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Borderforce USA Season 7 Episode 4
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00:07Hi, how's it going?
00:09How are we?
00:11Every day, unofficial couriers called Pacateros carry goods across the southern border.
00:18They can earn anywhere from $1,500 to $100,000 in a single day.
00:24But with a big paycheck comes a major risk, because they rarely know what they're transporting.
00:32In Eagle Pass, officers are carrying out a spot check on a courier's truck heading from the U.S. into
00:40Mexico.
00:41It's really weird, dude.
00:45Oh, is it?
00:47Because criminal gangs are known to hide money and guns in the cargo,
00:53officers conduct an x-ray.
00:59We tried to scan everything because we never know.
01:03They might have something hiding in one of the boxes.
01:07Prevost!
01:10The x-ray has revealed something of interest.
01:13Yeah, we got one.
01:18So, right now, we're scanning the commodities from this guy's truck.
01:23And there appears to be a rifle from the speaker box right here.
01:27No, no, it's a...
01:29Tens of thousands of assault rifles are trafficked from the U.S. each year by Mexican drug cartels.
01:37There's gonna be other stuff in here, man.
01:40The search is just getting started.
01:45Let's go!
01:46Let's take the last one!
01:51What is this dude?
01:55We always have to stay vigilant.
01:58Canine.
01:58Canine.
01:59To a secondary, please.
02:00Go ahead.
02:01It's bothered.
02:02The bad guys lost today.
02:04Go ahead.
02:28Is the U.S. citizens?
02:29Yes.
02:32Over 3,000 pedestrians use the Progresso International Bridge every day.
02:42Customs and Border Protection officers are on constant alert for one of the criminals
02:46attempting to cross the border.
02:50Today, a man traveling to Mercedes, Texas, has been flagged as having an active arrest
02:57ward.
03:03He's immediately detained.
03:20Officers don't yet have any details of the man's alleged crime.
03:27Have you been arrested before?
03:28Yeah, I always get flagged because I'm on bail, but they never done this.
03:35But I do have a warrant.
03:38That's what I'm looking for.
03:39Okay.
03:44Despite his claims of ignorance, it's soon confirmed the man's prints are a match.
03:56Public records reveal that he is wanted for stalking and harassment.
04:01You have a warrant for offense, stalking, felony warrant, harassment, communication.
04:07What's that?
04:08I don't know.
04:09Maybe you were contacting somebody you're not supposed to contact.
04:11Do you know anything about that?
04:13Do you have a protection order or anything like that?
04:15No.
04:15Well, that's what it's for.
04:17Mm-hmm.
04:18Can you get more information on that or?
04:21It's what it is.
04:22Right.
04:22I don't have any more information, okay?
04:24So just relax.
04:25There's a restroom right there.
04:27Let me know if you need anything, okay?
04:32Although the man claims to know nothing about any recent crime, Officer Peña isn't so sure.
04:39I believe he has probably been contacting somebody that has a protection order against
04:44him or somebody that doesn't want to be contacted by him.
04:48Since the man's already on bail for a separate offense, if the charges are confirmed by the
04:54issuing precinct, he could soon be going back to jail.
05:11In Eagle Pass, an x-ray of a courier's truck is revealed what looks like a weapon hidden inside
05:21a speaker cabinet.
05:23Let's take the last one.
05:25What is this, dude?
05:30This guy's got one, too.
05:33Hook him up, man.
05:37This Pacatero, who might be unknowingly transporting illegal goods, is detained with his wife and son.
05:50Every year, around 150,000 American-made guns are smuggled from the US into Mexico, where
05:59they can sell for up to four times more on the Mexican black market.
06:09But this driver claims he had no idea what he was carrying or who it was for.
06:18With the man in custody, officers check the speaker cabinets.
06:23We're going to open them to see what they have.
06:26And based on the images that we got, it seems like there's some weapons in there.
06:54The search reveals suspicious objects covered in tape in both speakers.
06:59There is what appears to be a weapon that is wrapped in duct tape.
07:05It's concealed within the commodity, but it's not secured, so it's bouncing around.
