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The San Ysidro port of entry
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is the busiest
land border crossing
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in the Western Hemisphere.
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Every day, 90,000 people pass
through it.
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Are you bringing back
anything from Mexico?
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No fruits or vegetables,
alcohol, tobacco today?
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No, not today?
All right.
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Officers have the authority
to question
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and stop any traveler.
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You mind opening the trunk?
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Being here at the border,
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it's not like civilian
police departments
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where you're gonna need
a little bit more
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to go inside the vehicle.
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We have border
search authority.
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This afternoon,
a woman and her friend
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returning from Mexico have been
selected for a routine check.
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It's not long before the K-9
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leads Officer Bumphus
to an area under the hood.
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So my dog was alerting
under the vehicle,
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like towards
the front end of the vehicle.
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So we're checking it out
right now.
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A secret compartment is
stuffed full
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of what looks like
prescription medication.
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K-9 to secondary.
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We found something.
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- Mike, Mike.
- Go ahead.
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Powder.
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Are we gonna be taken to jail?
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We have to do
what we have to do.
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US citizen, sir?
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Look at the camera here,
take a step back.
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On any given day, there are
over 2 million outstanding
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arrest warrants for wanted
criminals in the US.
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You need one ID or two IDs?
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No, no, no, I don't
need the military one.
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- OK, that's the--
- Sir, look at
the camera, please.
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Everyone returning
from Mexico...
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Thank you for your service,
all right?
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...is subject to
a background check.
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This afternoon, a woman coming
home after a day trip
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to Progreso has been stopped.
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So we had a pedestrian
traveling from
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Progreso, Mexico, and--
through pedestrian.
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And the subject came out as
a positive for a warrant.
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Right now, there's no
information about what crime
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the woman is wanted for.
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In her case, I asked her if
she was ever been detained,
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had trouble with the law
enforcement at any time.
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She said, "No."
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She said she also has
family members that work
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for the PD in Fort Worth, Texas.
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So that's irrelevant for us
because a human being is
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a human being.
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Officer Marin runs
the woman's fingerprints...
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There we go.
Go like this.
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But keep this right here.
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...to check that her ID
matches the warrant.
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Thank you, ma'am.
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Information soon comes through
from the issuing authority,
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which is in another county
500 miles away.
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It did confirm for
an outstanding warrant
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out of Gainesville, Texas
for larceny,
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which was inputted
back in November of last year.
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OK, ma'am, you can step back.
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You can put your shoes on right
here and then
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give your items to your husband
right now.
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While they wait to find out
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whether Gainesville PD
wants to arrest her,
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Officer Marin allows
the woman to speak
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with her husband.
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Sir?
Your wife?
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You may speak to her
if you need to.
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She wanted to give
you the belongings.
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So did the supervisor
speak to you already?
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So here's the thing, OK?
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She came out as a positive
for a warrant,
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an outstanding warrant
out of Gainesville, Texas.
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For larceny.
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OK.
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She said she's never--
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Like I'm saying, you have a job?
Do you work?
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OK.
So you do your job.
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We're just doing our job.
That's it.
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We're going .
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Right.
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Right, she informed
me about that.
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You know--
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We've seen-- we've seen
everything,
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and occupation, title,
that's irrelevant
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to who gets arrested,
who doesn't.
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But I understand
where you're coming from.
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I'm just letting you know
this is your opportunity
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to speak to her right now.
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I was reading
her body language,
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and he was kind of like, "What?"
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And she was like, "The check."
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At the San Ysidro crossing...
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...a woman and her friend
returning to the US
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have been detained
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after a search
of their vehicle,
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uncovered medication hidden
in the dashboard.
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It should be
an airbag in here.
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So an officer pulled this up,
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and there's a bunch of medicine
back in here.
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The contraband consists
of packets of diet pills
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and bottles
of medicated shampoo.
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And there's
medicine also in here.
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The two women entered
the border in the fast lane,
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used only for pre-vetted
drivers holding a SENTRI pass.
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The amount smuggled in is
assigned to Supervisor Walker.
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It's not for personal use.
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The car is taken to a secure
area where Officer Rauk
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will carry out
a thorough search.
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Dashboards are a pretty common
concealing method.
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People will just create these
little areas to hide stuff
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so they can smuggle
things through.
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This right here is, like,
people use for weight loss.
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It's a Schedule Four
controlled substance.
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I think these people use it
for, like, weight loss
and different things,
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or at least I hope it's just
for that.
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This weight-loss drug is
popular in Mexico,
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but not approved
for use in the US,
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creating a black market for
smuggled pills.
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I don't know how much more is
in here, so I'll have to check
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in the dashboard over
and see if there's anything else
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hidden anywhere else.
