Shellfish have to be kept within certain temperatures,
19:36otherwise it can be very detrimental to the public. You're talking about sickness,
19:42and possibly even death with oysters, so that's why it matters, and that's why we're here.
19:47The driver says he intended to take the shrimp to a family gathering in Texas,
19:53and didn't know there were rules around importing it.
19:56Anyone bringing shellfish into the U.S. must have written proof of where it was purchased.
20:17When you try to import aquatic resources, you have to have documentation.
20:42Without the proper paperwork, the driver could be looking at a $10,000 fine.
20:47At the Camino Real International Bridge,
21:05Let's get to work.
21:06Officer Trevizo suspects a driver heading to San Antonio with his family is smuggling narcotics.
21:14After an x-ray revealed what looks like a redlined compartment underneath the back seats of his pickup.
21:23We look for any tampering, anything that is unusual.
21:28One of the biggest things that we saw right away was a non-factory screw. Usually those are a good
21:33indicator there is something there. Fold this seat forward.
21:37Officers are trying to get a clear view of the vehicle's floor where evidence of modification has been spotted.
21:47You can see the screws right here where they've been taken off a lot.
21:55Can you remove the plug, the round one?
21:56Officers find an access point to the hidden compartment.
22:12But nothing could be seen inside.
22:14They just removed a piece of metal to see if there was anything underneath.
22:18But there's nothing underneath now. So we're just going to try to maybe see on the other side.
22:26Yeah, from here to here.
22:27Should be another trap door maybe on this side.
22:29On the other side of the vehicle...
22:32Right here.
22:33Officers attempt to find another way in.
22:38Put the flashlight right there on the screwdriver. See if it goes to the back.
22:47Reel the way.
22:47So that one is the bottom.
23:09So the light is going right through.
23:12Although the vehicle's obviously been modified,
23:20this time there's nothing in the compartment.
23:24It would have been nice if it would have been loaded.
23:26But this time it was empty.
23:29It's been used before.
23:32We try to cash money, drugs, but sometimes we just catch the empty compartment, which in a way,
23:38they help us out for future investigations.
23:40So, bus man, what do we do? Put it back?
23:46Yeah.
23:46Close it.
23:50This is enough for so much fun, partner.
23:54With no contraband found, the driver and his family are free to go.
23:59But he's likely to have been spooked by the discovery of the hidden compartment.
24:04So the vehicle's going to be released.
24:07I wish we would have found some drugs on it, but since we didn't,
24:10well, I'm pretty sure this guy, after we check his vehicle today,
24:13he's probably never going to cross with that vehicle again,
24:15because he's probably going to think that we're looking for his vehicle.
24:18In Eagle Pass, a man has tried to import a cooler full of frozen shrimp with no documentation.
24:36Things like oysters, shrimp, catfish, tilapia, they can cross, but you need the proper documentation to do so.
24:51He's now facing up to a $10,000 fine for violating the rules about importing marine wildlife.
24:57We need to know where they came from for diseases, what temp they were kept at,
25:03and providing the documentation is necessary for everything that we do.
25:07So, I don't know where they go.
25:12I don't know where they are.
25:14And I don't know where they've come from because we've come from the US to the US to the US and we have brought
25:18the salmon and we haven't had any problem.
25:24Whether intentional or not, the man has still broken the law.
25:38Game Warden Berry must decide his punishment.
25:50We'll go ahead and seize it.
25:51I'm going to issue a warning for this time,
25:53but the next time, you will receive a citation, okay?
25:56The man is lucky.
25:58Warden Berry has taken him at his word and spares him a penalty.
26:05But the shrimp must be seized.
26:08Look at the whiskers on that guy.
26:11You got to pay extra at the restaurants for that big.
26:14The jumbo size? Yeah, yeah, for sure.
26:16The shrimp will be one of around 2,500 food-based seizures
26:20made today by agriculture specialists
26:23across all U.S. ports of entry.
26:28It's part of our job to protect American agriculture
26:31and aquatic resources as an agriculture product.
