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Borderforce USA Season 7 Episode 2
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00:06Every day, 5,000 cargo vehicles cross the 3.2-mile far bridge in Texas, making it one of the
00:15busiest
00:16trucking routes in America. The most common thing on this port is what we call transfers.
00:23Drivers that are transfers, they just pick up the tractor-trailers on the Mexican side
00:28and just drive them over. That's their job. Have a safe trip.
00:32For truck drivers, the transfer route offers a steady source of income,
00:36but can make them vulnerable to exploitation.
00:45This morning, a fuel tanker trying to enter in the fast lane is selected for inspection.
00:52This lane is normally used with drivers that have a fast cart,
00:57which means that they're pre-vetted. But it's been a trend lately that we need to double-check drivers
01:05that have fast, as we say, due to the local cartels finding new weights. They're getting a hold of
01:12people that have good records, fast cart holders, to get their narcotics across.
01:26The tanker that entered through the fast lane is x-rayed.
01:35How does it look? So far, I'm looking around at the basics. So far, so good.
01:47The tanker is clean, so Officer Rodriguez checks the cab.
01:56Looking at this, I think you should take a look at this area right here, yeah.
02:02There's an unusual shape in the driver's sleeping compartment.
02:06Some type of rectangles that are actually darker than the surrounding area.
02:11It's an anomaly right here, actually.
02:22Make sure you have to be moved to the room.
02:23It's a little bit improved.
02:24I think you should have to be moving.
02:24Are we going to be quick in jail?
02:25We have to do what we have to do.
02:49There are nearly 7 million outstanding warrants in the U.S. for wanted criminals.
02:54What did you go do in Mexico?
02:57Any fugitives returning to American soil risk being stopped by Customs and Border Protection
03:05officers.
03:14Today at the Progreso Bridge, a young woman returning home from a shopping trip to Mexico
03:20has been detained.
03:21Right now, I have a subject that attempted to enter the United States.
03:25She is a U.S. citizen.
03:27Upon running her name, the primary officer saw that she has a warrant.
03:32She's just been doing her own thing, living her life, roaming around the U.S. with no
03:37issues because she hadn't had contact with law enforcement.
03:43The woman claims to know nothing about the warrant.
03:47I'm going to take your fingerprints, OK?
03:49Stand up.
03:49OK.
03:51Your left hand, four fingers, right here.
03:56Hello?
03:56Her prints are taken to confirm her identity.
04:28What did you go do in Mexico today, ma'am?
04:30I'm going to take her to confirm her identity.
04:34There's a restroom right there.
04:36You need water.
04:36You can just let me know, OK?
04:42Further details about the warrant have come through.
04:45It's a no-bond warrant for military desertion.
04:49This is actually my first time I am seeing a warrant for military desertion.
04:54I had never seen it before.
04:55This is very uncommon.
04:57Military desertion is the unauthorized and permanent abandonment of duty without permission.
05:03It can carry up to 10 years in jail.
05:09With very few details and a serious charge, Officer Peña digs deeper into her story.
05:15Do you know more or less what's going on or not really?
05:29The woman pleads ignorance, but Officer Peña delivers the bad news.
05:35So that's what it's for.
05:36And we're going to see if you're going to want to come pick your zero warrant for that.
05:45She is saying that she attempted to go to the military and that on her way over there,
05:49she did not feel very well.
05:51She decided that she was not going to make it.
05:54Nobody told her she was going to have a warrant for military desertion.
06:11At Far Bridge, a fuel tanker being driven by a pre-approved driver with a fast pass has been stopped.
06:18It's an anomaly right here, actually.
06:21Suspicious shapes in the driver's sleeping compartment have shown up in an x-ray.
06:25Some type of rectangles that are actually darker than the surrounding areas.
06:34While the driver is detained in the cells, the tanker is taken to a secure area where Officer Hinojosa immediately
06:46spots more irregularities.
06:49The difference between the sleeper and the cab, there's about a four-inch difference.
06:56And then if we make our way back here, we'll be able to see that the sleeper is supposed to
07:02be standing on airbags.
07:05For some reason, they were taken off.