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It's shampoo.
I guess it's some sort
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of medical shampoo,
I have no idea.
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I don't know if it's in
under here.
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Actually-- oh, it is.
Yeah, so it's all in here too.
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So I'll have to open
all this up.
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OK, ma'am, you can step out.
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You can put your shoes on.
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In Progreso, a woman returning
home from a day trip to Mexico
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has been detained
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because she has
a warrant out for larceny.
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Whenever she had
the opportunity to give
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her belongings to her husband,
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she was trying to whisper
something to him.
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I was reading
her body language,
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and he was kind of like, "What?"
And she was like, "The check."
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Was that check that y'all
talking about in November?
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Mm-hmm.
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'22, '23.
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The couple paid a man to do
some work on their property.
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They wrote a check,
which bounced.
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Thank you.
OK, perfect.
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Thank you.
Have a good day.
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The Hidalgo Sheriff's Office
confirms that they will be
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coming to arrest the woman
before extraditing her back
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to the county that
issued the warrant.
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We only have so
much information.
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Right now,
when Hidalgo County arrives,
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if she has
any further questions,
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because they're actually the
ones who are gonna take over,
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could ask--
she could ask them.
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Like I said,
they're gonna answer your--
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your questions.
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Ma'am, can you give
him the purse and then--
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Sir, do you want to give
her a last hug
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before they pick her up,
you know?
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No, but I mean,
as a husband and wife,
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I'm pretty sure you want
to give her a hug.
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You know, we're human beings--
yeah, right there.
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All right.
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- You're good.
- I know.
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All right.
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An officer from Hidalgo County
arrives to make their arrest.
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- Need a copy of this too.
- Yes sir.
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- Step on out, he's gonna
give you instructions, OK?
- OK.
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Hello ma'am.
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- Are you [bleep]?
- Yes.
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I'm picking you up
because you got a warrant
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out of Cooke County.
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So, we'll take you
into custody to our county jail
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and they'll pick you up
from our county jail
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and take you back
to Cooke County, OK?
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So I'm gonna put
the cuffs on you.
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- Thank you, sir.
Have a good one.
- Thank you very much.
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According to her, she never had
a criminal record,
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never been arrested, never had
to do a pat-down before.
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But anyways, wish her the best
and remember,
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learn your lesson
and stay out of trouble.
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Every day, around 10,000 people
cross the Camino Real bridge.
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Among the travelers are
paqueteros, unofficial couriers
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carrying goods across
the southern border.
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Although lucrative work,
it comes with a risk because
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the drivers are rarely aware of
what they're bringing in.
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Yeah, we want to scan
all of it.
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Today, a courier entering into
Mexico with a trailer
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has been sent
to secondary inspection.
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This driver was coming
from Houston,
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headed to Guanajuato, Mexico.
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We selected him because he had
a lot of merchandise
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that he's taking to Mexico
for other people.
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The Mexican drug cartels are
known to hide cash and guns
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in paqueteros cargo.
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Suspicious that the trailer may
contain contraband,
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officers put the whole shipment
through an X-ray machine.
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Nothing yet.
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But it's not long before
the X-ray reveals
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a suspicious outline.
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And it looks like
we have one firearm
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and some ammunition
in this box.
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It looks like we have
the firearm here
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and ammunition in this boot.
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The man is
immediately detained,
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while Officer Ruiz examines
the concealment method.
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Could be for the X-ray.
Could be for the K-9.
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Try to hide the smell or the
odor of the firearm.
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That way our K-9
doesn't hit on it.
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But in this case,
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we were able to locate it
using the X-ray.
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Let's just check everything.
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Because Mexico has strict laws
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preventing the purchase
of guns,
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every year, around 150,000
firearms are smuggled
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into the country
by criminal gangs.
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So the gentleman's claiming
that he didn't know
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about the firearm.
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One, he can be facing charges.
His vehicle can be seized.
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There's a lot of different
scenarios, but right now
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we have to wait for HSI to see
if they're going to want to do
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further investigation on this
or take him from there.
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Smuggling a hidden weapon is
a serious crime.
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Homeland Security
Investigations will question
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the man further to decide
whether to prosecute.
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In San Diego,
two women have been detained
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after a search of their car
revealed a hidden compartment
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stuffed full
of prescription medication.
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I don't know if it's in under
here-- actually, oh, it is.
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Yeah, so it's all in here, too.
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There's a lot more hidden
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than Officer Rauk
initially thought.
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So I'll have
to open all this up.
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- Yeah, so it's--
- How far does it go?
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Um, actually, it looks like it
stops right here.
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So I saw it's about right in
here-- that or-- that way.