07:10So if we physically picked it up, we'd probably feel something moving around.
07:15So as terms of this, it's not a very good concealment method.
07:20And this is the same thing.
07:22It's wrapped with duct tape and just thrown in the speaker box.
07:41The second package contains ammunition.
07:45This is two fully loaded 30-round magazines, a 760, which is used for an AK-47.
07:59760 by 30-round.
08:14760 by 30-round.
08:17In Progresso, officers have detained a man who was wanted in Texas for stalking.
08:23and harassment.
08:26But I do have a warrant.
08:28That's what I'm looking for.
08:31Over 13 million people are stalked in the U.S. every year, most of them women.
08:42The man claims he knows nothing about his warrant.
08:47But Officer Peña isn't convinced.
08:50You don't remember anything?
08:52You didn't get into an argument with somebody?
08:54Yeah, my wife just separated from me.
08:56Mm-hm.
08:56Like, I caught my wife Sheen.
08:58OK.
08:59And, like, she moved out and I kicked her out.
09:02You never, like, hit her?
09:03You never .
09:05You know, that's why.
09:06Have you been calling her nonstop or anything like that?
09:08You wouldn't be mad?
09:10Mm-hm.
09:10Then you wouldn't be mad if you wasted, like, I wasted seven and a half times.
09:14I, I, I, I trip out.
09:17I have a problem.
09:18I do.
09:19I don't want to eat her ass.
09:21The man admits calling his ex-wife, but claims he's the victim, not her.
09:27I came out of prison with nothing.
09:29I'm on the verge of being homeless.
09:31I'm not my mom.
09:31I'm not my dad.
09:32It's just me.
09:33OK.
09:33That's all I got.
09:35OK.
09:38He's stating that it could be a retaliation from his wife since she does have a new boyfriend
09:43and everything.
09:44But I think it could be a little bit more than that, that he's not telling us.
09:52Officer Pena calls state police to get more details about the warrant.
09:58OK.
09:58Perfect.
09:59Have a good day.
10:02They confirm that the man's wife has filed a complaint that he's been aggressively stalking
10:07her for the past six weeks.
10:10Let's go, girls.
10:15Can I come and sit down with your husband?
10:18Right.
10:21Mercedes police arrive to take the man into custody.
10:27So, as of right now, that I'm aware of is going to be for stalking, OK?
10:32Stalking?
10:33Stalking.
10:33That is the warrant.
10:36Stalking?
10:36Yes.
10:38What the...?
10:38So, take a seat?
10:39So, as of right now, that's what I'm aware of.
10:42You're going to speak with the judge, uh, later on and they'll give you more information.
10:48Is that, what is that, a felony, Mr. Mann?
10:50Stalking.
10:51Stalking is classified as a pattern of repeated and unwanted harassment.
10:56Stalking how?
10:57Where?
10:58That's crazy.
10:59After what I told you.
11:01Just go through the motions, sir.
11:02Just have to through it and see what happens, OK?
11:05Try to calm down.
11:06Try to relax.
11:07There's no point in getting upset, OK?
11:11OK?
11:11Yeah.
11:12That's right.
11:12Yeah.
11:14The man is taken to county jail and will appear before a state judge in the morning.
11:19If the stalking and harassment offenses are proven, he could be returning to prison for up to five years.
11:38In Eagle Pass, a rifle and ammunition have been found hidden in speaker boxes driven by a Pocatero.
11:47This is two fully loaded 30-round magazines of 760, which is used for an AK-47.
12:01760 by 39.
12:07The smugglers have made an extra effort to conceal the assault weapon itself.
12:12So as I'm opening this duct tape, there's a slimy texture.
12:17I'm not quite sure yet what it is, but it's going to be something that's used to conceal the odor
12:24to the K9.
12:27It didn't work.
12:32As suspected, the gun is an AK-47 assault rifle.
12:36And the wrong gas, this is a bad tool.
12:41Just make sure it's not loaded.
12:44AK-47s are the weapon of choice for Mexican drug cartels, who use them to facilitate their deadly trade, resulting
12:52in hundreds of murders every year.
