CBP_OFFICER EMS HSI_AGENT OFFICER_DE_LA_CRUZ OFFICER_DUNLAP OFFICER_GRANADOS OFFICER_JOVANI OFFICER_KELTNER OFFICER_NEWMAN OFFICER_ORONA_RINCON OFFICER_PAPA OFFICER_RAMOS OFFICER_RODRIGUEZ OFFICER_RUIZ OFFICER_SAJIB OFFICER_YBARRA SPECIAL_AGENT_OSTEN STEFANO SUPERVISORY_AGENT_JAY SUPERVISORY_OFFICER SUPERVISORY_SPECIAL_AGENT_JAY TRAVELER CBP OFFICER Huh. There are some pots in the back. From the Dominican Republic. We'll do an X-ray on it. CBP OFFICER Okay. CBP OFFICER Looks weird. CBP OFFICER It just looks funky. CBP OFFICER All right. There we go. OFFICER JOVANI Our X-ray operator might have spotted an anomaly in flower pots. So we're gonna break down this pallet here to see if we can spot what he saw. All right. White powder. OFFICER JOVANI Trying to get it into the test kit. OFFICER JOVANI This'll let us know if the substance that we got tests positive for any type of narcotic. We want to see a blue and then a pink over blue. All right, it's positive for cocaine. OFFICER JOVANI Awesome. Now that we have our initial testing positive for cocaine, we're gonna go ahead and contact HSI. They'll continue on the investigation and possibly get some arrests. CBP OFFICER We've got twelve pallets. They all have at least one of those large pots in it. Some of them have two. It's a great find. Good work, guys. CBP OFFICER Hey, how are you doing, sir? TRAVELER Good. How are you today? CBP OFFICER How was your trip? TRAVELER It's long. CBP OFFICER Where'd you end up going? TRAVELER Uh, Austria and Switzerland. CBP OFFICER All right. SUPERVISORY OFFICER O'NEIL We're at the Philadelphia International Airport. SUPERVISORY OFFICER O'NEIL On a daily basis, we can see anywhere between three thousand and six thousand passengers. Whether they're a U.S. citizen returning from a trip or somebody coming for business or pleasure. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Four flights came in. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ That's a lot of, uh, flights. On each side. Keep your head on a swivel. That's why I like to stay in a choke area, where everybody kind of filters to me. You get a feel for the floor, like the-the type of traveler that's coming in. How are you guys doing today? Good, good, good. TRAVELER We've got a connecting flight. So do we just go up? OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Yeah, you just exit and stay to the right. TRAVELER Thank you. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ All right. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ One of the things that we do is to scrub all flights that are coming into the United States via computer. Look at their backgrounds, where they're coming from, travel patterns, to see if there's any red flags. CBP OFFICER How are you doing today? TRAVELER Good. How are you? CBP OFFICER Where are you coming from? TRAVELER Barcelona. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ The corporations that's smuggling the-the drugs, they usually pick people that don't have backgrounds, that don't have any red flags. So one of the biggest things that we do is rove. CBP OFFICER You made any purchases abroad? No food items or anything that you're bringing back? TRAVELER No. CBP OFFICER Are you traveling with anything over ten thousand dollars? TRAVELER No. CBP OFFICER Okay. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ We're looking for different behavior. So if it's a walk, if it's different bags, people that walk around me look away from me. CBP OFFICER You travel anywhere else? TRAVELER Nope. CBP OFFICER All right. Well, welcome back. TRAVELER Thank you. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ You'll definitely, a hundred percent, be able to detect if something's off. How are you doing, sir? Do you have your passport, please? Where are you coming from today? TRAVELER Uh, Doha, sir. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Are you bringing back any cash today? TRAVELER No. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Any food in the bags? Any groceries? TRAVELER Just this. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Anything? TRAVELER No, no groceries. Just a few, uh, dry items. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Okay. No problem. You take care, all right? This guy's just been around the carousel looking around. Every time somebody looks at them, they'll turn their face or they'll turn around. He did it again. He just turned his back to me. It's just not a natural habit for somebody to just be standing there, looking around awkwardly. A lot of people have tics, or it could be something. So we're definitely gonna check his bag to see what's, what's happening there. How you doing, sir? Can I see your passport? Where are you heading to today? TRAVELER Philly. I live here. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ You live here in Philly? And where are you coming from today? TRAVELER Georgia. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ We're just gonna do a quick bag inspection, all right? Come with me. You can slow down. Slow down a little bit. Talk to me. TRAVELER Okay. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ All right. You went to Georgia? TRAVELER Yeah, I come from Georgia. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Okay, and how long were you in Georgia for? TRAVELER Two months. