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Contraband: Seized at the Border - Season 8 - Episode 01: 6-7 Hundred
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00:16At the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
00:25The officers of Customs and Border Protection
00:27fight a constant battle against drug smugglers
00:30working for the Mexican cartels.
00:37As evening draws near,
00:40Officer Orozco decides to search a bus.
00:43The vehicle isn't carrying any passengers,
00:46and the young driver is aroused suspicion.
00:50His story's pretty vague.
00:52He doesn't really know what's going on with his own bus,
00:54specifically the gas tank.
00:56He doesn't really know how to operate that door.
00:58So that's a pretty good indicator
00:59that he could just be hiding something there.
01:03The bus is x-rayed.
01:09There's definitely something there,
01:10because I can see the separation.
01:13Officers spot a faint shadow within the fuel tank.
01:22Specialized contractors are called in
01:24to drain the 185 gallons of fuel.
01:39Once empty, the tank is removed.
01:58And underneath...
01:59Wow.
02:00There we go.
02:01Oh, yeah.
02:02That's an access panel.
02:04They find a trap door.
02:07Now we just got to open it
02:08and see if there's anything in there.
02:21We have to do what we have to do.
02:41Progresso International Bridge.
02:44Progresso International Bridge.
02:52Progresso International Bridge.
02:55Thousands of U.S. citizens cross here every day
02:58to buy discounted medication in Mexico.
03:02Let me see the medication that you have.
03:03Anything controlled that you have.
03:05No.
03:07Meds can be up to 70% cheaper over the border,
03:11but must always be declared upon return.
03:20A lot of people are going for the dentist medication,
03:24the doctors, pedicures, and tacos, really.
03:28That's all I keep hearing.
03:30Hello.
03:30Hello.
03:31U.S. citizens, guys?
03:32Yes, sir.
03:33Any medications y'all bringing back, like Tromadon?
03:35I know they tried to sell it to you over there.
03:37Huh?
03:37You didn't give in?
03:38No.
03:38No?
03:40I need a few officers to sit.
03:42Sit down.
03:43Sit down.
03:43It's late afternoon.
03:46Officer Zavala has just received intel
03:48about a man behaving suspiciously on the bridge.
03:53A traveler informed the CBP officer
03:55that they noticed that this male subject,
03:58before making entry,
03:59he was placing something inside his pockets,
04:01and it looked very strange.
04:03And he said,
04:04hey, I noticed that this man that's coming in
04:06and he looks like this.
04:07You guys might want to check him out.
04:11Soon, a man matching the description arrives
04:16and is brought in for inspection.
04:30Now we have this male subject.
04:32He is waiting to be inspected,
04:33and he appears to be very nervous.
04:42And officers quickly discover undeclared vials
04:46hidden in his pockets and in his boots.
04:51He's smoking testosterone?
04:54Yeah, for a while.
04:56Synthetic testosterone is a steroid sometimes used
05:00to increase muscle mass
05:02and improve athletic and sexual performance.
05:06Right at the other side.
05:07Since it's a controlled medication,
05:10failing to declare it at the border
05:12is a criminal offense.
05:14This man is now facing a hefty fine
05:18or even jail.
05:20What was your purpose for going to Mexico today?
05:24Therapeutic to pick up, you know.
05:40At the San Ysidro port of entry,
05:43Officer Orozco is leading the search of a bus.
05:47That's an access panel.
05:48Now we just got to open it
05:49and see if there's anything in there.
05:53Officers have spotted an unusual panel
05:55on the underside of the fuel tank.
05:58It looks like you can actually see the weld marks.
06:00It looks like it's cut inside the tank.
06:03Leading them to believe
06:04it has been modified to hide narcotics.
06:09There's an access panel
06:10that you just use a screwdriver to take it off.
06:13Whatever they have in there,
06:14they can load it up, take it out.
06:23Wow, another one.
06:25It's like a second one.
06:26Literally a tank within a tank.
06:28I've never seen that.
06:30That's crazy.
06:46Oh, of course.
06:48There we go.
06:51Behind the second panel
06:52is what looks like a glass tank.