07:09They zero in on this area.
07:12The anomaly was underneath the mattress.
07:16He's got all his personal boots.
07:20But you can see there's a break here on the floor.
07:24And that's fiberglass, right?
07:26Yes.
07:27This sleeper is normally made out of cheap metal, so there shouldn't be any fiberglass.
07:40There's a mat.
07:41There's a compartment.
07:43The cab's been modified to create a hidden storage area beneath the driver's bed.
07:49Oh, I see something.
07:51You see that?
07:55We got bundles.
07:58We got it.
08:11In Progreso, a young woman returning from a trip to Mexico has been detained.
08:20She has a warrant for military desertion.
08:24Fort Sill.
08:25This is the people who were looking for her.
08:28Oh, okay.
08:28So that book is going to pick her up?
08:30Yeah.
08:31I just heard that we got confirmation that it's going to be an extraditable warrant.
08:39Officer Peña is informed that the woman deserted from Fort Sill Military Academy in Oklahoma five years ago.
08:46Although the woman claimed she didn't know she had a warrant out for her arrest, she'll be picked up by
08:52the local sheriff and handed over to the military.
08:55Fort Sill already made arrangements.
08:57That whole county is going to pick up and hold for them.
08:59I believe that's where she should have gone before basic training.
09:03Okay.
09:07Does Fort Sill ring a bell or anything?
09:09That's what I went before basic training.
09:11Okay.
09:11On the very first day, I put the mouse in because I went to some sort of hospital.
09:16Okay.
09:16And ever since I know it's a hole.
09:18After you left the hospital, like, you didn't contact them?
09:20I understand.
09:21So you just didn't follow up with them?
09:24You feel like maybe that's why they put a warrant out?
09:29So what made you go in there in the first place?
09:31My brother's also in the military, so I wanted to go with them and then my brother watch you.
09:37Oh, okay.
09:38So it's kind of like a family tradition to join the military.
09:42It was funny.
09:43You have to be tough mentally, right?
09:46Do you want me to tell the people you're traveling with to leave because they are going to pick you
09:50up?
09:50You're going to go to Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office.
09:53If you left, I'll be home.
09:56I believe her heart was in the right place enlisting because of her brother.
10:01She was not prepared to make that life-changing decision since she was super young.
10:06She will ultimately have to face the consequences of not going through her choice of enlisting.
10:13Officer Peña informs the girl's traveling companion that her friend won't be coming home tonight.
10:19So they are going to come and pick her up, Hidalgo County.
10:24She's going to get arrested, okay?
10:27She's your friend?
10:30I'm sorry.
10:32But she seems to be taking it okay.
10:35If it didn't come out now, it was going to come out later if she went on a trip flying
10:40anywhere.
10:41So I think it's better for her to arrange that now and fix it.
10:45Any other questions?
10:47No.
10:48You're welcome.
10:49Have a good one.
10:51Can I have your name and badge number?
10:56Law enforcement arrives to make their arrest.
11:01Right there.
11:02Stay your phone in, please.
11:04All right.
11:04Can you please settle?
11:06Yes.
11:07Turn around.
11:08Make my arrest, okay?
11:12I'm sorry.
11:13I think that means throw up.
11:16Overwhelmed by the situation, the woman starts to feel unwell.
11:21Do you want to sit down?
11:22Can you use the restroom real quick?
11:24Just me and me.
11:25You don't want it?
11:26No.
11:27When Hidalgo County came, she started to get visibly sick.
11:30She asked for a trash can because she was about to throw up.
11:33And it is just very interesting how the same thing happened to her when she was going to her basic
11:39training.
11:40With no bond allowed, she will be extradited to a military base in Oklahoma and could be locked up for
11:48the foreseeable future.
11:49It's very important for somebody if they're going to make that kind of decision to really do their research and
11:55be very sure because these are the consequences that will follow.
11:59Now she is going to jail.
12:01She's going to get arrested and face a charge of desertion because she did not follow through the whole enlistment.
12:22Eagle Pass International Bridge links the city of Piedras Negras in Mexico with Eagle Pass Texas.