12:54It's a 16-inch barrel with a buttstock, which is considered to be a short-barreled rifle.
13:00A high-power rifle that's conceivable.
13:10With the firearm and ammo seized, the rest of the driver's family is allowed to continue their journey.
13:18Meanwhile, the driver will be handed over to a Homeland Security Investigations agent for further questioning.
13:25He will be the one who decides if the subject is released or going to be prosecuted for the weapon
13:32smuggler.
13:33If it's determined the driver knew more about his cargo than he's letting on, he could be looking at 20
13:40years in jail.
13:41Any weapon that we take off the streets is a good weapon, but the weapon that we found today is
13:47an extremely dangerous weapon.
14:0850,000 vehicles a day cross the Detroit River, which separates the United States and Canada.
14:21Officers must check each one.
14:25Good afternoon. Citizenship?
14:27United States.
14:28All right. Why were you in Canada, sir?
14:29My brother's wedding last night.
14:31You didn't try to talk him out of it?
14:33Part of this job is just being able to think on the fly and being able to adapt, and everything's
14:38always changing.
14:38You never know what you're going to get.
14:39Every person that comes to this port, it's a mystery until you can kind of figure it out, you know?
14:45So, you kind of just got to prep yourself.
14:47I mean, I think every officer here knows what they signed up for, and you just got to be able
14:51to adjust on the fly like that when you need to.
14:55This morning, officers have detained a van at secondary inspection.
15:00The driver claims he took a wrong turn after picking up his ex-wife at a Detroit bus station, and
15:07accidentally ended up at the border.
15:11I've come and picked her up at the bus station.
15:13That's my ex-wife.
15:15She's coming up here to see the grandchildren.
15:18They didn't intend to come here, but once they enter onto our property, they are now on federal property, and
15:23all federal rules apply to them.
15:25Put your hands on the wall over here.
15:27A search has revealed the man is carrying a handgun and ammunition, which is illegal to transport over the border
15:35without the correct paperwork, and can be punishable by a five-year prison sentence.
15:41That's one of my good shooting guns.
15:43Yes, easy, easy.
15:46Concerned there may be other prohibited items, officers begin a check of his vehicle.
15:54Sometimes you see vents that are partially pried.
15:58This one's been either pried or opened previously, but the rivets, you can tell, have been definitely broken.
16:03So we're going to take a look in there and make sure there's nothing else in there.
16:09The vents are empty, but the search is far from over.
16:16People try to disguise things they know they're not supposed to have or they think they're not supposed to have.
16:21It's just a standard part of human nature.
16:27Pull these out and take a quick look, make sure the stitching looks good.
16:36Center console.
16:42Marijuana rolling papers.
16:46Well, that's a pistol magazine, Sig Sauer.
16:56And...
16:56Marijuana.
16:59Tubes that say that it is infused with THC or marijuana.
17:05And then marijuana-labeled little packages.
17:10Although legal in both Michigan and Canada, possessing any type of cannabis product at a federal border could mean a
17:18fine of up to $25,000.
17:21Marijuana still is considered a Schedule I narcotic federally, which means it cannot be on this property.
17:26It is a zero-tolerance policy.
17:29The gun, ammo, and marijuana are a trifecta of trouble for the driver.
17:37The gun, ammo, and marijuana are a trifecta of trouble for the driver.
17:57In San Diego.
17:59Any fruits, plants, seeds, vegetables?
18:02No, that's fine.
18:03It's the job of customs and border protection to stop endangered wildlife for products from being smuggled into the U
18:10.S.
18:15Today, agriculture specialist Ortega Fuentes is checking a driver who is returning from a fishing trip.
18:22They said they're coming from Mexico and they're heading to California.
18:27They declare me yellow tail and some fish that they fish on the shore of the beach.
18:33How much fish are you bringing, sir?
18:35Which fish?
18:36Yeah, about...
18:3720 or 30 fish.
18:38How many kilos of pounds?
18:41A lot?
18:43I didn't weigh that.
18:44Okay, no worries.
18:46Can we place it on the floor?
18:49Are you using me as a goat here?
18:52No, sir.