26:36This is what we do.
26:37We're trying to keep America safe.
26:39The Progreso International Bridge links the U.S. with the Mexican town of Nuevo Progreso,
26:51a popular destination for travelers wanting to pick up cheap medication to take home.
27:08How you doing, sir?
27:09Hello.
27:10Can you open your bag?
27:12Any medications?
27:13Yes, sir.
27:14Right here.
27:15Here's the prescription and everything.
27:21Today, a family heading home to Corpus Christi has been referred to secondary inspection.
27:27What are you all doing in Mexico today?
27:30My sister got a tattoo, my son got a tattoo.
27:34Okay, go ahead and turn the vehicle off.
27:36I'm going to have you all come stand next to the table for me, okay?
27:39Officer Terrio wants to ensure there are no controlled meds hidden anywhere in the vehicle.
27:45Is there any Tramadol, Xanax, Axion, anything like that?
27:48I didn't bring none of that.
27:50One Xanax.
27:51One Xanax?
27:52They're all in the bank.
27:53Okay, I'm going to have you guys stand on that side of the table, okay?
27:57The legal limit for crossing Xanax without a prescription is one bottle per person.
28:04One Xanax.
28:05There it is.
28:06Found it.
28:07Officers need to check they aren't carrying anything else.
28:11Can I see your purses?
28:12Yes.
28:21Oh, whose was that?
28:23Z-Pak.
28:24Bottle of Z-Pak, right?
28:25So that's not Z-Pak inside.
28:26That's Xanax.
28:31100 extra anti-anxiety pills have been hidden in a bottle labeled as antibiotics inside one
28:38of the women's handbags.
28:40I can call my doctor and show you my prescription.
28:44That has nothing, that has nothing to do with that.
28:47That's not how this works.
28:48You can't smuggle drugs in a different medication bottle.
28:51That's fine.
28:52I'll be honest with you.
28:53The woman's son now claims the meds are his.
28:56I take it.
28:58But why is it in a Z-Pak bottle?
28:59The prescription doesn't.
29:00Okay, everybody stop.
29:01No, you stop.
29:02Okay, my bad.
29:03This is drug smuggling.
29:04This is a scheduled drug.
29:05It is hidden in this bottle.
29:07It says that it's Z-Pak, which is an antibiotic.
29:09This is not Z-Pak.
29:10It's the scheduled drug, which is drug smuggling.
29:12So now you're a drug smuggler.
29:14It was in your purse.
29:15Therefore, you are also complicit.
29:17You've done this as well.
29:18Smuggling controlled medication can carry a penalty of $1,000 and a year in prison.
29:24We're all going to go inside.
29:25The mother and son are taken inside for further questioning.
29:37The Eagle Pass International Bridge is frequently targeted by cartels to transport contraband into Mexico.
30:07Using independent couriers, who may be unaware of what they are carrying.
30:14And we're checking for encargos, which is unaccompanied goods.
30:17Unaccompanied goods are basically items that they were giving to these people to bring into Mexico by an unknown person.
30:24And typically they don't know what's inside the boxes that they're bringing over.
30:28So those are the ones that we're targeting right now.
30:31This evening, a convoy of two trailers traveling together has been stopped.
30:39Just park it right there, Julio.
30:41Their cargo is sent through the x-ray.
30:45Stop. Stop.
30:49Officer Samaniego believes smugglers may have hidden illicit goods within the trailers.
30:54They bring the stuff into Eagle Pass.
30:58They drop them off at a storage facility.
31:01And then they reload the trailers.
31:03And then the driver just drives it across the border.
31:06Various tactics are used to try to ensure any illegal items remain undetected.
31:14Usually it's the first thing they load and the last thing to come off.
31:18With them thinking or hoping that we get tired and we say,
31:22OK, we've got to stop.
31:23And that way they don't have to get everything down.
31:25But we've got a great group of guys that like to work.
31:27So like Mr. Davila here.
31:30So we end up getting everything down.