12:36It's a popular route for the 30% of Texans who have friends and family in Mexico.
12:42And the purpose of your trip?
12:44Well, I came to pick up your grandma.
12:51This afternoon, an SUV has been stopped.
12:55We have a vehicle that was returned from Mexico.
12:57It was sent to inspection.
13:00It smells like marijuana.
13:02We're going to have seven point and go from there.
13:06The vehicle belongs to a man who's returning home with his nephew after a family gathering.
13:12It smells like weed in there.
13:14Do you smell it?
13:16Oh, yeah.
13:21You can kind of see some residue here.
13:36Looks like residue.
13:46This vehicle was referred in due to a strong odor of marijuana.
13:50We searched through the vehicle.
13:51I did find a small jar with what looks like residue here behind the LED screen.
13:57They have what appears to be a pipe with some residue.
14:03Due to the strong smell, they're concerned a larger stash of marijuana might be hidden in the vehicle.
14:10It's sent for an x-ray.
14:14Every vehicle can have, like, secret compartments.
14:17It's just a matter of finding them.
14:20A good area would be this area right here in the dash.
14:26Engine is a big block, so you can hide stuff there.
14:29Like, anywhere you can think of, they can hide things.
14:36The scan comes up clean.
14:38I didn't see anything.
14:40But officers are still not convinced the pair isn't hiding something.
14:48Even walking around them, I can smell it on them, so...
15:00They bring in a canine to conduct a body search.
15:08If the dog detects any drugs, it will alert.
15:18No alert is made, so the uncle and his nephew are clean.
15:22Right now, we go to test it.
15:27But while the search has turned up only a small amount of suspected marijuana...
15:32Something to bring leaf and...
15:36Goodbye, man.
15:37Because it's illegal to cross the border with any amount of the narcotic,
15:41the men could still be liable for a penalty.
15:44So we're going to have an officer test the residue if it's positive.
15:49We're going to charge the driver a $500 fine.
15:53But before a fine is determined...
15:57Outside, events have taken an unexpected turn.
16:02The younger man has been violently sick, causing officers to be concerned.
16:08Have you taken anything today?
16:10I need to know for your safety, all right?
16:12Be honest with me, maybe it's your safety that might be in my gun.
16:15Yes, sir.
16:16You want an ambulance?
16:18Or you got to do a safe one.
16:19We'll have one here immediately.
16:26In FAR...
16:27We got bundles.
16:28Officers have discovered packets of suspected narcotics hidden in the cab of an empty fuel tanker.
16:35Here's one.
16:37Here's another.
16:38The cab's been modified to create a hidden storage area beneath the driver's bed.
16:43It's a very good sophisticated compartment.
16:46They didn't get in luck this night.
16:48There you go.
16:50The secret compartment is packed full.
16:5630.
16:5730 packages.
16:59That's great, man.
17:00That was the last one.
17:08That's what I call an empty compartment right there.
17:11The bundles are taken to the seizure room to be processed.
17:17I strongly believe it's going to be cocaine, but it could be crystal meth.
17:21Using laser analysis, the testing kit can identify over 14,000 substances, including all the common narcotics.
17:30Feel it open just enough so I can shoot my laser in there.
17:40And sure enough, my guess was correct.
17:44100% cocaine.
17:51All 30 packages contain cocaine.
17:55We're going to go ahead and transfer the 30 packages over to our scale, and we're going to determine the
18:01weight.
18:03Over 90% of cocaine headed to the U.S. from South America travels through Mexico.
18:09And every package that's intercepted disrupts that trade.
18:1534.56 kilos of cocaine.
18:19Even if the driver was coerced by a criminal gang, he's likely to be facing significant jail time.
18:28Today's bust has taken drugs with an estimated street value of over $1 million out of the hands of the
18:35cartels and their dealers.
18:37It's a significant amount, and we are stopping that narcotic from entering the United States.
18:43It was teamwork, and it was a great result.
18:53The Texas-Mexico border is the busiest international crossing in the world.
18:58Any kind of medication with you today?
18:59No.
18:59We get coconuts.
19:01When are you heading back to Michigan?