18:53I'm doing my inspection.
18:59Okay.
19:00Can you step out of the table, please?
19:03The man doesn't seem happy about his fish being inspected.
19:07My time is very important.
19:09I didn't break the law.
19:11I have crossed this border over a thousand times since 1965.
19:18But, you know, as a U.S. citizen, I feel like a criminal coming back into my own country.
19:24But there's good reason for officers to take an interest in the containers.
19:28We're gonna see what they have here.
19:33There's more than 25 kilos.
19:35Then they assume it's a commercial quantity, and they can return them for that.
19:44There's more than 25 kilos.
19:45An estimated $2.4 billion worth of illegal seafood is smuggled into the U.S. every year.
19:52Agriculture specialist Ortega Fuentes wants to confirm the man isn't smuggling any protected or endangered species.
20:00So they have the Dewey ducks.
20:06They are allowed to bring at least, I believe, eight pieces per passenger.
20:13I don't know if these are still alive or not.
20:17Large saltwater clams called geoducks are found in the waters off Baja, California, and are a valuable delicacy.
20:27Yeah, they have more here.
20:35They only declare fish. They didn't declare the Dewey dogs.
20:40Although undeclared, the clams aren't a protected species.
20:46But another discovery is a major red flag.
20:52Is this fish bladder?
20:54It came from the yellow tail. There's nothing illegal about it.
20:59Okay.
21:00The team must check the bladder isn't from a protected species, such as the totowaba fish.
21:07These are highly prized in eastern medicine and bring in thousands of dollars on the black market.
21:13I'm gonna contact NOAA and let them see this.
21:17Maybe I can take some pictures for them.
21:21If the find is confirmed a protected species by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency,
21:26the fishermen could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
21:46Every weekend, 20,000 U.S. citizens cross the border from Progreso, Texas into Mexico.
21:53Yeah!
21:55Bottles, liquor, to back?
21:56Nope.
21:57Many head there to party, meaning officers frequently have to deal with travelers who are excessively intoxicated.
22:05For the most part, I would say 80% of the time, we get great people.
22:09We get great travelers. They're usually pretty nice. They're pretty compliant.
22:13And, you know, it's just, it's just another day for us.
22:15Obviously, that's not always gonna be, you know, the happy story every single day, every once in a while.
22:22We do get our situations here and there, and we have to treat it accordingly.
22:36The bones sticking out.
22:39This evening, an American who spent the day drinking across the border has arrived in a Mexican ambulance.
22:46He was fighting in Mexico, apparently, and he fell and the, he landed really bad in all the...
22:54So he's trying to go home, and our EMT's telling him that he needs to go to a hospital.
23:00We contact the U.S. ambulance to come over here, pick up the subject, and then this ambulance would just
23:08return to Mexico.
23:10The emergency medical technicians have determined the man has broken his leg and are taking him for further evaluation.
23:18That's very common. We get people with blood on their head, puncture wounds, a little bit of everything.
23:27Or people who just, they're too drunk to walk. We get that a lot, too.
23:34He seems to not be in pain. I think the pain will hit once the alcohol wears off.
23:49Meanwhile, over at pedestrian inspections, another man heading home after an afternoon of partying has arrived with a friend.
23:58Ex!
24:05Hello.
24:07That's her declaration, not mine.
24:09What's that?
24:10That's her declaration, not mine.
24:13By law, it's the travelers' responsibility to declare any baggage they are personally carrying.
24:20What's in the bag?
24:21That's her declaration, not mine.
24:22Well, you brought it, so you gotta...
24:24No, no, no, no, I'm not claiming it. It's her. She can claim it.
24:28Okay, you had it. So, you had it. So, what's in the bags?
24:33Pabaloso!
24:36All right, just put them here.
24:39It's not mine.
24:41Well, you put it there, so you're responsible for it.
24:44I'm not taking responsibility for it.
24:48Go ahead and put the bags here. If there's anything in that bag that's not supposed to be there, you're
24:51the one that brought him here, so you're responsible for it.
24:53I'm not putting it there.
