All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Deadly Secret

    • February 24, 2019
    • National Geographic

    A shipment of cardboard packaging hides a deadly secret; heroin disguised as a computer laptop baffles the world’s most advanced narcotic detection device.

  • S01E02 Cartel Ambush

    • March 3, 2019
    • National Geographic

    Officers are on high alert for an ambush as they transfer a Sicario over one of the 28 border bridges and into the custody of the Mexico military.

  • S01E03 Suspicious Travelers

    • March 10, 2019
    • National Geographic

    Officers are suspicious when an elderly couple arrive from Mexico with five suitcases but no clothes.

  • S01E04 Cocaine Crackdown

    • March 17, 2019
    • National Geographic

    Officers in Brownsville process an American citizen who crossed over the bridge 20 years ago – and discover the reason he didn’t want to come back.

  • S01E05 The Decoy

    • March 24, 2019
    • National Geographic

    Officers become suspicious when they pull over a businessman from Mexico who is making a rare journey to the United States in a brand new car.

  • S01E06 5,000 Rounds of Ammunition

    • March 31, 2019
    • National Geographic

    The Mexican drug cartels have been fighting a bloody war for control of the most profitable smuggling routes into the United States for nearly 20 years.

  • S01E07 2,000 Miles from Home

    • April 7, 2019
    • National Geographic

    A teenager from the Dominican Republic who has traveled 2,000 miles to the United States border in the back of a truck pleads his case for asylum.

  • S01E08 Five-Million Dollar Meth Bust

    • April 14, 2019
    • National Geographic

    In Hidalgo, a young woman from Cuba crosses the bridge in the hope of being granted political asylum in America while officers in Laredo get a surprise when they stop three biology students.

  • S01E09 Escaping from the Cartel

    • April 21, 2019
    • National Geographic

    Officers think they have spotted a trend when they seize drugs from behind the dashboards of two cars. One load has an ominous symbol that suggests it is the deadly new drug, Fentanyl, that is being concealed.

  • S01E10 Hidden Cocaine

    • April 28, 2019
    • National Geographic

    A new recruit fresh out of training school makes her mark when she uncovers 12 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car that she has stopped on one of the bridges.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Life on the Line

    • March 11, 2020
    • National Geographic

    Officers put their lives on the line as they prepare to transfer two members of a cartel into the custody of the Mexican military.

  • S02E02 Hardcore Narcotics

    • March 18, 2020
    • National Geographic

    Officers find a suspicious package inside a pickup truck, seize a large shipment of marijuana and employ barricades to prevent illegal entry.

  • S02E03 Human Smuggling Operation

    • March 25, 2020
    • National Geographic

    A family forced from their home in Honduras pleads for asylum. Officers discover 3,000 pounds of marijuana. A human smuggling operation is revealed.

  • S02E04 Kidnapped by the Cartel

    • April 1, 2020
    • National Geographic

    A 12-year-old boy turns up at one of the bridges on his own. He claims his mother has been kidnapped by the cartels.

  • S02E05 Storming the Bridge

    • April 8, 2020
    • National Geographic

    Officers are forced to close the bridge when it’s stormed by dozens of asylum seekers. Meanwhile at the Columbia Solidarity, officers are suspicious about the contents of bags of sweets.

  • S02E06 $50,000 in Cash

    • April 15, 2020
    • National Geographic

    Officers are on the lookout for day-trippers trying to smuggle prescription pills back into America. A suspected courier for a cartel is questioned as she tried to smuggle $50,000 in cash out of the country.

  • S02E07 Secret Hiding Place

    • April 29, 2020
    • National Geographic

    A man taken by a Mexican drug cartel sprints across the bridge into America; at Progreso International Bridge, a lady is caught hiding anti-anxiety pills.

  • S02E08 Hidden in Plain Sight

    • May 6, 2020
    • National Geographic

    A man kidnapped by a drug cartel flees across the bridge into America and a rock band's tour bus is found to be a front for an elaborate drug smuggling operation.

  • S02E09 Pickup Truck Payout

    • May 13, 2020
    • National Geographic

    Officers are faced with a harrowing situation in the middle of the bridge, and millions of dollars worth of drugs are found in a pick-up truck.

  • S02E10 Teenage Drug Bust

    • May 20, 2020
    • National Geographic

    A secret compartment full of drugs is found inside a pick-up truck. To access it, officers must crack a complex code.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Episode 1

    • August 29, 2021
    • National Geographic

    Officers intercept an arsenal of weapons being smuggled into Mexico, a deadly consignment of Fentanyl is discovered in a freezer and agroup of Guatemalan immigrants is stranded at the bridges.