19:03Officers here rely on experience, intuition, and instinct to spot when someone is lying.
19:09How old are you?
19:09I'm 20.
19:11Nothing in your pockets?
19:11No.
19:13Here you go.
19:13All right, thanks.
19:14Ma'am.
19:15This afternoon in Progreso, Officer Cantu...
19:19How are you today?
19:19I'm good in here.
19:20...is vetting travelers in the pedestrian lanes.
19:24What do you bring with you?
19:25Nothing.
19:27A dentist appointment.
19:29Where do you live?
19:30Mississippi.
19:36You live in Mississippi now?
19:37Yes.
19:38When did you get here?
19:40Literally now at 4.30 when I got here.
19:42From Mississippi?
19:43Yeah, I was traveling for 25 hours.
19:44And when are you headed back?
19:45Tomorrow.
19:46So you came just for the dentist?
19:48Mm-hmm.
19:48That's it?
19:49No medicine with you?
19:50No, nothing.
19:50They didn't give you anything?
19:51What did they do to you?
19:53Cleaning.
19:55The woman claims to have driven 25 hours for a 15-minute dental appointment.
20:01Who's your dentist?
20:03This side.
20:05She's a female one.
20:07The only female one, actually, from there.
20:09I don't know her name.
20:12Give me a favor, ma'am.
20:17Officer Kantu sends her for further questioning.
20:22So you have nothing with you?
20:24No.
20:24Nothing on you?
20:25No?
20:25Okay.
20:26We're going to have some opportunity to talk to you right now, okay?
20:29So I'm sending in a single female from Mississippi.
20:32She said she came out on a one-day trip to see the dentist.
20:36She said she got here around 15 minutes ago.
20:39Went across, spent just a little bit of time, and is coming right back.
20:43It doesn't make sense.
20:45Officer Kantu thinks it could be a cover story for something else.
20:50They might have come down to deliver something.
20:52Maybe drop off some money, or pick up some contraband, take it back.
20:56Can you put all your belongings on this table?
20:58A thorough inspection will determine whether the woman has something to hide.
21:25You're not under arrest.
21:29You're just being detained at the moment while you get inspected.
21:32It's called border court authority.
21:34Anybody that leaves the country and comes back into the U.S. is subject to inspect.
21:46In Eagle Pass, two men returning home from Mexico...
21:50Looks like residue.
21:51...have been caught with a small amount of marijuana.
21:55But while officers are determining what penalty the pair will face, one has suddenly gotten sick.
22:01So the passenger in the vehicle is feeling sick.
22:04He's been vomiting.
22:05We've asked him a couple times if he wanted an ambulance.
22:07He's refused.
22:08Worried the man may be more ill than he's letting on, a trained medical officer is called to the scene.
22:15Hey there.
22:16What's going on?
22:18Getting a little sick?
22:21Did you eat anything before you came here?
22:23No?
22:24Let me ask you something.
22:25How old are you?
22:2618?
22:28But I'm with you.
22:29I'll put this on your finger.
22:32The heartbeat's a little body up.
22:35A normal resting heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute.
22:41The man's is 140, which is dangerously high and could indicate a serious problem.
22:48You have no heart rate.
22:49It's pretty high.
22:52Did you take any recreational drugs or anything like that at Detroit?
22:56No?
22:57My patient was going in and out of consciousness, dozing off, getting out of there.
23:02He denies taking any drugs, so Officer Barrientos checks his blood sugar.
23:09Low levels could cause drowsiness.
23:15But the reading is normal.
23:18Can you go on last minute?
23:19You drank?
23:20How much you drink?
23:21Do you want him out?
23:23It looks like you might be a pretty heat bag reader.
23:26To be honest, if you can't keep anything down liquid-wise, you have to do an IV or something.
23:32Right now I'm going to keep you water while you're going to be able to do it so we can
23:35help.
23:37It seems a night of partying and a day in the heat has proven too much for this young man.
23:44We're down here in the south.
23:45Here the temperatures go up to 80s, 90s and sometimes at 100.
23:48So people sweat all the time, but they don't understand that once people stop sweating, they're in greater health danger
23:53than they actually think.