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It goes all the way down.
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I've never seen this before,
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so I'm not sure what kind of
shampoo it is.
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So I'll have to look it up.
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This anti-dandruff shampoo
isn't prohibited,
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but bringing in large
commercial amounts
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without declaring it
is against the law.
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It's a hole down here on
this side.
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- In here?
- Under, yeah, through here.
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Ooh.
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I think that's all of it.
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For smuggling shampoo, as well
as the diet pills,
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the driver of the vehicle is
facing a significant penalty,
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typically three times the value
of what's found.
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Every pill and bottle must
be counted.
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All right, this might take
a little while.
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So, each one of these has 20,
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so 20 times 15,
times all this,
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it's gonna be a decent
amount of money.
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All right, so that should be
20 right there.
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I highly doubt they need to lose
this much weight.
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So they're gonna probably
sell to someone,
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some market somewhere,
or somewhere.
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A packet of diet pills bought
in Mexico for $16
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could sell for twice as much
on the black market.
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But taking them comes with
risks, because the pills
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contain the appetite
suppressant phentermine,
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and long-term use can lead
to drug dependency.
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People can abuse this substance,
so people buying this, like,
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off the street or some market
somewhere or from someone,
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they can be abused,
and it can, like, you know,
it can cause people issues,
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so people are taking
too much of this medication,
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they could have
a serious medical condition.
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In total, 11,400 pills are
counted alongside 260 bottles
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of shampoo, adding up to
a retail value of over $10,000.
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We're gonna get
her into our office here,
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issue her the penalty.
She can make two choices.
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She can either agree to pay
the penalty or contest it.
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So, um, you had a bunch of
medication in your vehicle, OK?
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So, um, since you concealed
the medication and you didn't
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declare it, we do have to issue
a penalty today, OK?
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This is your first offense
doing this,
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so we're going to go ahead
and mitigate, OK?
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Since it's the woman's first
time being caught,
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her fine is reduced to $2,500.
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You want to contest it?
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Despite owning the vehicle,
the woman denies all knowledge
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of the medication and says
she will be
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appealing her charge.
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I would say do it in three
days, the sooner the better.
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- That's your copy, OK.
- OK.
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- And then I'll get
your friend, OK?
- OK.
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Outside, her friend is also
facing punishment.
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The loss of her Trusted
Traveler status.
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Since you're traveling with
her and you're both smuggling
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medication across the border,
your SENTRIs are being lifted.
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Yes, since you're both
crossed and then...
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Her vehicle had a lot
of concealed medication,
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so she was issued a penalty
and all medication that was
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concealed within the vehicle
was seized.
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You don't understand that there
was medication concealed
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within her dashboard.
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We're informing you right now
that there was medication
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within the vehicle.
- Something.
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Yes, and we're telling
you right now that there's
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medication within the vehicle.
You're good to go, OK?
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This woman has escaped
a heavy fine,
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but both travelers have
lost their SENTRI cards,
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adding hours to their future
border crossings.
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In Eagle Pass, a courier has
been detained after being
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caught smuggling a weapon
into Mexico.
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So the gentleman's claiming
that he didn't know
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about the firearm.
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One, he can be facing charges.
His vehicle can be seized.
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There's a lot of different
scenarios, but right now
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we have to wait for HSI to see
if they're gonna wanna do
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further investigation on this
or take him from there.
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These are 40 and this firearm
is 40 as well.
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So, yes, these rounds are for
this pistol.
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They don't check the merchandise
that they're taking into Mexico,
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so it makes it easier
for somebody
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to send something
illegal like this.
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Only one pistol was found,
but that alone can be sold for
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hundreds of dollars on
the black market in Mexico.
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We were able to seize
one firearm, magazine
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and a total of 50 rounds,
which is a good thing for us.
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Whatever reason they were using
it for over there in Mexico,
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they were exporting
it illegally.
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00:22:09,767 --> 00:22:12,066
Since the courier has
no prior history
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and claims no knowledge
of the weapon,
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this time,
he won't face any charges.
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So, as of right now, HSI has
deferred prosecution.
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Firearms are gonna stay here
in our possession.
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They're gonna be seized,
and the rest of the items that
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the gentleman was
carrying with him,
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he's gonna be free to go with.
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00:22:28,567 --> 00:22:30,400
But he's not completely
in the clear.
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New laws created to crack down
on cartel crime
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have recently been passed.
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00:22:35,633 --> 00:22:36,667
The form this guy just signed--
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00:22:36,834 --> 00:22:38,566
essentially,
the United States government
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has labeled the cartel
a terrorist organization
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and this form, we have
in English and Spanish,
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it says, if you have any
affiliation and we find out
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you do, the law is going to go
after you in full extent.
