The WORST episodes of To Catch a Smuggler

Every episode of To Catch a Smuggler ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of To Catch a Smuggler!

Millions enter the US through airports each year, and hid amongst them are a stream of contraband. DHS will stop at nothing to catch these smugglers.

Last Updated: 4/22/2025Network: National GeographicStatus: Continuing
My Big Fat Weed Run
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#1 - My Big Fat Weed Run

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2024

CBP finds weed worth $200k inside a passenger's luggage. HSI in Colombia raids apartment filled with counterfeit sneakers. CBP finds coke in a bumper.

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Cocaine Crackdown
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#2 - Cocaine Crackdown

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/21/2020

LAX CBP monitors suspicious bags. At JFK, officers find bottles of liquid cocaine. MIA HSI conducts a controlled delivery of cocaine found in paintings.

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Suspicious Suitcase
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#3 - Suspicious Suitcase

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2020

MIA CBP searches a traveler with a suspicious story and suitcase. JFK HSI works to open pistons filled with drugs, which leads to a controlled delivery.

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Club Drugs and Party People
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#4 - Club Drugs and Party People

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/2020

MIA CBP finds a package of ecstasy, which leads to a controlled delivery and arrest. JFK CBP questions a traveler connected to known drug smugglers.

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Internal Investigation
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#5 - Internal Investigation

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2020

MIA CBP investigates a traveler suspected of smuggling drugs internally. JFK HSI conducts a controlled delivery of ecstasy to Wall Street in Manhattan.

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Dark Web and Liquid Drugs
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#6 - Dark Web and Liquid Drugs

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/10/2021

HSI takes down a suspected weapons trafficker with ties to organized crime. CBP is on alert for popular club drugs being concealed in liquid form.

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Coke, Cakes and Cash
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#7 - Coke, Cakes and Cash

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/3/2021

HSI pursues a case of cocaine-filled cakes across state lines, and CBP seizes more than $100,000 of undeclared currency.

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Stash House Takedown
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#8 - Stash House Takedown

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/24/2021

HSI disrupt a transnational meth ring and CBP seize a huge shipment of illegal shark fins.

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Flesh, Bones, Ketamine and Drones
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#9 - Flesh, Bones, Ketamine and Drones

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/12/2024

CBP discovers ketamine and human remains in packages from Europe. U.S. Border Patrol intercepts smugglers bringing migrants across the Rio Grande.

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Coked-up Oatmeal
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#10 - Coked-up Oatmeal

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/5/2024

Undercover HSI Agents bust multiple drug traffickers seizing 30 kilos of meth and fentanyl. CBP finds cocaine hidden in oatmeal and medicine boxes.

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Smuggle Once, Smuggle Twice?
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#11 - Smuggle Once, Smuggle Twice?

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/2020

An international operation to stop arms trafficking networks leads HSI and Argentinian authorities to raid the homes of possible weapons traffickers.

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New Drug on the Block
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#12 - New Drug on the Block

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2024

HSI Miami encounters mysterious new drug; CBP finds invasive snails in mail.

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Coke and the Kids
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#13 - Coke and the Kids

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2024

HSI chases fleeing coke smugglers near a school. CBP finds shipments of pills, ketamine, & counterfeit cash, and stops knockoff shoes at the border.

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Pots of Coke
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#14 - Pots of Coke

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2024

HSI tracks a shipment of $12.6 million worth of cocaine hidden in gardening pots. CBP seizes illicit ammo and cash traveling to Mexico.

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Not My Meth
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#15 - Not My Meth

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2024

A mother crossing by car with her kids is caught smuggling cocaine in El Paso. AMO shoots out the engine of a boat loaded with coke in Puerto Rico.

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Cocaine Leaks and Ancient Greeks
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#16 - Cocaine Leaks and Ancient Greeks

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2024

HSI San Diego runs down a drug smuggler during a parking lot cocaine transfer. CBP at JFK discovers gold coins and ancient artifacts in mail parcels.

Cocaine Rides in the Crew Cab
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#17 - Cocaine Rides in the Crew Cab

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/13/2023

HSI runs a human trafficking sting at a KC hotel. CBP in Philly is on the hunt for a passenger suspected of making terroristic threats in the US.

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Meth Magnets and Dirty Money
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#18 - Meth Magnets and Dirty Money

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/6/2023

HSI runs multiple money laundering stings in Chicago. CBP has two of the largest crystal meth seizures in LAX history.

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Gold Diggers
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#19 - Gold Diggers

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/30/2023

HSI helps Colombian National Police take down illegal gold mining ring. CBP finds almost $1.5 million cartel drug haul at RGV port in Texas.

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Fentanyl Express
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#20 - Fentanyl Express

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/23/2023

After fentanyl bust at JFK, CBP blitzes food courier bags. SD HSI arrests dealer trying to ship kilo of fentanyl to NY. CBP RGV finds meth and weed.

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#21 - Mega Millions Meth Stash

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/12/2021

While inspecting commercial cargo from Mexico, Laredo CBP discovers liquid meth concealed within paint buckets. In Atlanta, HSI conducts a controlled delivery of an air conditioner filled with 2 kgs of meth.

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#22 - Meth Inside the Machine

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/16/2024

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#23 - Drugs, Bugs and the Big Buy-Bust

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/9/2024

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#24 - No Rest for the Wicked

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/2/2024

A 48-hour sting leads HSI to a stash house; CBP finds drugs in gas tanks.

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#25 - These Bedsheets Are Dope!

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/25/2024

CBP Dulles finds outbound drugs; Border Patrol tracks human smugglers.

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