24:06Weak and unable to stand, the man agrees to go to the hospital for treatment.
24:15We weren't sure if the young man was overdosing or what he had been taking, so we took some precautions,
24:21hopefully helped him out.
24:24We're not just here to, you know, look at the enforcement side of things, to hook people up if they
24:29have warrants and stuff like that.
24:31We always want to look out for the person themselves.
24:34If they're sick or if they're not well, we want to make sure we're taking care of them.
24:38But the teenager's uncle isn't free to go yet.
24:46It's positive for marijuana.
24:49Are you going to pay on car cash?
24:52He'll only be allowed to leave once he's settled the $500 fine.
24:57So the gentleman was issued a penalty. He's taking care of that.
25:01And hopefully he's on his way to the hospital to go check on his family member who he's riding with.
25:15At Progreso Bridge, a woman is being questioned.
25:19What was your trip into Mexico?
25:20A dentist's apartment.
25:22She claims she drove 800 miles to Mexico for dental work and is now returning home.
25:28It was all the way out yesterday.
25:30Leading officers to suspect it's a cover story for something else.
25:34They might have come down to deliver something, maybe drop off some money or pick up some contraband, take it
25:40back.
25:41What?
25:41What?
25:42Am I in trouble for something?
25:43No.
25:43You're being inspected.
25:45For what?
25:47You're not under arrest.
25:48You're just being detained at the moment while you get inspected.
25:51Any other questions?
25:53Any other questions?
25:53Do you have anything on your person?
25:55Where do you reside?
25:56Where do you live?
25:57I don't want to answer anything.
25:59Just that.
26:00We can do one of these two ways.
26:03You go through with the inspection.
26:04It's easier on you to get you out of here.
26:07You want to keep doing this, the run around.
26:10How difficult you want to make it is entirely up to you.
26:14Her unwillingness to comply is a red flag for officers.
26:17So, where do you live?
26:24You're not going to answer any questions?
26:27Convinced that the woman is hiding contraband.
26:29Somebody who complies has nothing to hide.
26:33Officers decide to carry out a physical search.
26:36Do you have anything?
26:37No.
26:37With you, on your person, in your person, nothing?
26:41She wasn't cooperating with us.
26:43So, that was the reason for the pat down.
26:45It's more suspicion.
26:47She didn't want to answer easy questions.
26:58The body search finds nothing.
27:01But she's not free to go yet.
27:04I'm checking to see if she has any hits
27:07that we need to look forward into.
27:10Officer Gutierrez runs a criminal background check.
27:15If she has any warrant, she doesn't.
27:22Both the body search and woman's record are clean,
27:26although officers still have their suspicions.
27:29She might be doing just what we call the test run.
27:31If she comes across, does a quick surveillance
27:34of the way that we run things around here.
27:35Yeah.
27:36And then she'll be back at a later date
27:37to complete whatever she wants to get done.
27:43We're going to go ahead and release her.
27:46She's free to call.
27:51Do you have any questions about what happened?
27:54From now on, her crossing history
27:57will be closely monitored.
28:20Officers who commit to a career in customs and border protection
28:24come from a variety of backgrounds.
28:26I'm legacy, I guess.
28:28And for some, joining is a family affair.
28:31My dad's a border patrol agent.
28:34Once I was graduating college, I was like,
28:36well, I guess I'll try it.
28:39And I ended up here.
28:40I liked it.
28:42Growing up, it was really cool to have a dad
28:44that was fighting crime and kind of looking out for the country.
28:51He has around 25 years in.
28:54So being able to have the old knowledge come in
28:57is very useful, honestly.
29:00And maybe past trends that you'll see repeat again,
29:03it's very useful to have.
29:11This afternoon at the Camino Real crossing,
29:14Officer Olivares has pulled over a driver.
29:22Hunters.
29:24He's been sent for further investigation
29:27after attempting to bring in a hunting trophy.
29:30No firearms, right?
29:31No firearms.
29:32Perfect.
29:33Any ammo?
29:34No.
29:35Really quickly, can you do me a favor?