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They read this, they sign it,
we find out through
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investigation that they have
any affiliation to the cartel,
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00:22:57,567 --> 00:22:58,866
they're going to jail.
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00:22:58,867 --> 00:23:00,200
By signing the form,
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the driver is declaring
his innocence.
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00:23:02,834 --> 00:23:06,500
But if he's lying and later
found to have cartel links,
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he could then be arrested.
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00:23:09,567 --> 00:23:11,867
It wasn't a good thing that
they were having this firearm
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hidden within these containers,
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00:23:13,266 --> 00:23:14,800
and good thing we were able
to get it.
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00:23:23,867 --> 00:23:26,766
2
The Ambassador Bridge links
Windsor, Canada,
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with Detroit, Michigan.
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Every day, almost $320 million
worth of goods from Canada
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cross in trucks
bound for the US.
359
00:23:39,767 --> 00:23:42,200
How you doing, sir?
Good afternoon.
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Officers are always on
the lookout for anything
361
00:23:47,667 --> 00:23:49,200
illegal entering the country...
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00:23:49,367 --> 00:23:50,866
I'm gonna send you through
X-ray, OK?
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00:23:50,867 --> 00:23:53,666
So, what you're gonna do is
you're gonna stay to your right,
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00:23:53,667 --> 00:23:56,767
go around, and then you're going
to see a sign for X-ray.
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00:23:56,934 --> 00:24:00,866
...including agricultural items
that could be carrying insects
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00:24:00,867 --> 00:24:03,467
and pests harmful
to US crops.
367
00:24:05,567 --> 00:24:08,133
All right, just come over.
Right over here with me.
368
00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:11,800
Right over here, sir.
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00:24:11,967 --> 00:24:13,567
- I'm gonna have
you bring your truck...
- OK.
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00:24:13,734 --> 00:24:15,466
- ...pop your seal,
open your door...
- OK.
371
00:24:15,467 --> 00:24:16,866
...back all the way to door
number four.
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00:24:16,867 --> 00:24:18,900
- Door number four.
All right, sir, thanks.
- OK.
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Today, agriculture specialist
Garza is carrying out a series
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00:24:24,767 --> 00:24:27,400
of spot checks on
inbound trucks.
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00:24:27,567 --> 00:24:30,100
He's called in container
full of flowers.
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00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:32,700
Today, we're gonna be looking
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00:24:32,867 --> 00:24:34,866
at some plants,
plant commodities.
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00:24:34,867 --> 00:24:37,265
We're gonna be looking
for live mites, slugs,
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00:24:37,266 --> 00:24:39,466
snails, plant diseases.
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00:24:39,467 --> 00:24:42,100
These species can be harmful
to America's agriculture.
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00:24:42,266 --> 00:24:44,300
We're trying to do our best
to safeguard that.
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00:24:53,467 --> 00:24:55,100
Even though these flowers
have come
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00:24:55,266 --> 00:24:58,265
from a pest-controlled
greenhouse in Canada,
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00:24:58,266 --> 00:25:00,767
there could still be bugs
hidden within.
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00:25:03,166 --> 00:25:04,867
Let's see if we can find
anything here.
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00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:08,866
Using his flashlight,
Officer Garza begins
387
00:25:08,867 --> 00:25:10,867
the first step
of his inspection.
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00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,667
He focuses on a cross-section
of the shipment.
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00:25:29,300 --> 00:25:31,867
I don't see anything so far.
390
00:25:32,033 --> 00:25:34,999
Any track marks, any bite
marks, or anything just that
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00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,967
stands out out of the normal.
It's not always...
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00:25:38,867 --> 00:25:44,700
guaranteed that it's gonna
be a pest-free... plant.
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00:25:46,767 --> 00:25:48,700
So that's why it's always good
just to check,
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00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,566
do a visual inspection,
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00:25:52,567 --> 00:25:54,667
a thorough visual inspection
on these.
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00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,266
So here's something right
over here.
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00:26:03,500 --> 00:26:05,000
It's a little bitty thing.
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00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:09,867
If the insect Officer Garza
has spotted turns out to be
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00:26:10,033 --> 00:26:13,500
an invasive species,
the entire shipment will be
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00:26:13,667 --> 00:26:15,667
refused entry into the US,
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00:26:15,834 --> 00:26:18,266
costing the shipper
thousands of dollars.
402
00:26:31,467 --> 00:26:35,566
The Camino Real Bridge links
the city of Eagle Pass
403
00:26:35,567 --> 00:26:37,800
with Piedras Negras, Mexico.
