Contraband: Seized at Sea
Season 1
2024 • 12 Episodes
Episodes
1. Murky Waters
July 15, 2024
A 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.
2. Operation Total Silence
July 22, 2024
HSI 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.
3. Bahamian Rhapsody
July 29, 2024
Officers 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.
4. Don't Be Suspicious
August 5, 2024
Agents 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.
5. Seaweed
August 19, 2024
Agents 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.
6. Seasick on a Sinking Ship
August 26, 2024
An 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.
7. The Heat is On
August 19, 2024
Agents 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.
8. That's Dope
September 2, 2024
Agents 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.
9. Flock of Eagles
September 9, 2024
Agents find a package off the coast and get a tipoff on an illicit load.
10. Better Safe Than Sorry
September 16, 2024
A social media celebrity catches agents' attention for the wrong reasons.
11. Ghost Ship
September 23, 2024
A tip-off has officers inspecting shipping containers for stolen cars.
12. Bimini Vice
September 30, 2024
Intel indicates a marble shipment from China is loaded with narcotics.