06:55Tank within a tank.
06:58Those are cellophane packages.
07:00That is definitely not supposed to be in there.
07:04Cellophane packages
07:05consistent with narcotic smuggling.
07:18Oh, that's so full.
07:21Oh, baby.
07:22There's a brick right there.
07:23Wow, that's heavy.
07:25Insane.
07:26I haven't seen packages this big
07:28in my entire career.
07:31Just throw it on top.
07:33Take a 40.
07:3440.
07:35And as the packages are removed,
07:38it soon becomes clear
07:39that this is a huge
07:41and unprecedented load.
07:44In my experience,
07:46the size of the pricks
07:48and how well-packed they are.
07:50It's going to be hard narco,
07:52probably fentanyl, cocaine,
07:54something like that.
07:55That's great.
07:56That's exactly why we're here.
07:58What's the percentage of it?
08:0020%.
08:0020%?
08:01Yeah.
08:02Oh, my God.
08:19At Progresso International Bridge
08:22in Texas.
08:23He's smuggling testosterone?
08:26Yeah, for a while.
08:28Officers are questioning a man
08:30caught smuggling controlled steroid medication
08:33across the border.
08:36During the pat-down,
08:37he had undeclared testosterone vials
08:39in his boot area
08:40and his pocket areas.
08:43What was your purpose for...
08:44What are my supposed to do?
08:46Therapeutic to pick up, you know.
08:50You traveling with somebody else, sir?
08:51Yes, sir.
08:52Who's that?
08:53My girlfriend.
08:54We were living together.
08:55The man says he uses the testosterone
08:58to boost his performance.
09:01All those small amounts
09:03can legally be brought across the border.
09:05The man has made a mistake
09:07by not declaring it.
09:10They're adults.
09:11They know what they're doing.
09:12When someone hides it
09:14or conceals it
09:14from CBP officers' inspection,
09:16at that point,
09:17it will be considered smuggling.
09:34He voluntarily says,
09:35I can go get the prescription
09:36from my vehicle.
09:37I explained to him
09:38that it's no longer valid
09:39because of the method
09:40he was smuggling that testosterone.
09:43Now that Officer Zavala
09:45is satisfied the man
09:46intentionally failed
09:47to declare the medication.
09:49She needs to decide
09:51what will happen to him next.
09:53We're going to seek
09:54federal prosecution free.
09:56Now, if that's declined,
09:57we'll seek state prosecution.
10:00Okay, can you look
10:01at the camera real quick?
10:01Yeah, I've taken it
10:02for quite some time.
10:03Uh-huh.
10:05I have a prescription for this.
10:07I'm not trying to smuggle oxy
10:09across the border and sell it.
10:11This is personal use.
10:12I need to get a hold
10:13of my girlfriend
10:14or a lawyer or somebody.
10:17He seems to have regretted
10:18the mistake he did,
10:19but we have to follow through,
10:21and as of now,
10:22it will lead into prosecution.
10:26Trust me,
10:26I won't try to save money again.
10:28Yeah.
10:29How much does it cost you
10:30in the U.S.?
10:31About $300.
10:33How much did you trade
10:34for the motor?
10:35$80.
10:38The man's attempt
10:39at saving money
10:40has come at a huge cost.
10:43Smuggling controlled medication
10:45can result in fines
10:47of thousands of dollars
10:48and up to 10 years in jail.
10:52Local police officers arrive
10:53and escort him
10:55for further questioning.
10:57Many people,
10:59they know they talk,
11:00they pass the word around.
11:02They may think it's easier
11:03just to smuggle it.
11:04We don't know
11:05if he has done it before.
11:06I mean,
11:07we don't know
11:07if it's the first time,
11:08but I'm sure
11:09he'll learn his lesson.
11:23In San Ysidro.
11:27Wow.
11:28Oh, of course.
11:30Here we go.
11:32Those are cellophane packages.
11:34That is definitely
11:35not supposed to be in there.
11:38Officers have found
11:39a secret compartment
11:40inside the fuel tank
11:41of a charter bus
11:42loaded with suspicious packages.
