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Officers find a fraudulent passport hidden in a video game case, a telltale sign of criminals at work; a traveler who just returns from Paris claims she has nothing to declare, but a search of her bags reveals a suspicious $200,000 diamond watch.

Contraband: Seized at the Airport

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Officers find a box of syringes filled with a mysterious black liquid; a computer programmer from South Korea raises suspicions when he says he's coming for business meetings, but it sounds like he's planning to work in the US illegally.

Operation Shadow Vial

Officers find chessboards loaded with more than 32 pieces; a couple who claimed only half the purchases they made abroad face a hefty fine and having their items seized; two travelers attempting to avoid immigration questions get caught.

The Call of Duties

An agriculture dog alerts to a suitcase coming from Ethiopia, and inspection reveals a tough hide; a plain-clothes officer in baggage claim finds a passenger acting suspiciously; a woman from Japan accuses officers of assuming she's a prostitute.

Catch 'Em All

A man arrives with what looks like multiple rounds of high-caliber bullets in his suitcase; when a K-9 alerts to a harmless box of kids' games, officers find more than they bargained for; Officers are alarmed by a traveler's strong-smelling soap.

Joint Custody

While officers inspect a cargo shipment for illegal marijuana, an X-ray reveals some lewd contents; a character attracts officers' attention for bringing medications they suspect he intends to sell at a alternative festival.

It's Not Supposed to Be Sticky

Officers get intelligence on a passenger heading to London carrying an illicit load; when questioned, the man says he's meeting with Braveheart; a shipment of high-end construction equipment throws up red flags when its quality looks shoddy.

Copy Cat

Contraband: Seized at the Airport follows Department of Homeland Security officers at five airports across the US. It's a behind-the-scenes look into the shocking world of domestic and foreign contraband investigation, and you'll never fly the same again!

Does Not Compute

After being detained for public intoxication, a woman is found to have overstayed her visa; a man who has been on the run for 15 years is apprehended; a traveler is questioned for her connections to the leader of a car theft gang.

Going Nowhere Fast

What a Trip

A K9 scents illegal contents within luggage belonging to a preacher and his wife; to everyone's surprise, the wife admits to having cocaine in her bag; officers question a Brazilian man who arrives with two plastic dolls stuffed with white crystals.

The Cocaine Preacher

Intel arrives, sending officers searching for two suspected narcotics smugglers flying in from London; agriculture specialists get more than they bargained for when a passenger lands with some illegal and foul-smelling items.

Please Don't Be Cow Poop!

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Following Department of Homeland Security officers at five different airports across the country, from San Francisco, Detroit, Newark, Atlanta and Honolulu, as they search for contraband both leaving and coming into the U.S.

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