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In total, there was 24 bundles. The total weight came out to 28.02 kg. It may have cost the cartels as little as $1,500 to produce each kilo. But, once sold on the streets of the US, this haul would yield around $800,000. a woman traveling with her friend has become aggressive after undeclared medication was found in her bag. Officers have been left with no choice but to detain her in the cells. Upon searching her bag, I found two pill bottles. We tried to escort inside, she became combative. She started to try to fight us off. That's when me and a few officers went ahead and we put her hands behind her back, handcuffed her, and
escorted her inside. Hey, Jackie, don't move. You know they got to arrest you now. I'm not I didn't do anything. Don't move. The woman's erratic behavior is a red flag for officers. They now want to know what the meds are. I asked her what it was. She said phentermine or something like that. And whether she has anything else illegal. While his colleagues test the pills, Officer Gomez resumes his search of the woman's belongings. It doesn't take him long to find something of interest. Jackpot, huh? So, this is called the Santa Muerte. It's It's translated to the Saint of Death. It's kind of like
the Grim Reaper, right? You always see the skull here. A lot of cartel members are known to pray to this. A lot of the people are either directly involved with the cartel or they're, you know, lower level cartel, they'll have these in their vehicles kind of like to bless their travels or bless their legal activity or whatever they're doing. A statue like this in the woman's bag could indicate cartel connections. It's approaching midnight, closing time at the World Trade Bridge. But the smugglers of the cartel haven't clocked out just yet.
This is when they think the bridge is at its most vulnerable and officers must be extra vigilant. In the inspection dock, a shipment of coconut oil has been unloaded. This is the last shipment of the night that we're getting. Once the officer at the primary saw the commodity, they brought it to our attention and we selected it for intrusive exam. Officers have noticed that the cargo comes from a region of Mexico not normally associated with coconut oil production. So right now we just offloaded all the shipment and we're going to run the K9.
The bridge's K9s are trained to detect all the common narcotics. If drugs have been hidden inside these tins, even coconut oil won't be enough to hide the smell. It's a positive hit. Smart. Officers must now find out what's inside the tins. The substance looks like coconut oil. It does feel like the texture of coconut oil. Suspecting a narcotic could be hidden underneath, officers probe with a wooden stick. Their inspection of the first four containers draws a blank. But the fifth is another story. But this one feels very different. But it's not going straight through like all
these four. Okay. Right there, there's a resistance. You can see there. They were all really fresh. It's a rocker. Like a lot. Within the oil, officers have detected a second substance that's a similar color, but with a rockier texture. It feels like the oil is on top of the rock. Yes. Only the top part is actual coconut oil. And at the bottom, where the stick was in, it went right through. You can actually feel some rather type of solid.
I'm going to run a Gemini. Officers use their laser detection system to find out what it is. At the Juarez Lincoln Bridge, an unruly driver has been detained. Believe I'm the real, a real American. For real, bro. He was inspected in primary, and then on the way out, he didn't want to get inspected the second time. He started complaining and arguing and cussing out loud. Supervisor was called. He still didn't want to comply with the supervisor on site, and he was then escorted inside and detained until we can finish our inspection with the vehicle.