11:46In my experience,
11:48it's going to be hard narco,
11:50probably fentanyl,
11:51cocaine,
11:51something like that.
11:55I think we're done.
12:04Now it's empty.
12:08This is how it was secured
12:09to the glass tank
12:10with these wedges over here.
12:12They could have used
12:13on makeshift hardware
12:15to secure it
12:16to the sides
12:16of the square.
12:18At first glance,
12:19it looks something
12:20like electric tape,
12:22but obviously,
12:22they put some type
12:23of adhesive
12:23that would have allowed
12:25it to injure
12:26moisture conditions.
12:29The box totals.
12:3022.
12:3122.
12:3227.
12:3327.
12:3525.
12:3625.
12:39149.
12:40Barry.
12:41With 149 bundles recovered,
12:44this has been
12:45a highly successful search.
12:47I personally
12:49have not seen bundles
12:50that thick.
12:51It's a very good feeling.
12:52It's a good learning experience
12:53and what to look out for
12:54for other buses
12:55that are probably
12:55doing the same thing.
12:56That's probably why
12:57we haven't seen it.
12:58We haven't caught it.
12:59The bricks
13:00are immediately field tested
13:02by Officer Moreno.
13:05It's a white powdery substance.
13:09Its consistency
13:09is similar to cocaine.
13:20For this particular field test,
13:22it should be a mixture
13:23of blue and pink.
13:24It will indicate
13:25that it tested positive.
13:30And it does.
13:31We have a color affirmation
13:32for pink and blue.
13:36It's positive for cocaine.
13:39It is positive.
13:40We just confirmed it right now
13:41on the field test kit.
13:44The cocaine was likely shipped
13:46by one of Mexico's
13:47powerful drug cartels,
13:49who went to great lengths
13:51to engineer a hiding place
13:52that they hoped
13:53would evade detection.
13:57What I noticed
13:58after they took the tank out,
14:00this is just a piece
14:01of plywood.
14:02There should not be
14:03a piece of plywood
14:04under a gas tank.
14:05That's probably
14:06a fire hazard.
14:07But,
14:08if you lift it,
14:11you can see
14:12tack welds right here.
14:13These welds,
14:15that's more than likely
14:16they cut
14:18the sheet metal off
14:19so they could access
14:20the access panel
14:21under the tank
14:21and get to the drugs.
14:23So they were going
14:24from underneath.
14:26These panels right here,
14:27they're very thin.
14:30You can kind of push on.
14:32So they more than likely
14:34just lifted it
14:35all the way down
14:38to access
14:39that panel underneath.
14:41And then they re-welded
14:42it back together.
14:44The huge load is weighing.
14:48It came back
14:49as all being cocaine.
14:51After weighing
14:52the 149 packages,
14:54we got over
14:55221 kilos confirmed.
14:59The drugs have a street value
15:02of a staggering
15:02six and a half million dollars.
15:07The young driver,
15:08likely employed
15:09by the cartel,
15:10could be looking
15:11at 20 years
15:12behind bars.
15:16It's definitely
15:17the reason why
15:18I'm on this team.
15:19That's kind of my thing.
15:21I get the adrenaline rush
15:22out of finding dope.
15:24And I've been on this unit
15:26for about four years now.
15:28That's an amazing day.
15:29That's an amazing day,
15:30but you know what?
15:30We'll be back tomorrow
15:31to do it again.
15:32Forrest.
15:36Forrest.
15:38Forrest.
15:38Forrest.
15:39Forrest.
15:41Forrest.
15:43Forrest.
15:44Forrest.
15:45Forrest.
15:47Forrest.
15:50Forrest.
15:50Forrest.
15:51Forrest.
15:59Forrest.
16:03Forrest.
16:04Forrest.
16:04Primary via line.
16:05Ascord on 2.
16:06Ascord on 2.
16:06Ascord on 2.
16:07AQI.
16:08Referring a vehicle
16:09to lane 3.
16:12350 million people
16:13cross the U.S.-Mexico border
16:15each year.
16:26And some bring extra passengers
16:29along for the ride.