  • S03E02 Episode 2

    • August 29, 2021
    • National Geographic

    Officers discover the fuel tanks on a truck are full of liquid meth. Three men wearing identical clothing cause suspicion. A man is caught smuggling reptiles.

  • S03E03 Episode 3

    • August 29, 2021
    • National Geographic

    A woman is suspected of smuggling someone else's baby over the border. Drugs are found hidden in a consignment of carrots. A pill smuggler is caught following an earlier tip-off.

  • S03E04 Episode 4

    • August 29, 2021
    • National Geographic

    A man travelling with two children that aren't his is questioned. A traveller is caught smuggling cash. Officers find drugs in a flat-bed truck.

  • S03E05 Episode 5

    • August 29, 2021
    • National Geographic

    Officers discover UPS packages lined with drugs. A 14-year-old runaway is picked up at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge. A mother is caught trying to smuggle marijuana.

  • S03E06 Episode 6

    • August 29, 2021
    • National Geographic

    In Pharr, 840kg of meth is discovered in the floor of a truck. Aromatic candles filled with Fentanyl are intercepted at the World Trade Bridge.

  • S03E07 Episode 7

    • August 29, 2021
    • National Geographic

    Two 16-year-olds are suspected of smuggling drugs for a cartel. A man tries to enter the US with false documents. Marijuana worth $7million is found inside rolls of carpet.

  • S03E08 Episode 8

    • August 29, 2021
    • National Geographic

    Packages of meth are found in the wall of a trailer. Two brothers are caught smuggling pills. Prohibited Mexican delicacies are intercepted.

  • S03E09 Episode 9

    • August 29, 2021
    • National Geographic

    In Progreso, a 20-year-old woman is caught smuggling pills. In Laredo, 500kg of marijuana is found hidden inside a consignment of household goods.

  • S03E10 Episode 10

    • August 29, 2021
    • National Geographic

    Meth is found inside a truck driver's speakers, a Mexican boy claiming US citizenship is questioned, and AC units containing drugs are intercepted.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Episode 1

    • March 13, 2023

    A large shipment of fake fentanyl pills is intercepted. An automatic rifle with its ammunition is found inside a loudspeaker. A woman who was dealing drugs for her boyfriend is captured. Police officers try to save a man who is overdosing.

  • S04E02 Episode 2

    • March 20, 2023

    A truck is stopped and inside it they find a shipment of wet wipes, but upon closer inspection they find cocaine hidden. A US citizen is caught with thousands of Tramadol tablets hidden in his hand luggage among bags of dried fruit.

  • S04E03 Episode 3

    • March 27, 2023

    A huge shipment of cocaine is found hidden in the floor of a truck. A young man tries to enter the United States to enroll in school. A woman is caught smuggling fentanyl pills, and a drunken couple refuse to pay their fine for illegal avocados.

  • S04E04 Episode 4

    • April 3, 2023

    A woman is caught trying to enter the US with a baby that isn't hers. A man wanted for a serious crime is intercepted. A driver suffers a heart attack while crossing a bridge, and a shipment of coconut oil is discovered to contain methamphetamine.

  • S04E05 Episode 5

    • April 10, 2023

    Methamphetamine is found in a shipment of broccoli. An elderly man tries to smuggle pills in protein powder containers. A woman receives a humanitarian visa to visit her dying son in the United States. And a drunken and unruly passenger is arrested.

  • S04E06 Episode 6

    • April 17, 2023

    Money and weapons belonging to a cartel are found in a car. An illegal shipment of exotic reptiles is discovered inside a truck carrying used clothing. A man is caught smuggling medicine for his sick family. And a murderer is extradited to Mexico.

  • S04E07 Episode 7

    • April 24, 2023

    The bridges on the southern border of the United States are closed and allow only essential vehicles to pass through due to the pandemic. However, the fight against the Mexican cartels continues more intense than ever.

  • S04E08 Episode 8

    • May 1, 2023

    Thousands of dollars of cartel cash are found hidden in an engine, an intoxicated 17-year-old youth requires urgent medical attention and cocaine is found in bags of rubbish

  • S04E09 Episode 9

    • May 8, 2023

    Cocaine is found hidden inside the wall of a refrigerated truck, and a Honduran immigrant fleeing gang violence applies for asylum in the US.

  • S04E10 Episode 10

    • May 15, 2023

    A shipment of meth disguised as concrete is intercepted, and officers interview a Haitian immigrant who has crossed nine countries on foot to reach America.