Given the man's reluctance for his vehicle to be searched, extra officers are brought in to help. While they look for any hidden contraband. In the cells, the driver continues to argue with officers. He says this isn't the first time his car has been flagged for inspection and thinks he's being unfairly targeted. The man tells officers he drives across the border for work every day and seems to think this makes his vehicle exempt from inspections. Here you go, man, but at the end of the day, that officer doesn't know that you cross every single day, so if you see something that he might be interested in, he's going to stop you and check. While the driver's left to cool down,
the inspection of his vehicle has yet to find any contraband. Suspicious that he could still be hiding something, officers deploy a canine. If narcotics are present, the dog will alert. officers searching a bus have found a trap door underneath and packages of suspected narcotics. The driver is detained. As of right now, the bus driver's in the back. Um he doesn't seem to want to talk about anything. Um they're going to go ahead and interview him, and I guess whatever comes out of the interview is on him. While the driver's questioned, officers begin to extract the packages, which are tied together with rope. But they're so tightly packed,
it's a struggle to free them. The officer manages to pull the first one out. Finally, they start to come loose. Eventually, all the narcotics are out. Yeah, yeah, that's it. A total of 24 packages. So, they tied together that way you can just slowly pull one by one out. They were pretty tight, so it took some force to get them out. Positive for cocaine. Cocaine is used illicitly by over 5 million Americans each year. The drug is grown in just three South American countries, Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru, before being sold to the Mexican cartels. The distinctive markings on
these packages could indicate this shipment contains product from two different suppliers. These are different looks. Usually, it depends on who it's coming from. It's like their brand name, their how they show who provided the narcotics. To determine the exact size of this shipment, officers weigh the packages. The seizure comes in at just over 28 kilos. In total, there was 24 bundles. The total weight came out to 28.02 kg. It may have cost the cartels as little as $1,500 to produce each kilo. But, once sold on the streets of the US, this haul would yield around $800,000.
It's a pretty big load. Usually in the buses, they're smaller. They tend to hide them different places, but with this seizure, it's a pretty big seizure out of a bus. All the teams are ready. We're about to go exchange the prisoner at mid-bridge. This morning, officers on the War Ez Lincoln are preparing to transfer a high-value subject to Mexican authorities. He's going to be in the lead vehicle up front. As of right now, we can't reveal what he's wanted for. Classified information.
The details of the operation have been classified by the Department of Homeland Security. Officers will meet with Mexican authorities in the middle of the bridge where a line divides the two countries. You're going to cover the exchange, I'll cover the traffic. Mid-bridge is dangerous because travelers coming from Mexico have yet to be vetted. Out here we're pretty vulnerable. There's only a few of us. And for reasons that cannot be revealed, there is a likelihood the subject's enemies are waiting for him. And if they're in a vehicle, you never know what they have in there.
Uh right now we're just keeping an eye out here. Of course you have these vendors walking around mid-bridge. Uh making sure nothing uh interferes with the exchange due to the high profile of the matter. Yeah, you need to move your unit so they can roll out. Well, that's it. Now we got to go back. Checking cars. Hopefully get some seizures out there. On the Anzaldúas Bridge, officers are struggling to remove packages found hidden in a truck's side panels. With only two extracted, but many more visible, officers have found themselves at an impasse. Over there, they're really hot like entire team doing it. We don't have the tools or tools, we just have a hammer and stuff like that, so we're trying to do the best.
Despite all the human power, tools, and effort, officers still cannot bend open the panels. Without direct access to the equipment needed, they call in local firefighters to lend a hand. Uh we need to call extra help with the fire department. They got better tools, so we got to make uh easy to extract. All right, so this is the back door. Right. Cut down. Awesome. Firefighters offer services to the public that extend well beyond putting out flames. Anytime a person is trapped in a vehicle or needs immediate emergency response, they are called.
The tools used for those types of circumstances are perfect for this job. Known as the jaws of life, this machine can cut through even the toughest materials. This one is open. Awesome. Perfect. Good job, man. Good job, guys. Good. Thank you very much. All right, man. Y'all stay safe. All right. With all of the packages removed and the truck destroyed, 97 78 [snorts] 80 81, 82 officers must now find out what's inside the bundles. It has the characteristics for a methamphetamine hydrochloride, which is meth. 83, 84 85 packages of meth.
85 bundles of meth were discovered on each side of the truck. How they got in there is a mystery. But, it can only be assumed that the cartels have incredible resources they deploy in order to smuggle this amount of narcotics over the border. 87.88 Yes. With a total of $7 million, it is no wonder the cartels go to such lengths. In my 6 years on duty, this is my first time we had to call the fire department to help us out. But, uh there's always a first time. Every day we learn something new, and this is the first time for us, so.
