Border Force: America's Gatekeepers

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A shipment of cocaine is discovered in the fifth wheel of a tractor-trailer, and officers searching a courier van find a cache of firearms.

Packages of cocaine are found concealed in the chassis of a bus, officers receive a tip-off about a vehicle loaded with cartel cash, and a magician comes under scrutiny.

120 kilograms of cocaine are discovered in the axles of a lowboy trailer, and two men are caught attempting to smuggle a rooster for cock-fighting.

Officers make a massive seizure of meth hidden inside fruit crates, a former teacher is taken surprise by a warrant for her arrest, and a Syrian man begs for help.

Officers discover fentanyl hidden in the backseat of a car, and two elderly sisters are caught trying to smuggle more than 600 tramadol pills.

More than 130 packets of cocaine are found hidden in the seats of a bus, a car explodes in the middle of the bridge, and a retiring officer makes his final bust.

A tip-off (see previous episode/S05E05) unearths a vast shipment of heroin and cocaine disguised as garbage bags, and officers respond to a medical emergency and deal with a drunken US Marshal.

Officers intercept a shipment of hundreds of gun parts headed for Mexico, a nurse is caught smuggling pills in her boots, and a traveller carrying goat meat is inspected.

24 kilograms of cocaine are found concealed in the air tank of a truck, and a cache of weapons bound for Mexico is intercepted.

Officers investigate a collector travelling with parts of a space rocket, and 380 kilograms of crystal meth is discovered in a shipment of limes.

A man wanted for murder is apprehended at the border. Officers discover more than 80 kilos of cocaine hidden inside a tractor trailer.

Millions of dollars-worth of marijuana is found hidden in a shipment of matresses, and officers detain a mother and daughter who've been smoking meth.

Officers in Laredo intercept a truck smuggling narcotics over the border, and a courier heading to Mexico is caught delivering guns and ammunition in Eagle Pass.

A pedestrian is caught at Hidalgo Bridge smuggling narcotics in bags of coffee, and a nervous woman in Progreso is taken for a pat down.

Officers find a suspicious compartment within the trailer of a truck returning to Texas, and a man hides over 300 cheap forms of medication about his person in Progreso.

Officers in Hidalgo seize over 200 kilos of methamphetamine concealed in a car, and the hunt is on in Detroit for invasive insects which could destroy the US timber industry.

A man wanted for serious sexual offences is apprehended in Progreso, and agents intercept a group of migrants moments after they cross the Rio Grande river.

Officers in Progreso detain a man who made a dash back toward Mexico, and the team in Laredo uncovers methamphetamine concealed in a shipment of landscaping stone.

Officers at Eagle Pass intercept a driver smuggling narcotics over the border, and a group of passengers in Laredo refuse to admit to owning an air compressor full of rifles.

Officers find a man-made compartment within the trailer of a truck returning Stateside, and two Americans arouse suspicions with an unsafe lane change at the US-Canada border.

Border officers in Detroit apprehend a woman after finding a handgun and ammunition in her vehicle, and officers in Eagle Pass find 150,000 dollars' worth of methamphetamine.

A man fears for his life after being stopped by a cartel in Laredo, clubbers in Detroit are found with drugs disguised in liquid, and officers stop a shipment of frozen rats.

Officers hand over a convict to Mexican authorities in the middle of the Juarez Lincoln bridge, and a man drops a marijuana joint on a customs floor in Progreso.

Officers in Eagle Pass seize over 15 kilograms of heroin and unveil a new cartel drug-smuggling tactic, and a Mexican family in Laredo makes a plea for humanitarian parole.