16:32But I've seen all kinds of animals.
16:34Recently there was a monkey,
16:37other things like reptiles.
16:39I grabbed a sock once.
16:40I didn't know what it was.
16:41I picked it up, started moving.
16:42It was a couple of anacondas.
16:51Today, Officer Fuentes
16:52has stopped a family,
16:54attempting to cross back
16:56into the U.S.
16:57with a furry friend.
16:59Oh, that's so cute.
17:01Does it have a name?
17:02I have a name.
17:03Larry?
17:03I have a name.
17:05Larry?
17:05I have a name.
17:09Larry the ferret
17:11has been on a road trip to Mexico
17:13and is now returning home
17:15to the United States.
17:17Actually, that ferret
17:18from Atlanta, Georgia,
17:20so they came down,
17:21they went to Mexico,
17:22they did their business,
17:23they're coming back.
17:25Due to the threat of diseases,
17:27such as rabies,
17:29there are strict requirements
17:30for animals that cross the border.
17:33Those classed as wildlife
17:34rather than pets,
17:36face even tougher rules.
17:40Officer Fuentes needs to establish
17:43whether ferrets are considered
17:45domestic or wild animals.
17:48We're looking to see
17:49if the actual animal is a type
17:51of animal that can be brought across
17:53like a cat,
17:54like a pet,
17:55dog,
17:56or even a rabbit.
17:57I'm going to check it out
17:58because I don't know
17:59what it is really.
18:02Officers make a call
18:03to the Fish and Wildlife Service.
18:07Okay.
18:10If they decide Larry
18:11doesn't qualify to enter the U.S.,
18:14the couple will have to turn back
18:16to Mexico.
18:20We look at this paperwork
18:21to see if all the meds
18:22are up-to-date,
18:23and we'll see what they say.
18:32.
18:44CBP officers are on constant lookout
18:46for felons attempting to cross in
18:49and out of the country.
18:52On average, 86 wanted criminals are apprehended
18:56at U.S. borders every day.
18:59We see that all the time where somebody might not
19:02have traveled for six months by warrant on the record.
19:07And for whatever reason, they don't think customs checks
19:10when they come back through.
19:13So we run them the fingerprint, confirm the warrant,
19:16and then they're here overnight.
19:19When background checks indicate someone is wanted,
19:23officers immediately detain them.
19:37Today, at Progresso International Bridge,
19:40a man has been flagged as having an active arrest warrant.
19:46With all that's happening, did you have a warrant for arrest?
19:49The officers notice the man has been injured.
19:53He's intoxicated, but we also know that he has blood
19:55coming from his nose.
19:56Do you have any injuries, sir, in your body or anything like that?
19:59The shoulder band is over there.
20:00Right here?
20:01Your left?
20:03This one right here?
20:04OK.
20:04What happened to your nose?
20:05You're bleeding.
20:06Nothing.
20:08Since they don't have any information
20:10about the man's alleged crime, Officer Kontu
20:13is assigned to investigate.
20:16Fingerprints confirms if that's the person
20:18we were looking for or not.
20:21It will show that he has an outstanding warrant
20:23on his print, too.
20:25But in order to ensure they have the right person,
20:28he will need to be identified.
20:31What's going to happen right now?
20:32I'm going to take it for your prints.
20:33Oh.
20:35It's fine, bro.
20:36I don't know what's going on.
20:38Like I said, I was trying to cross back after eating.
20:41Mm-hmm.
20:42And that's all.
20:43Yeah.
20:47Well, we're not going to have any problems, right?
20:49No, bro.
20:51I haven't done it, bro.
20:53I'm just asking.
20:53I was hungry.
20:55He claims to have crossed the border for a meal
20:58and appears to have returned intoxicated.
21:03Let me take your prints first, man,
21:04so I can put you in the cell.
21:05What's my reasoning?
21:07Let me take your prints so I can put you in the cell.
21:10The suspect refuses to have his fingerprints taken.
21:14Because I don't know what's going on, actually.
21:15I'm trying to cross the border, and I'm normally...
21:18Come on, man.