31:40It looks like we got something here.
31:42Suspiciously shaped objects are soon spotted in a box unloaded from one of the trailers.
31:51It's in that one.
31:53Looks like ammo.
32:05Go ahead and open it up.
32:07Looks like there's a gun in there too.
32:09We got the screwdriver because I don't have gloves on.
32:11You got it?
32:12The officers suspect the cartel has hidden a firearm and bullets inside two car jump starters.
32:20You want to do this?
32:21Yeah.
32:22Also, these need to come off too?
32:25Yeah.
32:26That's why it's giving me a hard time.
32:28In Mexico, firearms and ammo can sell on the black market for double the retail cost in the U.S.
32:34Over there, nobody can have weapons unless you're military.
32:37That's the only people that can have weapons over there.
32:41So they can.
32:43They'll get it any which way they can.
32:46There you go.
32:47There you go.
32:48It cracked.
32:49It cracked.
32:50Open it from the bottom.
32:51No, it's got foam.
32:52So it's not going to come off.
32:55Just let it fall.
32:56See if it'll break open.
32:58Drop it really hard.
32:59They use foams like house foam so that you won't hear the rattling of the ammo inside.
33:15There you go.
33:16Looks like ammo.
33:17The holy grail.
33:30In Progresso...
33:31This is not Z-Pack.
33:32It's the scheduled drug, which is drug smuggling.
33:34So now you're a drug smugler.
33:35A family returning from Mexico has been detained after 100 prescription anti-anxiety pills
33:42were found hidden in a different bottle.
33:46It's an offense which could be punishable by a year in jail.
33:51When we checked the lady's purse, we ended up finding inside of a pack of antibiotic
33:56there was Xanax that was hidden inside.
33:58The young man has taken claim for it, saying it was his.
34:02So we're just trying to analyze the situation as it keeps going.
34:06Officer Terrio suspects the bottles were switched
34:09to enable the young man to cross with more meds than permitted.
34:13You guys knew you couldn't bring more than one, right?
34:15He did it.
34:16Well then why was it in there?
34:17I have no idea.
34:18You don't know why it's in there?
34:19No, he just gave us a bag.
34:20Bought a bottle of Z-Pack and it's a surprise inside.
34:22No, he just gave us a bag and says, here you go, put it in his bag.
34:24We see this every single day, that people put it in the wrong medication bottle.
34:28The family claims the pharmacy put the extra Xanax pills in their bags without their knowledge.
34:34But officers are skeptical.
34:36Just because they sell it on the shelf over there on the counter, that doesn't make it okay.
34:41A medication coming out of Mexico, it's not FDA approved.
34:45A lot of times it's laced with fentanyl.
34:47Yeah.
34:48There's a good chance you'll be arrested and it'll be a felony.
34:51Whoever's that is is pregnant and not in jail.
34:55The son's mislabeled bottle could put him in serious risk of prison time.
35:00Officers decide on a pat down to establish if he's smuggling anything else.
35:05Go ahead, take off your watch, leave it on the table for me.
35:08What about your chain?
35:09Can you take that off for me too, please?
35:11He's only 20, you know, they act like good.
35:14He's a good kid.
35:15I'm being very lucky.
35:16Come on, back up.
35:17Family is a good kid.
35:18Nice boy.
35:19Very nice boy.
35:20Oh my God.
35:21Put on the time.
35:23The pat down finds no other contraband.
35:26Thank you, sir.
35:27Yeah, no problem.
35:32Leaving officers with a decision to make.
35:35You're taking claim for that?
35:36Yes, ma'am.
35:37Okay, can I talk to you for a minute?
35:38Yes.
35:39Right over here?
35:40Because you don't have any prior offenses, I'm going to let you just return it to Mexico and not get arrested today.
35:48Are we okay with that?
35:49Yeah.
35:50Okay.
35:51You are going to be checked every time you come in now.
35:52For how long we think is lenient.
35:53However long we think is necessary.
35:55I don't even care.
35:56You didn't do a good thing.