404
00:26:44,567 --> 00:26:46,667
I'm just looking at
the natural voids that these
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00:26:46,834 --> 00:26:49,666
pickups have, but this one
right now looks good.
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00:26:49,667 --> 00:26:53,100
Officers stay vigilant
for signs of anything
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00:26:53,266 --> 00:26:55,800
unusual or suspicious.
408
00:26:55,967 --> 00:26:58,667
You have to process vehicles,
you know, in a timely manner,
409
00:26:58,834 --> 00:27:01,600
but then also you have to,
you know, realize which ones
410
00:27:01,767 --> 00:27:04,500
are kind of iffy or you don't
like the story or something.
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00:27:10,266 --> 00:27:12,265
So really, the officers
only have, you know,
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00:27:12,266 --> 00:27:14,099
less than a minute,
sometimes less than 30 seconds
413
00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:15,800
to process a vehicle, right?
414
00:27:15,967 --> 00:27:18,767
So that's one of the challenges
that our officers face.
415
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:23,367
Got a vehicle coming in
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00:27:23,533 --> 00:27:25,467
from lane seven
to number three.
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00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:30,566
Even at midnight, the cars
are still streaming in,
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00:27:30,567 --> 00:27:32,967
and the driver with a missing
front license plate
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00:27:33,133 --> 00:27:34,667
heading to Mexico
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00:27:34,834 --> 00:27:36,667
has been flagged
for further inspection.
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00:27:38,367 --> 00:27:39,867
It didn't have a front plate,
422
00:27:40,033 --> 00:27:42,367
so that was my first issue
with it.
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00:27:43,567 --> 00:27:46,566
Once I stopped it, I saw he had
multiple boxes.
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00:27:46,567 --> 00:27:50,165
Boxes are typically what
we call here "encargos,"
425
00:27:50,166 --> 00:27:52,266
or they're taking parcels
or packages
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00:27:52,433 --> 00:27:55,300
on behalf of somebody else
to Mexico.
427
00:28:00,367 --> 00:28:03,265
The man has also told
Officer Figueroa
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00:28:03,266 --> 00:28:05,667
that the pickup belongs
to someone else.
429
00:28:36,867 --> 00:28:39,800
The man's claim to be driving
his friend's truck across
430
00:28:39,967 --> 00:28:42,200
the border while he has dinner
431
00:28:42,367 --> 00:28:44,867
raises more questions
for Officer Figueroa.
432
00:28:53,367 --> 00:28:54,467
Alfonso, OK.
433
00:29:00,567 --> 00:29:02,567
The man's story
isn't adding up.
434
00:29:03,667 --> 00:29:06,165
Very vague responses,
because obviously he doesn't
435
00:29:06,166 --> 00:29:09,767
know the answers to what I was
trying to get from him.
436
00:29:09,934 --> 00:29:12,200
It didn't make sense why
he needed to be crossing
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00:29:12,367 --> 00:29:14,000
the vehicle on behalf
of his friend.
438
00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:17,800
A discrepancy in the vehicle's
registration papers
439
00:29:17,967 --> 00:29:19,567
is yet another red flag.
440
00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,166
So the paperwork says
[bleep] is the owner.
441
00:29:24,767 --> 00:29:26,666
He's telling me that
his friend's name,
442
00:29:26,667 --> 00:29:29,867
which is the owner of the
vehicle, is Alfonso.
443
00:29:30,033 --> 00:29:31,266
So that doesn't match.
444
00:29:31,900 --> 00:29:34,967
With growing doubts over
who actually owns the vehicle
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00:29:35,133 --> 00:29:39,866
and its cargo, officers begin
to suspect driver could be
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00:29:39,867 --> 00:29:42,867
carrying out illicit activity
for a cartel.
447
00:29:43,033 --> 00:29:44,766
10-4, stand by.
448
00:29:44,767 --> 00:29:47,367
They will need to search
the car for further clues.
449
00:29:57,567 --> 00:30:00,866
2
In Detroit, a shipment
of flowers from Canada
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00:30:00,867 --> 00:30:03,266
has been sent for inspection.
451
00:30:03,433 --> 00:30:06,400
To enter the US, all plants
must be free
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00:30:06,567 --> 00:30:09,867
of any harmful pests
that can damage crops.
453
00:30:10,033 --> 00:30:11,166
So there's something
right over here.
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00:30:14,367 --> 00:30:15,767
It's a little bitty thing.
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00:30:19,367 --> 00:30:22,266
Officer Garza thinks he may
have spotted an insect
456
00:30:22,433 --> 00:30:24,667
in the plants,
so he wants to carry out
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00:30:24,834 --> 00:30:27,367
a more detailed inspection
on some of the flowers.