21:19Nothing, nothing, man.
21:20Come on.
21:21Come on.
21:23Come on, man.
21:28I just need to take your prints.
21:29That's it.
21:29OK.
21:35Sorry.
21:36You're going to take your prints or not?
21:37Yeah, I just want to go on.
21:39All right, well, you don't let me explain to you.
21:41OK, go ahead.
21:42I'm trying to...
21:43I need to take your prints to make sure if it's you
21:46that want it or not want it.
21:48I need to take your prints first before anything else.
21:50I'm fine.
21:51If you're going to be not letting me,
21:53then you can stay here until you're ready.
21:55OK.
21:57Go on.
21:58With the man refusing to comply,
22:00he will now have to sober up in a cell.
22:18AOL, on the lane 4, AOL.
22:21In Texas, a family returning to the U.S.
22:24is under inspection because they're accompanied by a ferret.
22:30Oh, that's so cute.
22:31Does he have a name?
22:32Larry.
22:33Larry?
22:34Yeah, Larry.
22:36Officer Fuentes is awaiting confirmation from the U.S.
22:39Fish and Wildlife Service that ferrets are classed as domestic pets.
22:45If not, then Larry will be considered a wild animal and is
22:50likely to be refused entry.
22:53If it's a kind of like a, I would say, I shouldn't say exotic, but like not a very usual
22:58animal.
22:59Unfortunately, some people, they try to go into Mexico, they try to come back.
23:03Well, that's a problem.
23:05We have to pick those animals up.
23:11As he waits for an answer on Larry's status, Officer Fuentes checks the couple's other paperwork.
23:24They had all their papers, they have the vet papers from this side, all the rabies vaccine.
23:29All the meds are up to date.
23:31Soon, Fish and Wildlife calls back.
23:35They confirm that ferrets are classed as domestic pets.
23:50Larry is now free to pass back into the U.S.
23:56We don't get a lot of ferrets around here.
24:00I've been here for a while, been like 31 years, and it's probably my third ferret, actually.
24:06That's pretty neat.
24:29In Progresso, officers have detained a man who is believed to be wanted.
24:38Come on, come on.
24:39The suspect is intoxicated and has so far refused
24:43to have his fingerprints taken.
24:46I need to take your prints to make sure if it's you that
24:49want it or not want it.
24:51If you're going to be not letting me,
24:53then you can stay here till you're ready.
24:56Until he has his prints, Officer Cantu
24:58is unable to confirm whether the man is definitely
25:01the person named on the warrant.
25:05Are you going to do it, yes or no?
25:06Yes, sir.
25:07OK, come on.
25:08I don't need to do it.
25:09I'm trying to go home, like I said.
25:10OK.
25:11Right here.
25:11Left hand.
25:15Come on, man.
25:17Relax your hand.
25:20Step back a little bit.
25:21Sure.
25:23Look at the camera.
25:24Sure.
25:36So it's going to take about 20 minutes for me to confirm
25:38if it's you or not, all right?
25:42Do you know you have anything pending, man, anywhere?
25:44I don't.
25:46You don't?
25:46You've been arrested lately?
25:48No.
25:49You have no idea.
25:50You don't have court pending.
25:51You don't have anything pending.
25:52Any charges?
25:55No.
25:55No arrest lately?
25:56From my personal self?
25:57No, sir.
25:59I'll let you know as soon as I know.
26:00OK.
26:02Officer Kantu soon hears back from McAllen PD.
26:06The fingerprints were a match.
26:09The subject has five outstanding warrants for, one for methamphetamine,
26:14hydrocannabis, synthetic cannabis, possession of dangerous drugs,
26:19and possession and delivery.
26:23Five outstanding warrants at this time.
26:27McAllen PD did confirm that we'll be coming and picking up the subject.
26:32Despite the man's claims of ignorance, it appears he's been arrested multiple times
26:37for a variety of drug offenses.
26:41Just so you know, McAllen PD is becoming harder.
26:44What?
26:44What's my charge?
26:45You have five outstanding warrants.
26:47I have warrants?
26:48Yes.