29:36Can you remove the knife and put it on the seat
29:39or in the... anything?
29:41Yeah, thank you.
29:42Just a trophy.
29:43Just a trophy, yes, sir.
29:45Is the tag, uh, signed on the...
29:48No, sir.
29:48There it is.
29:49Would you mind bringing them out?
29:51Yes.
29:52Illegal hunting is a significant problem in Mexico,
29:55so the man must prove his kill is legitimate.
29:58Okay, you can go ahead and put a...
30:00put him over there on the table.
30:03It's just one trophy or how much do you...?
30:05Yes, it's just one trophy.
30:06All right.
30:08It's a hunting trophy.
30:09They have to be registered.
30:11It'll have a tag and then match the paperwork.
30:14Almost similar for hunters to bring in a gun.
30:16Everything needs to match.
30:18But something isn't adding up.
30:21So you declared this report.
30:23I declared the meat, the venison.
30:25I dropped the horns and the hide-offs with the pax thermos
30:27and then brought my meat across.
30:29Today, the trophy's ready.
30:32It's all mounted and they're bringing the head back.
30:36Contracts.
30:36Hunters are bringing in.
30:37It's on there.
30:38The hunter admits to using the same tag on a previous crossing
30:42with the harvested venison.
30:45Officer Barrera wants to run some checks.
30:48Whether I believe him that he's lying or not,
30:51the problem is that the tags are meant for one-time entries.
30:55So we use that tag for the deer meat.
30:58Technically, it's been used.
30:59It's been voided.
31:00So for him to go back, use the same tag to import the trophy
31:03is where the problem is.
31:04He's kind of having difficulty proving that it's from the same animal
31:07and he's not reusing a tag for multiple purposes of deers.
31:12Without proof that the deer head is legal,
31:14the man could be suspected of smuggling.
31:19And a search of his vehicle has revealed something
31:22that raises further suspicions.
31:24These aren't tagged.
31:26It was underneath the bags.
31:28They have to be registered.
31:46At the northern border,
31:49the Ambassador Bridge links Windsor, Ontario, Canada
31:54to the city of Detroit in Michigan.
32:02Purpose of the trip?
32:03The baseball trip.
32:04Playing or watching?
32:06While most travelers pass through without incident.
32:09We're playing, but we're watching, sir.
32:12Each year, almost 200,000 people are detained
32:15for problems with their travel documents.
32:18Have a safe trip.
32:18Thank you. Appreciate it.
32:19Bye-bye.
32:25This morning, a car has been stopped
32:28after its occupants failed to produce any ID at all.
32:33The three men are from Honduras,
32:35but they claim that they live in the U.S.
32:38and headed towards Canada by mistake.
32:42More than likely, this was a wrong turn.
32:46We get a lot of wrong turns here in Detroit
32:47where they mistake the highway
32:49and they get on the bridge to Canada.
32:54They turn around on the bridge,
32:56and then we encounter them here in primary.
33:01When anyone enters a port of entry mistakenly or not,
33:04they are subject to inspection.
33:07And the men's lack of documents is leading officers
33:10to suspect they're living in the U.S. illegally.
33:21One of the men says his proof of residency is in the car.
33:25He said it was in the back, but it wasn't back there,
33:27so I'm thinking maybe...
33:28What back?
33:29No, he said it was in the back, but it wasn't.
33:31But so far, nothing's been found.
33:37The men claim to be staying at a hotel in Michigan.
33:50Only the address they've provided doesn't exist.
33:55If they don't have the right documents,
33:58they get detained, they get processed,
34:02transported to a detention center
34:05until they can get a flight back to their home country.
34:17As his search continues,
34:20a card hidden in the luggage
34:23catches Officer Shipman's attention.
34:27Well, that's not real.
34:29This either is a altered or straight counterfeit LPR card.
34:36And it looks like maybe, possibly,
34:40a Social Security card along with it.
34:43The ID is a permanent residency card
34:46that belongs to one of the travelers.
34:48Yeah, there's no raised lettering on it either.
34:50No hologram.
34:52Yeah, it's a straight counterfeit criminal.
34:56Yep, 100%.