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00:30:28,700 --> 00:30:30,566
So I'll just get a sample
of everything,
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00:30:30,567 --> 00:30:32,700
mix it all in there.
460
00:30:33,967 --> 00:30:38,000
And this is just
for micro-sized insects,
461
00:30:38,166 --> 00:30:39,667
organisms that we may find.
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00:30:41,367 --> 00:30:43,466
If it's not admissible,
then the truck gets rejected
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00:30:43,467 --> 00:30:45,166
back to Canada and...
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00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:49,867
it will be given an emergency
action notice to be
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00:30:50,033 --> 00:30:53,266
re-delivered and be fumigated
for these bugs.
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00:30:56,667 --> 00:30:58,367
So that's one pile right there.
467
00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:03,367
Even insects not seen
by the naked eye,
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00:31:03,533 --> 00:31:04,800
can carry diseases.
469
00:31:06,066 --> 00:31:08,500
To catch these
microscopic creatures,
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00:31:08,667 --> 00:31:11,266
Officer Garza uses
a special kit.
471
00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,566
This is what's known as
Berlese funnels.
472
00:31:15,567 --> 00:31:17,967
They're just heat lamps.
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00:31:18,133 --> 00:31:20,265
That releases all the moisture
from the plants,
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00:31:20,266 --> 00:31:24,165
so all the bugs, insects,
anything like that will fall
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00:31:24,166 --> 00:31:28,166
down this funnel, and we'll put
a little tray full of alcohol,
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00:31:28,333 --> 00:31:30,166
and they will all fall down
there, and then from there
477
00:31:30,333 --> 00:31:32,567
we'll collect the samples
that we find.
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00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:36,200
So what we're gonna do now
is we're going to juice these
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00:31:36,367 --> 00:31:39,366
containers up, filling it up
with alcohol, so all the animal
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00:31:39,367 --> 00:31:43,967
or any little insects that fall
into here will stay in there.
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00:31:44,133 --> 00:31:45,566
So all we're gonna do here
is just stuff
482
00:31:45,567 --> 00:31:47,900
our Berlese funnel.
483
00:31:50,367 --> 00:31:53,066
Just turn this on just like
that and put it right over.
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00:31:53,233 --> 00:31:56,800
And we'll give these about
30, 40 minutes just so it can
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00:31:56,967 --> 00:32:00,367
dry up completely and let all
that organisms fall through.
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00:32:01,467 --> 00:32:05,600
As the plants dry out,
Officer Garza inspects one last
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00:32:05,767 --> 00:32:07,700
plant sample looking for bugs.
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00:32:08,667 --> 00:32:10,767
What we can do here is just
try to shake,
489
00:32:12,367 --> 00:32:14,165
see if anything comes out.
490
00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:18,165
In 2024, almost 80,000
citations were issued
491
00:32:18,166 --> 00:32:22,366
to commercial vehicles crossing
with contaminated produce,
492
00:32:22,367 --> 00:32:24,366
preventing millions of dollars
493
00:32:24,367 --> 00:32:26,667
worth of damage
to US agriculture.
494
00:32:27,667 --> 00:32:30,500
A detrimental insect coming
into the United States could be
495
00:32:30,667 --> 00:32:33,467
as harmful as any drug
shipment found.
496
00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:36,967
So it's always good just
to check.
497
00:32:37,133 --> 00:32:40,266
Like the slogan says,
"Don't pack a pest."
498
00:32:41,266 --> 00:32:43,900
So far, nothing has
been discovered.
499
00:32:46,166 --> 00:32:49,967
But if anything suspicious is
found in the Berlese funnels,
500
00:32:50,133 --> 00:32:51,800
then all the flowers
will be returned.
501
00:32:53,300 --> 00:32:54,767
See what we got.
502
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,600
So these have been on for about
20, 30 minutes for now.
503
00:33:03,867 --> 00:33:04,967
There's that set.
504
00:33:06,467 --> 00:33:08,666
So yeah, there are some mites,
but like I said,
505
00:33:08,667 --> 00:33:11,800
they're microscopic,
so these are not actionable.
506
00:33:13,867 --> 00:33:16,600
The search has found only
harmless mites.
507
00:33:18,100 --> 00:33:19,800
I'm just gonna check
this one right here.
508
00:33:22,266 --> 00:33:24,266
Some mites, all that little
bunched up.
509
00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:27,266
Like I said, the mites
that will be found here
510
00:33:27,433 --> 00:33:28,767
will be microscopic.
511
00:33:28,934 --> 00:33:30,100
So this
shipment's good to go.
512
00:33:30,266 --> 00:33:32,600
Release them and we'll let
them down the road.
