

Contraband: Seized at Sea
2024 · Discovery · 60 min · 1 season
S01E12 · Bimini Vice
Tue, 8 Oct, 12:00 pm
After a woman admits to carrying someone else's suitcase, officers find alarming documents hidden inside; intel indicates a marble shipment from China is loaded with narcotics; agents spot a fishing boat with signs it may be a smuggling vessel.
About
Television crews become embedded within U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Homeland Security Investigations agents to uncover the hidden world of smuggling; from well-established cartel operations to wild party boats returning from the Caribbean, Contraband: Seized at Sea takes a look at all sorts of nefarious activity happening on the water; filled with major drug busts and exclusive investigative insights, the series follows the realities of law enforcement taking action on the high seas.
Episodes
- E01
Murky Waters
Tue, 16 July· 60 minA 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.
- E02
Operation Total Silence
Tue, 23 July· 60 minHSI 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.
- E03
Bahamian Rhapsody
Tue, 30 July· 42 minOfficers 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.
- E04
Don't Be Suspicious
Tue, 6 Aug· 60 minAgents 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.
- E05
Seaweed
Tue, 13 Aug· 60 minAgents 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.
- E06
Seasick on a Sinking Ship
Tue, 20 Aug· 60 minAn 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.
- E07
The Heat Is On
Tue, 27 Aug· 60 minAgents 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.
- E08
That's Dope
Tue, 3 Sept· 60 minAgents 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.
- E09
Flock of Eagles
Tue, 10 Sept· 60 minWhen recreational anglers come across a large package floating off the Florida coast, Border Patrol agents are called to inspect; officers receive a tipoff that a shipping container full of Colombian sugar may have something else hidden inside.
- E10
Better Safe Than Sorry
Tue, 17 Sept· 60 minAgents look out for private boats being stolen and used by drug traffickers; officers get a tip-off that a fruit shipment from Costa Rica may have a load of narcotics within; a social media celebrity catches agents' attention for the wrong reasons.
- E11
Ghost Ship
Tue, 24 Sept· 60 minAn intel tip-off has officers inspecting shipping containers for stolen cars; following a hurricane, questionable bundles begin washing ashore; agents on the night shift are tracking a suspicious vessel when it suddenly disappears from their radar.
- E12
Bimini Vice
Tue, 8 Oct· 60 minAfter a woman admits to carrying someone else's suitcase, officers find alarming documents hidden inside; intel indicates a marble shipment from China is loaded with narcotics; agents spot a fishing boat with signs it may be a smuggling vessel.