24:55The man's refusal to comply with Officer Rodriguez is a red flag, and begs the question of what's in the
25:04bags.
25:08The man is detained for a secondary inspection.
25:12Put the bags here.
25:14You're not listening.
25:15Do you have any weapons on you?
25:16No, sir.
25:17All right.
25:29Right now, I'm going to go search through the bags, see if there's anything that maybe he didn't want to
25:33show me, and that's why you left them on the floor.
25:46The bags reveal a variety of household cleaning and beauty products.
25:52Since drugs like methamphetamine can be smuggled in liquid form, Officer Gonzalez must check each container.
26:14This looks like it's some sort of hair gel or skin gel.
26:18I'm just opening the stuff and leaving them open to see if there's any crystallization.
26:22If it's anything that's not supposed to be in there, it should crystallize if it's bad.
26:26If it's not bad, it'll stay, retain its normal form.
26:31If officers find that the bags contain narcotics, this traveler could be facing decades in prison.
26:56You guys are all set. You have a good day.
26:58I got you, Ford. I got you, Ford.
27:00I got you, Ford.
27:01I got you, Ford.
27:01The driver giving his ex-wife a ride to visit her grandkids has been stopped after taking a wrong turn
27:06towards the Canadian border.
27:08Can you handle the wall again?
27:10Officers have uncovered a handgun with ammo.
27:14That's one of my good shooting guns.
27:16Yes, easy, easy.
27:18And suspected cannabis products illegal at the international border.
27:24A chemical test will confirm if the recovered products contain THC, the psychoactive ingredient of cannabis.
27:36Possession of THC products is federally illegal and could result in a fine or even jail time.
27:45So, we're making sure all the substrate is at the bottom, so it's easy.
27:49We're going to break these glass capsules inside.
27:53It is any of the purple or the purple and white.
27:55It is an alert for a positive reaction for the narcotics present.
28:04You can see it definitely is a positive alert.
28:08The man doesn't deny being a regular cannabis user.
28:12I'm a dialysis patient.
28:14Okay.
28:15And I got to sit in a chair for four hours.
28:17Yeah.
28:18And you can't get up.
28:19That's a long time.
28:20And you can't roll over on your side.
28:22Those things that you got there that I forgot that were in there.
28:27That's the only thing that helps the pain.
28:29Right.
28:29In order I can do the four hours sitting in that chair.
28:33Okay.
28:33So, you use THC to, well, you prescribe it or is it just?
28:37That's, it helps.
28:38You just kind of buy it and use it?
28:40I got the dispensary.
28:42Yeah.
28:42Going and buying the dispensary.
28:43Yeah.
28:44And that's it.
28:45Okay.
28:46Although the man has a legitimate medical reason for having marijuana products,
28:51it has no bearing at the border.
28:52So, do you kind of understand what's going on though?
28:55Yeah.
28:55That federal property, it's still a schedule one narcotics.
28:59So, no medical.
29:00Right.
29:00So, we are seizing it today.
29:02Since they're prohibited on federal property, all the man's cannabis products are seized,
29:08along with his gun.
29:11You're going to have to petition for it.
29:12You may or may not get that.
29:14Yeah, well, that's all right.
29:16If I get it back and it's there.
29:18Can you get that?
29:19I hope so.
29:19So, it seems the driver made an honest mistake, so has spared any further penalty.
29:26And he and his passenger are free to go.
29:29I'm having a hell of a day anytime.
29:31I'm having fun.
29:32Believe me, it's probably not the worst way it could have ended up.
29:36All right.
29:37If you're going to walk out.
29:40Well, it's been real, folks.
29:42Yeah.
29:42Peace out.
29:44Yeah, I'll be safe.
29:46Maybe I have to start my vacation now.
29:54Remember, see how this is?
29:55This is how come my door.
29:57Oh.
29:59So, what's your all set, sir?
30:01Well, hopefully they have a good time with their kids and have a good rest of their education
30:05and they're a little bit smarter about where they're turning here in Detroit.
30:08All right.
30:25In San Diego.
30:27Came from the yellow tail.
30:29There's nothing illegal about it.
30:31Okay.
