Contraband: Seized at Sea

Season 1

Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection investigate the hidden world of smuggling in major US ports and waterways.

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12 Episodes

Murky Waters
E1
Murky WatersA routine inspection of a cargo ship uncovers a well-hidden, illicit load; weapons smugglers attempt to evade authorities; a luxury boat comes on the radar; agents locate a ship filled with people smugglers trying to make landfall.
Operation Total Silence
E2
Operation Total SilenceHSI agents coordinate a massive raid to take down a transnational drug trafficking gang; agents interdict an erratically moving vessel, often a sign of evasive smugglers, but it turns out that its passengers have less sinister motives.
Bahamian Rhapsody
E3
Bahamian RhapsodyOfficers race to Port Newark, where a West African car gang is getting ready to ship a stolen luxury vehicle out of the country; using the owner's GPS tracker on the car, they attempt to identify the container it's in before the ship leaves port.
Don't Be Suspicious
E4
Don't Be SuspiciousAgents investigate a small boat crewed by three men on a well-known smuggling route, only to confirm the men have a shady past; an agent finds life jackets and clothing abandoned on the beach, evidence of a recent illegal migrant landing.
Seaweed
E5
SeaweedAgents must abort a mission when an incoming tropical storm rolls in; a cruise ship passenger balks at paying U.S. duty on cigarettes; Illicit packages dumped at sea begin washing up on Florida's beaches; a Brazilian vessel intrigues agents.
Seasick on a Sinking Ship
E6
Seasick on a Sinking ShipAn agent investigates a boat that made a suspicious late-night drop; officers inspect a docking ship to ensure there's no concealed load under its hull; agents track a sailboat coming from the Bahamas allegedly carrying kilos of narcotics.
The Heat is On
E7
The Heat is OnAgents conducting a random stop-search inspection of vehicles coming off a car ferry get a hit; officers come across a shipment of 80,000 t-shirts that may all be counterfeit; agents descend into a mangrove forest to rescue stranded migrants.
That's Dope
E8
That's DopeAgents in Puerto Rico encounter an unidentified warship; packages washing up on the Florida coastline lead to agents investigating a failed cartel operation; agents search for a stolen vessel suspected of smuggling.
Flock of Eagles
E9
Flock of EaglesAgents find a package off the coast and get a tipoff on an illicit load.
Better Safe Than Sorry
E10
Better Safe Than SorryA social media celebrity catches agents' attention for the wrong reasons.
Ghost Ship
E11
Ghost ShipA tip-off has officers inspecting shipping containers for stolen cars.
Bimini Vice
E12
Bimini ViceIntel indicates a marble shipment from China is loaded with narcotics.