The BEST episodes of Border Wars season 3

Every episode of Border Wars season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Border Wars season 3!

The officers and agents of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) scour the inhospitable landscape at one of the busiest border crossings in the country, seeking to intercept illegal entrants from the air, on the ground, and at the port of entry. Every day thousands of men, women and children attempt to enter the United States illegally -- some looking for work, some seeking a new life and others trying to smuggle drugs or other contraband. Many will do whatever it takes, often risking their lives by crossing Arizona's treacherous Sonoran Desert. Now, follow the officers and agents who struggle every day to defend this border, including: Officer Hector Navarro, part of the anti-terrorism contraband enforcement team; Agent Simon Keller, part of an 18-man all-terrain vehicle unit that navigates desert terrain too rough for cars; Officer Oscar Peru, who patrols the vast Arizona desert from a helicopter; Officer Mark Shanley, a 26-year CBP veteran who uses his hard-won experience to supplement the official manual; and Chief Rene Felix, a Nogales native with a personal mission to keep drug smugglers out of his town.

Last Updated: 11/4/2024Network: National GeographicStatus: Ended
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8.67
3 votes

#1 - Million Dollar Stash

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/2011

Agents persue a pickup truck loaded down with drugs ferried from Mexico; a routine vehicle inspection uncovers a large stash of heroin.

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7.82
11 votes

#2 - Drug-Smuggling Grandma

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/25/2011

With the help of a Blackhawk helicopter, agents arrest a suspected smuggler who is backpacking drugs into the U.S.

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7.73
11 votes

#3 - Going Underground

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/2011

El Paso officers detain a father and son suspected of smuggling drugs.

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7.50
2 votes

#4 - Toxic Drug Tanker

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/13/2011

Smugglers bury drugs inside the toxic content of tanker trucks.

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Smuggler's Tunnel
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7.31
13 votes

#5 - Smuggler's Tunnel

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2011

Agents uncover a drug smuggling tunnel and narcotics in a freight train.

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star
7.00
3 votes

#6 - River Under Siege

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/6/2011

Customs and Border Patrol Agents defend the active border town of Brownsville, Texas.

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star
6.99
71 votes

#7 - Murder Capital

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/2/2011

Customs and Border Protection patrol the crucial boundary between El Paso, one of the safest cities in the U.S. and Cuidad Juarez, considered one of the most dangerous cities in the world.

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Seize and Destroy
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6.85
72 votes

#8 - Seize and Destroy

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2011

Contraband seized by Customs and Border Protection needs to be handled, and in some cases disposed of, in a strictly regulated manner.

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Marijuana Airdrop
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6.67
73 votes

#9 - Marijuana Airdrop

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/11/2011

Border agents in Nogales, Ariz. seize a vehicle carrying weapons and nearly $800,000 dollars.

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6.67
3 votes

#10 - River Standoff

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/27/2011

A search team races to rescue a mother and her son who were abandoned by smugglers in the brush.

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6.60
65 votes

#11 - Contraband Cargo

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/23/2011

Border agents in El Paso, Texas battle to secure the city from human trafficking and drug smuggling.

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6.56
71 votes

#12 - Cartel Corridor

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/2011

Border agents in Arizona defend a national park overrun by smugglers.

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Cocaine Sting
star
6.39
44 votes

#13 - Cocaine Sting

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/2011

The investigation of a couple who are suspected human drug smugglers may lead back to a high-level supplier.

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