26:49My name?
26:50Adam McAllen.
26:51What were the warrants for?
26:52Uh, there's five different ones, man.
26:56For myself?
26:56Yes.
26:57My name?
26:58For methamphetamine, cannabis.
27:01For my name?
27:02For your name.
27:02I have warrants.
27:03Your prints.
27:04So, I mean, if you have an attorney, whatever, you can deal with that when you get over there.
27:09I'm just letting you know what's going to happen.
27:12Most of these guys, they all claim the same thing.
27:14They have no idea.
27:15They had a pending warrant.
27:17Some say they weren't notified.
27:19They didn't get a letter, for whatever reason.
27:22But some will admit, some won't.
27:24Like this guy, he's just plain saying he has no idea what happened.
27:28McAllen Police Department arrives to take the man into custody.
27:32Good night, my son.
27:33All right, man.
27:34Have a good night.
27:34Good luck, man.
27:40He will appear before a judge in the morning, where he'll have to answer for his alleged crimes.
27:57Drug cartels employ all kinds of techniques to evade detection.
28:06But their most common strategy is to conceal narcotics deep within a vehicle.
28:15To try to catch them in the act, tonight, Officer Sarayan and his team are conducting an operation.
28:27Randomly selecting cars for detailed inspections.
28:32This is a great operation to do because people don't expect it.
28:35If they see any sort of signs of tampering or a person looks a little suspicious, a random x-ray
28:40screening to see if there's any sort of contraband in the car.
28:44We've caught a lot of people doing this, and I think it's a great operation. I love it.
28:50It's 8.30 in the evening, and a vehicle arriving from Mexico has been stopped.
28:58Be careful because the side of the car stinks.
29:01Like what?
29:02Like?
29:03Like drugs or?
29:04No.
29:05Just smells?
29:05I wish it was drugs.
29:06Oh, it just smells like bad?
29:07It smells like .
29:10With a strange smell coming from within the car, Officer Sarayan questions the driver and passenger.
29:18What were you doing over there in Mexico?
29:20How long were you there for?
29:23They're teenagers, who claim to have been visiting relatives.
29:29And how do you know?
29:30A girlfriend.
29:31How long have you been here?
29:33A girlfriend?
29:33How long have you been here?
29:34A year?
29:34A year together?
29:34A year together?
29:36No.
29:37He was a little shaky with me when I asked him how long they've been together.
29:40He had to look at her for like approval.
29:42Kind of suspicious.
29:43And also I just got a red flag from the girl.
29:45She went like this.
29:46Like for me, like how I see that is, does she not want to be seen with him?
29:50Is that really her boyfriend?
29:51I always say if you lie, you can lie about anything.
29:53Because that's just how people work.
29:59The car will be searched.
30:04The car will be searched.
30:14The car smell.
30:18Oh my God.
30:23It smells like rotten eggs.
30:25It smells like something died in that car.
30:28With the powerful stench making it difficult to even inspect the vehicle, Officer Diaz arrives to assist.
30:37This is probably one of the stinkiest car I ever been inside.
30:44It got like a rotten egg smell to it.
30:48The smell is there.
30:50I just cannot pinpoint where it's coming from.
30:55Honestly, it smells like a public bathroom.
30:57And this smells is not something normal.
31:02Although there's nothing illegal about the smell, officers want to identify the source in case there's an illicit explanation.
31:12It's definitely on the chemical side.
31:14But at the same time, it feels organic.
31:18Officer Diaz questions the couple to see if they can shed any light on the mysterious odor.
31:25Are you the ones with the black Cadillac?
31:27Already, I just need you to stay seated for a moment.
31:30But their answers only add to his suspicions.
31:34They say that, what are you talking about, the car doesn't smell.
31:37Which it really does.
31:39The smell is definitely coming from the driver's side.
31:43Ugh.
31:45Yeah.
31:45Roger yeah.
31:59I really don't want to drive.
32:01Yeah.
32:12Anyway need help.
32:13But my engineering miss outfield, no!