35:04At the Camino Real crossing,
35:06a man has been stopped after officers spotted
35:09that the entry requirements for his hunting trophy
35:11did not follow legal protocol.
35:14These aren't tagged.
35:16It was underneath the bags.
35:18Loose antlers found in his truck
35:20have added to concerns he may be smuggling illicit hunting items.
35:28The man produces some paperwork
35:30and is able to prove the antlers, at least, are legal.
35:35But to eliminate all suspicions of smuggling,
35:38he must show that the buckhead
35:39is from the same kill as the meat he crossed on a previous occasion.
35:43All right, so here's your passport and ID.
35:46You're going to take this.
35:48Signature is served.
35:50And you get the copy for this.
35:51So I'll be right back.
35:53OK.
35:54The man hopes his forms for the venison
35:56will be enough to avoid a fine.
36:00I asked him if he had a declaration form for the meats,
36:02which he did.
36:03So it kind of puts one-on-one together.
36:06So where I said it was good enough to just
36:09make a copy of both declaration forms
36:11and send it down the road.
36:16Officers are satisfied there's no evidence of wrongdoing.
36:20And he's released.
36:24But any future hunting trips will require the proper tax,
36:28or he'll be leaving his prize trophy behind
36:30and picking up a penalty instead.
36:32One lonely time, so I should be happy.
36:44At the US-Canada border,
36:47three men originally from Honduras
36:49are suspected of living in the US illegally
36:52and have been detained.
36:57What looks like a fake ID has been found in one man's bag.
37:01Well, that's not real.
37:03As well as some of his immigration documents.
37:06All right.
37:06This is some of the paperwork they're looking for.
37:14That's a counterfeit document then.
37:16If it's got his name on it.
37:18I'm not sure if that's his true name,
37:19so that's another thing we'll have to identify
37:21if that's his true correct identity or not.
37:24That's obviously fake.
37:25It's super, super rare up here.
37:27I mean, it's almost unheard of.
37:29Good catch, Officer Shipman.
37:32It's a criminal offense to possess a fake ID,
37:35so the man will face charges.
37:40But to build their case,
37:41officers want to find out more information.
37:45Is this yours?
37:46Yes.
37:47Yes.
37:48What is it real?
37:51What is it real?
37:54What is it real?
37:55Well, look, I went to work in a company.
38:00And then he got this.
38:05We're on the same page where these documents are not real.
38:08No.
38:09Chueco, they're on the same page.
38:10That's right.
38:11That's right.
38:11That's right.
38:11That's right.
38:12That's right.
38:13That's right.
38:13He could face prosecution,
38:14possible removal from the United States
38:16due to being in possession of these cards.
38:19We handed that over to our fraudulent document analysis unit.
38:24Further research into his public records shows
38:27the man has already been in trouble with the law.
38:36He's previously been issued with a deportation order
38:39and may have evaded his court date.
38:58The man claims the court date is in a few weeks' time,
39:02but records prove otherwise.
39:04The subject that we have in custody,
39:06he was found with a previous removal order,
39:09which means that he missed his initial court date.
39:12The judge said that he needed to be removed from the United States.
39:15After that, he never left, and that's now how we encountered him.
39:27None of the men can provide proof
39:29that they are legally in the country,
39:31so officers seize all three of their phones to investigate further.
39:47And on one of the devices,
39:49the search uncovers shocking images.
39:53We seized a phone, and during that seizure,
39:56we came across some criminal activity,
39:58photos and videos that were very graphic in nature.
40:02It came directly off the subject, and it was in his media.
40:05This phone's owner is seen taking part
40:08in what appears to be a cartel-style execution.
40:13He is immediately locked up.
40:16Every day, these threats come up.
40:19This one's right in front of us,
40:20so we can take action and prevent more things like this
40:22from coming in the United States.
40:24All three men are taken into custody pending further investigation.
40:29Coming through.
40:30If you just talked to them briefly,
40:32you would never guess that until you went through their phone,
40:35and then that's where all the hidden secrets generally come out.
40:39As an officer, your job is to protect the homeland,
40:42and this is what we're doing.
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