513
00:33:38,467 --> 00:33:41,066
These plants were coming from
a Canadian greenhouse.
514
00:33:41,233 --> 00:33:42,700
They did a good job cleaning
515
00:33:42,867 --> 00:33:44,600
and making sure that
they're pesticide-free.
516
00:33:46,100 --> 00:33:48,600
The driver and his flowers
are cleared to continue
517
00:33:48,767 --> 00:33:50,000
on their journey.
518
00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,200
It'll make somebody's mom
or dad happy with these flowers.
519
00:34:09,266 --> 00:34:10,967
In Eagle Pass,
520
00:34:11,133 --> 00:34:13,467
a driver has been stopped
when attempting to cross
521
00:34:13,633 --> 00:34:15,400
from the US into Mexico.
522
00:34:21,767 --> 00:34:23,166
Alfonso, OK.
523
00:34:23,333 --> 00:34:26,200
He admits he doesn't own
the car he's driving,
524
00:34:26,367 --> 00:34:28,166
but the name he's given
as the owner
525
00:34:28,333 --> 00:34:30,567
doesn't correlate with
the vehicle's registration.
526
00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:33,999
The name that the driver
provided doesn't match
527
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:37,265
the paperwork that he gave me
on the title of the vehicle,
528
00:34:37,266 --> 00:34:38,766
nor the insurance.
529
00:34:38,767 --> 00:34:41,265
He claims he's transporting
the truck and boxes
530
00:34:41,266 --> 00:34:43,600
for a friend,
but officers suspect
531
00:34:43,767 --> 00:34:45,667
he's being used by a cartel.
532
00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:50,165
So, that's why I'm still
not satisfied
533
00:34:50,166 --> 00:34:53,400
with whatever is going with
this vehicle right now.
534
00:34:53,567 --> 00:34:55,166
So, we'll unload everything,
scan it through,
535
00:34:55,333 --> 00:34:57,266
do a physical inspection
of the vehicle,
536
00:34:57,433 --> 00:34:59,166
make sure everything is good.
537
00:35:04,166 --> 00:35:07,567
Nine times out of ten,
these people that are taking
538
00:35:07,734 --> 00:35:10,100
these items to Mexico,
they don't inspect the stuff.
539
00:35:10,266 --> 00:35:12,867
And the people take advantage
of that to try to hide
540
00:35:13,033 --> 00:35:16,000
contraband, weapons,
ammo, money, things like that.
541
00:35:19,867 --> 00:35:22,300
He's responsible for everything
that's in the vehicle.
542
00:35:22,467 --> 00:35:24,867
So if we get to find something,
it's his fault.
543
00:35:26,300 --> 00:35:27,767
Large TV.
544
00:35:28,900 --> 00:35:30,000
Hey, Figueroa.
545
00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,667
So far, no anomalies.
546
00:35:34,700 --> 00:35:35,900
This is the golden nugget.
547
00:35:40,100 --> 00:35:41,400
These compressors are...
548
00:35:42,567 --> 00:35:46,000
famous for having stuff inside
that's not supposed to be.
549
00:35:50,967 --> 00:35:53,467
But not this time.
It's clean.
550
00:35:54,500 --> 00:35:57,900
The load is given
the all-clear, but drug cartels
551
00:35:58,066 --> 00:36:01,100
are known to hide contraband
inside a vehicle's bodywork.
552
00:36:02,867 --> 00:36:04,700
The pickup is sent
for an X-ray.
553
00:36:06,467 --> 00:36:07,967
Z-port, Z-port, are we up?
554
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,200
10-4, stand by.
555
00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:33,366
Nothing suspicious is spotted
within the truck,
556
00:36:33,367 --> 00:36:36,567
but Officer Rodriguez sees
something else unusual.
557
00:36:49,100 --> 00:36:50,166
License.
558
00:36:52,266 --> 00:36:54,566
It's got to have a plastic
film on the numbers.
559
00:36:54,567 --> 00:36:55,800
They're somewhere here.
560
00:36:55,967 --> 00:36:57,467
Once the vehicle went through,
561
00:36:58,467 --> 00:37:01,166
the license plate reader didn't
pick up the license plate.
562
00:37:01,333 --> 00:37:04,000
When you see the picture
on the license plate reader,
563
00:37:04,166 --> 00:37:06,367
it's all blacked out.
564
00:37:06,533 --> 00:37:08,866
The plate has been
deliberately tampered with
565
00:37:08,867 --> 00:37:10,766
to stop the car
from being tracked
566
00:37:10,767 --> 00:37:12,367
by vehicle-recognition cameras.