30:33Agriculture specialist Ortega Fuentes is concerned a man may be smuggling rare fish bladders
30:39worth up to $80,000 a piece on the black market.
30:43As a U.S. citizen, I feel like a criminal coming back into my own country.
30:48My only concern is with something that I found that we suspect is a fish bladder.
30:54I'm going to take a picture.
30:55No problem.
30:56I didn't smuggle that here.
30:57No, no.
30:58We understand.
30:59We understand.
31:00You're good.
31:00Thank you, sir.
31:01The illegal trade of endangered species is estimated to be worth up to $10 billion a year.
31:10A call to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should confirm if these bladders
31:16are from the protected totowaba fish.
31:19So, they're about six inches, I think, or more.
31:22I don't know.
31:24I'm not sure.
31:25That's what I'm calling you.
31:26If confirmed positive, the man could face a $25,000 fine and up to two decades in prison.
31:35I didn't break the law.
31:37This is the first time I've been put through this.
31:39I have a house in Baja.
31:41I come twice a month.
31:44Okay.
31:45Okay.
31:45Thank you so much.
31:48Bye.
31:49She's good with it.
31:52They can keep it.
31:54It's good news for the man.
31:56It's good news for the man.
31:56His claim that the bladders come from the yellowtail fish checks out and there will be no action
32:02taken for the undeclared clams.
32:04Okay.
32:07Okay.
32:07You need to get out of here.
32:08No, that's all.
32:09Be careful with the data, okay?
32:11I'm not very happy.
32:11That's all I can say.
32:12Okay.
32:13Can you help me put everything back in the truck?
32:18And your name is Ortega Fuentes?
32:21Yes, sir.
32:23The man may be upset, but these types of inspections are crucial to protecting endangered species
32:30and stopping the black market trade.
32:33What an experience.
32:35Yes, sir.
32:36Thank you so much.
32:37I think it was a good inspection.
32:40Yeah, I'm looking out for my country, for the agriculture, for all the vegetation, the
32:46animals, everything.
32:48We are doing our part.
33:04At the Juarez Lincoln Bridge in Laredo.
33:09How many people today?
33:10Three.
33:11Three people.
33:12Does the window go down in the back?
33:13Two eyes are frozen.
33:14Following a recent smuggling trend, officers are carrying out a special operation, targeting
33:21lone travelers.
33:23Follow this officer right here.
33:26One vehicle has been sent to secondary inspection after the driver appeared nervous.
33:33He was too talkative.
33:34He started shaking and moving around a lot.
33:38It just, it didn't fit.
33:39It didn't seem right.
33:43Officers carry out a thorough search of the vehicle.
33:46Hey, what's up?
33:46Seven or what?
33:47Yeah, I'm just gonna need the, everything's right.
33:51I just need the hood.
33:52If you can, if you can...
33:53The hood area?
33:53Okay.
33:56So all this...
34:00See, so all this is dirty.
34:02I mean, nothing here has been touched.
34:07Look at this.
34:10649 Delta.
34:13This right here.
34:15This is way more cleaner than the rest.
34:20Clean areas can suggest the vehicle has been recently altered to hide something.
34:25You see that area over there?
34:27It's dirty.
34:28The whole truck is from the dirt.
34:31Except that area right there.
34:32093 Delta.
34:39Suspecting there could be a secret compartment behind the dashboard, the team wants to take
34:45a closer look.
35:02Look at that.
35:03It's been taped shut before.
35:08Oh, look at that.
35:10There it is.
35:21Inprogresso.
35:22All right, just put him here.
35:25It's not mine.
35:26Well, you put it there, so you're responsible for it.
35:29I'm not too responsible for it.
35:31A man has been detained after refusing to declare the bags he was carrying, claiming they belong
35:37to his friend.
35:41He was trying to say she was the one responsible for the bags.
35:44But to me, he's the one carrying the bags, so he was the one responsible for it.
35:49The man seems to be drunk.
35:51And although the bags appear to contain just cleaning products, officers want to be sure
35:57the couple isn't trying to distract them.
36:00We have a lot of people who do come in.