35:57You got a job.
35:58I got a job.
35:59Okay.
36:00My job is to stay clean.
36:01Your job is to take care of them bad guys.
36:03Okay.
36:04All right.
36:05So let's do what you got to do.
36:06Okay.
36:07We're just going to have you return it to Mexico.
36:09The young man has avoided a penalty this time.
36:13This is the get out of jail free card for today.
36:15Oh.
36:16And once he's disposed of the excess pills in Mexico, they're all free to go.
36:22Thank you, honey.
36:23Of course.
36:24Hopefully this was a wake up call and he'll learn his lesson not to smuggle scheduled medications.
36:30It's just another Saturday in Progresso.
36:31It's just another Saturday in Progresso.
36:35I'm sorry.
36:36This is a great day.
36:37This is a great day here.
36:38I'm sorry.
36:39I'm sorry.
36:40I'm sorry.
36:41I'm sorry.
36:42It's just another Saturday in Progresso.
36:44I'm sorry.
36:45I'm sorry.
36:46I'm sorry.
36:47I'm sorry.
36:48I'm sorry.
36:49This is a good day.
36:50I'm sorry.
36:51an inspection of a convoy of two trailers.
36:55Looks like we got something here.
36:57Looks like ammo.
36:59Looks like there's a gun in there, too.
37:03Has uncovered suspected ammunition
37:05and a firearm hidden inside two car jump starters.
37:10There you go.
37:10The holy grail.
37:15The driver responsible is a courier
37:17who claims the trailer was preloaded
37:20and has no knowledge of the contents.
37:23We did some queries on the guy.
37:24No priors.
37:26Usually that's good for them.
37:27HSI will come in and do their investigation,
37:30and then we'll find out what they want to do with him.
37:35While he's interviewed by Homeland Security Investigations,
37:39the packages are sent for further inspection.
37:50We have 100 rounds of rifle ammunition.
37:5450 rounds, 100 rounds of .45 auto.
37:57And then we have 200 rounds of 9-millimeter,
38:03and another 40 rounds of rifle ammunition.
38:05That's a glove, 9-millimeter, and another 40 rounds
38:07of rifle ammunition.
38:08It's a glove, 9-millimeter, and another 40 rounds
38:11of rifle ammunition.
38:13And then we have 200 rounds of 9mm and another 40 rounds of rifle ammunition.
38:25That's a Glock 9mm.
38:38We do have to put an appraised value, so what we do is
38:41we look them up on the internet, see how much they're valued at.
38:44I think the most expensive box was like $76, so $500 worth of ammunition.
38:51They'll probably double the price in Mexico.
38:57The handgun is checked against a law enforcement database.
39:02We just need to run the gun to make sure it's not stolen.
39:06If it is, then you will more than likely go to jail.
39:10Being caught in possession of a stolen firearm in the U.S.
39:13can lead to a 10-year imprisonment.
39:18And I think it's going to be negative.
39:22It has no hits for it being stolen.
39:26A clean gun is good news for the courier,
39:29who has also cooperated fully with the interviewer.
39:32The driver was pretty straight up.
39:35He gave us the information we needed to look further into the investigation
39:40on where the gun and the ammo are coming from.
39:43So we're pretty happy with the outcome of it.
39:47The driver, it was his first offense, so our supervisor decided to let him go this time.
39:53He got lucky today, so he gets to walk.
40:01He may think twice about carrying unknown cargo in the future.
40:05If he's caught transporting illicit goods again, the courier could be charged up to $5,000,
40:16have his vehicle seized, or face jail time.
40:19You know, it's weapons and ammo that we got off the street, so we're pretty happy.
40:26It just helps our counterparts over there in Mexico take down some weapons,
40:30take down some ammo that, you know, could save lives over there.
40:33So the total, it ended up being one Glock, 43, two magazines, and 440 rounds of assorted ammunition.
40:43A pretty good lick for today.
41:03.
41:13.
41:22.
41:23.
41:24.
41:26Meyer
41:31.
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