567
00:37:13,467 --> 00:37:15,766
This concealment and
the driver not knowing
568
00:37:15,767 --> 00:37:18,066
the car's real owner
are all signs
569
00:37:18,233 --> 00:37:20,767
that the vehicle
might be stolen.
570
00:37:33,700 --> 00:37:36,967
2
In Eagle Pass,
a driver crossing into Mexico
571
00:37:37,133 --> 00:37:39,300
with a suspicious truck
has been stopped.
572
00:37:39,467 --> 00:37:41,099
Officers have discovered
573
00:37:41,100 --> 00:37:43,466
the license plate has been
tampered with.
574
00:37:52,300 --> 00:37:54,566
Here in Eagle Pass,
we have a lot of tendencies
575
00:37:54,567 --> 00:37:58,400
of vehicles going outbound
that are stolen.
576
00:37:58,567 --> 00:38:00,400
These type of trucks,
they're used a lot
577
00:38:00,567 --> 00:38:01,700
by the cartels.
578
00:38:01,867 --> 00:38:05,166
They use it for type of
payments or for doing
579
00:38:05,333 --> 00:38:08,900
their crimes over there
in Mexico.
580
00:38:09,066 --> 00:38:12,566
Concerned the vehicle might be
stolen, officers decide to run
581
00:38:12,567 --> 00:38:15,767
a check on its serial number,
known as the VIN.
582
00:38:21,300 --> 00:38:23,367
Criminals sometimes
fraudulently change
583
00:38:23,533 --> 00:38:25,500
the VIN marked on
a vehicle's exterior
584
00:38:25,667 --> 00:38:28,166
to mask its theft.
585
00:38:28,333 --> 00:38:29,466
The machine that we have,
586
00:38:29,467 --> 00:38:31,266
that we connected
through that port,
587
00:38:31,433 --> 00:38:35,165
and we can actually look
for the original VIN number
588
00:38:35,166 --> 00:38:38,467
that's embedded within
the program of the computer.
589
00:38:38,633 --> 00:38:39,532
If it doesn't match,
590
00:38:39,533 --> 00:38:42,066
then you probably have
a stolen vehicle.
591
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:52,766
This time, the vehicle
identification number
is a match,
592
00:38:52,767 --> 00:38:55,100
and the car hasn't
been reported as stolen.
593
00:39:01,867 --> 00:39:04,866
With questions remaining about
the car's ownership,
594
00:39:04,867 --> 00:39:07,367
officers ask the driver
to call his friend.
595
00:39:14,100 --> 00:39:15,400
Alfonso?
596
00:39:16,300 --> 00:39:19,800
He admits he doesn't own
the car either and says he was
597
00:39:19,967 --> 00:39:22,767
paid to pick it up in Indiana
and take it south.
598
00:39:28,467 --> 00:39:31,999
Officer Figueroa now suspects
the man has been asked to drive
599
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:35,000
over a newly-purchased car
that hasn't been
600
00:39:35,166 --> 00:39:36,500
declared to customs officials.
601
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:09,366
The person, he didn't give
me a name.
602
00:40:09,367 --> 00:40:14,165
The person who had the vehicle
over in upstate Indiana
603
00:40:14,166 --> 00:40:17,066
told him
to bring it down.
604
00:40:17,233 --> 00:40:19,400
The thing is, yes, you can
export a vehicle to Mexico.
605
00:40:19,567 --> 00:40:22,700
There's no issues with it,
but there's a process,
606
00:40:22,867 --> 00:40:24,667
and that process starts
with us.
607
00:40:24,834 --> 00:40:26,366
As US Customs
and Border Protection,
608
00:40:26,367 --> 00:40:28,100
you have to bring it
for exportation
609
00:40:28,266 --> 00:40:31,600
72 hours prior of
the vehicle exiting through
610
00:40:31,767 --> 00:40:33,667
a port of entry into
another country.
611
00:40:33,834 --> 00:40:37,099
By not declaring the car,
the owner was trying to avoid
612
00:40:37,100 --> 00:40:38,332
all the paperwork.
613
00:40:38,333 --> 00:40:42,500
But now, the vehicle and its
contents are being impounded.
614
00:40:42,667 --> 00:40:45,500
The driver is free to go,
on foot.
615
00:40:45,667 --> 00:40:49,066
He won't face any charges
for helping out a friend.
616
00:40:49,233 --> 00:40:51,766
So right now, everything's going
to Eagle Pass PD impound lot,
617
00:40:51,767 --> 00:40:54,700
and tomorrow, the person who's
the owner of everything
618
00:40:54,867 --> 00:40:57,566
can get in contact with the
investigators in Eagle Pass PD,
619
00:40:57,567 --> 00:40:59,800
so he can retrieve
all his belongings.