36:01They do come in inebriated and do come in, you know, in not their full senses.
36:07And we've seen where people take advantage of that to hinder the inspection or to try to
36:13get the officer to not pay attention to exactly what he's doing.
36:19Smugglers commonly hide methamphetamine inside everyday cleaning products, so Officer
36:24Gonzalez checks the containers.
36:29This is embarrassing, man.
36:32No blame to you when you do your job.
36:36I walked off.
36:37No, sir.
36:39Yes, sir.
36:39Yes, sir.
36:39Yes, sir.
36:40No problem.
36:41No incident, no problem.
36:42He still insists the bags aren't his.
36:46What's happened?
36:47I'm helping her carry her bags.
36:49She told us.
36:50She told us.
36:51But she claimed her full responsibility.
36:53But again, remember, you're coming in with the bags.
36:55Tell her, you know.
36:57The officer asked me to put them on the counter.
36:59I said, I'm not putting them.
37:00I'm not cleaning them.
37:01I'm not cleaning them.
37:02But you were carrying them.
37:02I'm not cleaning them.
37:04I'm not cleaning them.
37:04I'm not cleaning them.
37:06I'm not cleaning them.
37:08I'm cleaning them.
37:09Anything in the bags, guys?
37:10It was negative.
37:11Negative?
37:11I picked it all, and I opened the containers.
37:13It was nothing crystallized.
37:14Nothing turned bad.
37:15It was nonsense.
37:17He's cleaning them for someone else, right?
37:21Yeah.
37:22With nothing suspicious found in the bags, this time, the man will face no further action.
37:34You want to grab your bag, sir?
37:36And I'll give you this outside.
37:38They're not my bag.
37:38They're her bags.
37:39I never cleaned them.
37:47Still defiant, the man is free to head home, leaving his friend to carry the bags.
37:55I don't know anyone who travels with bags that are not theirs.
37:58And even if you're helping them out, at this point, when you come in, you're supposed to
38:02take care of things you have with you.
38:26In Laredo.
38:27Look at that.
38:28It's been tape shut before.
38:33Oh, look at that.
38:35Officers have found a secret compartment behind the dashboard of an SUV.
38:40There it is.
38:41It looks like steroids.
38:50Yeah.
38:51Steroids.
38:52Testosterone.
38:53It's a controlled substance.
38:55An estimated three to four million US citizens use steroids.
38:59But since they are a controlled substance, they must be purchased with a prescription.
39:07While the driver is detained for questioning, officers begin the extraction.
39:16It looks like steroids.
39:17This one, it's been a lot.
39:21These steroids are artificial testosterone, used to boost muscle mass.
39:26Since their misuse can cause heart attacks or strokes, they're heavily regulated, meaning
39:32a black market has emerged.
39:38I think that's it.
39:41Other prohibited meds are also found.
39:43These are diet pills that are not allowed to come in.
39:47They're not FDA approved.
39:50That's why it's so important to get it stopped here, because we don't know what they're mixing
39:56or what they're saying it is.
39:59If convicted, the man could be facing up to five years in jail.
40:04Some of these things are dangerous.
40:05There are some of these things that can cause permanent liver damage, kidney damage, kidney failure.
40:13Today's haul of over 1,500 illegal steroids and diet pills has a street value of at least $50,000.
40:22Somebody might actually get hurt or even, like, die from this.
40:27So, I mean, I feel pretty good taking it out off the street.
40:31It's a good day.
40:32The steroid industry is worth billions of dollars, but their misuse is rising among young men
40:38and women.
40:40These drugs will be tested, and the driver handed over to Homeland Security Investigations.
40:48They're not going to be tested.
40:51They're not going to be tested.
40:54They're not going to be tested.
40:58They're not going to be tested.
41:00They're not going to be tested.
41:02They're not going to be tested.
41:04They're not going to be tested.
41:06They're not going to be tested.
41:06They're not going to be tested.
41:07They're not going to be tested.
41:07They're not going to be tested.
41:08They're not going to be tested.
41:09They're not going to be tested.
41:10They're not going to be tested.
41:12They're not going to be tested.
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