32:13each year half a million firearms are smuggled from the united states into mexico
32:19where the laws on gun ownership are much stricter
32:24going outbound towards mexico we're going to be looking for firearms ammunitions we might have a
32:29camper full of stuff all the way to the top so our officers have to you know check every single
32:35thing make sure they're not hiding in some certain places you know our officers work hard and they
32:39try to check thoroughly everything smuggled firearms typically go straight into the hands of the
32:45cartels and it's become such a problem the mexican border has earned the nickname the iron river
32:57this evening officer garcia is carrying out checks on a driver with a heavily loaded van
33:05we do need for sure need to check them out so we're hoping to find anything firearms ammunition
33:10ammo anything that we can find that we can seize as the officers run items through the x-ray scanner
33:17the driver appears nervous
33:23good
33:42nothing is standing out but officer garcia still has to work his way to the bottom
33:50negative on these
33:55with so many items in the van
34:04a canine is brought in to speed up the search
34:07yeah
34:10we had our boxes lined up and we let our canine and take a little whack at it see what
34:15they
34:15could maybe hit on something
34:19the dog begins to show interest
34:26and alerts on a bag by sitting down
34:31all right let's see what we got
34:37there it is
34:40so right here you have like a barrel one barrel
34:47and then right about here you have one pistol and you have a scope right here
34:53the bag is full of weapon parts officers immediately detain the driver
35:08in hidalgo texas
35:11in hidalgo texas
35:24and this melts it's not something normal with no obvious source of the odor
35:31it's definitely on the chemical side but at the same time it feels organic
35:36officers now suspect it may have been deliberately planted in order to mask the smell of narcotics from the canines
35:47they usually try to deter and on on the narcotics itself they'll wrap it in like
35:51like the dryer sheets and stuff like that and like pour like maybe like food on it something like that
35:57you know just to like deter the dog from smoking narcotics
36:02but these tactics rarely work
36:06canine secondary
36:10the canine unit arrives to check over the vehicle
36:14like uh-uh
36:19no the smell is definitely coming from the driver's side
36:28although it doesn't indicate the dog shows interest in the dashboard
36:33we're going to try to get it to the x-ray
36:36to see if there's something inside the frame or something hiding
36:41the car is sent through the x-ray
37:05the x-ray was pretty clear there was nothing organic or nothing hidden within
37:10the frame of the vehicle
37:11after doing my physical inspection after knowing k9 was negative as well
37:16and taking it to the x-ray machine and pretty satisfied with like the result that there was nothing
37:20there although the vehicle is clear of any contraband officer diaz is convinced it may have been a test
37:29in an attempt to literally threw officers off the scent
37:35i do believe that this was just a test run to see if we were going to inspect the vehicle
37:39in what areas
37:40we were going to be searching over my five-year career i never have anything like that with that smell
37:46that strong
38:05that the camino real international bridge
38:08So right here, you have like a barrel, one barrel.
38:15And then right about here, you have one pistol.
38:19A driver with a van heavily loaded with goods has been detained
38:24after a scan of a bag revealed a gun.
38:28We're going to go take it inside and verify everything.
38:33Should I have a phone today?
38:34Yes, sir.
38:36The gift, though, keeps on giving.
38:43Officer García inspects the contents of the bag more closely.
39:05This one looks like it's wrapped in a jean.
39:06Here we go.
39:20Actually, rifle barrel.
39:24Guns, hats, and also a little poster for it.
39:37The search reveals a small pistol and the disassembled parts of a rifle in a clear attempt to conceal it.
39:58The officers checked that the guns aren't stolen and confirmed their street value.
40:10So as of right now, the guns aren't reported stolen. This rifle has a street value of about $600, $700
40:18with the revolver. The price on this one is $110.
40:25It's likely that the man was trying to sell the weapons on the black market in Mexico, where he could
40:31make double their value.
40:34Instead, he is now looking at a minimum of five years in jail.
40:40It's a good seizure. We got weapons. We caught him with weapons going into Mexico.
40:44It feels good taking these guns out of the street. It might have saved somebody's life, somebody that might have
40:50been killed.
40:52The .
40:54The .
40:54The .
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