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Two months, wow. That's a long time, man. We're gonna go this way. Okay, we're gonna put all your bags up here. Two months with just these bags? TRAVELER Yeah, I. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ You don't wear a lot of clothes? What? What happened? Okay. And what do you do for work here? TRAVELER I am a truck driver. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ A truck driver? And who lives in Georgia? TRAVELER My family. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Like, who, who's your family? TRAVELER Uh, parents. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Parents? Okay. Are you, are you married here in the United States? TRAVELER No. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Okay, so that's why you were able to go? Now, when did you plan the trip? TRAVELER Two months. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Two months ago you planned it? So you planned it right before you left? TRAVELER Yeah. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Okay, all right. Now, today are you bringing back any food, alcohol, or tobacco in the bags? TRAVELER You can check. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Okay. Did you pack the bags yourself? TRAVELER Yes. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ And these are all your bags? TRAVELER Yes. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ 'Cause this bag is heavy. TRAVELER Um, it's legal, so. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ No. What is it? What is in here? No, no. What is it? 'Cause it's heavy. It's really heavy. Like, you have, like, weights in here or something. TRAVELER Yeah. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ You have weights in here? What's in this bag? 'Cause it's heavy. I don't want to open it if something pops in my face. TRAVELER It's nothing. Nothing. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ All right. Go ahead and take a step back for me. I'm gonna go ahead and review your bags here, okay? What, what is this? CBP OFFICER Hello, hello. How are you doing today? TRAVELER Pretty good. Good morning. CBP OFFICER Good, good. Purpose of going to Mexico? TRAVELER To visit my brother. CBP OFFICER All right, you have a good day. Thank you. OFFICER RUIZ We know drugs is coming from Mexico to the United States. And money, weapons, ammunition, goes outbound to Mexico. So this morning we are doing some operations for outbound before you leave the United States. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Are you bringing more than ten thousand dollars to Mexico? TRAVELER No. CBP OFFICER We got the currency and firearms detector dog right now. OFFICER YBARRA Outbound's a bit more of a challenge than-than inbound. OFFICER YBARRA Here, our top priority is illegal proceeds from narcotics smuggling or, uh, alien smuggling. We also look for firearms and ammo. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Firearms, ammunition, pistols, guns, nothing like that? TRAVELER No. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Okay, that's good. CBP OFFICER Pull this red one in. Any firearms. [speaking Spanish]. TRAVELER No. CBP OFFICER No? CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] How much money, sir? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Uh, I have about $20 with me. CBP OFFICER All right, come on. OFFICER YBARRA Here, it's hit or miss. We only have two lanes. Once they see that the traffic is backed up, they'll get out of the line or they'll send a guide first to make sure we're not here. To make sure it's clear. And then they'll send someone. CBP OFFICER It's good to go. OFFICER YBARRA So the timing has to be perfect. And that's the hard part about outbound. CBP OFFICER All right, [speaking Spanish]. OFFICER YBARRA Did you run this one, bro? CBP OFFICER It's a positive alert. CBP OFFICER Stop this one. CBP OFFICER Refer to secondary. OFFICER GRANADOS The vehicle's been taken to our inspection area in the back. We're gonna do a more thorough inspection. OFFICER GRANADOS What is this? CBP OFFICER Boxes of ammo. [COMMERCIAL BREAK] CBP OFFICER There we go. CBP OFFICER We opened it up, and there was. CBP OFFICER Uh, boxes of ammo in there. CBP OFFICER Turn around and put your hands behind your back. CBP OFFICER On the bottom of the purse, there's a-a cutout. And that's where they stuffed the ammo. CBP OFFICER Come on this way, okay? OFFICER GRANADOS The couple is traveling with their juvenile son. OFFICER GRANADOS It's not rare to see that. Um, I think they use that to blend in more and not be subject to inspection. OFFICER GRANADOS Did they do the pat down already? CBP OFFICER Yeah, just got out. OFFICER GRANADOS Well, right now they're doing a pat down on the subjects. OFFICER GRANADOS That's it? Where was it on her person? CBP OFFICER Found in the bra. OFFICER GRANADOS They found two more boxes of nine millimeters. OFFICER GRANADOS In the bra area. So we're gonna add this to what we found in the purse. Nine millimeter rounds are usually used in handguns. The cartels use ammo and the weapons that people transport into Mexico. So this is a big business for the cartels, so they try and bring it in any way they possibly can. OFFICER GRANADOS It's a small amount of ammo, but any ammo or weapon that we take of the-the streets from the cartels is, is a win. CBP OFFICER All right, have a seat. CBP OFFICER Can you take care of this guy here? OFFICER GRANADOS They contacted the juvenile's aunt, so she is on her way to pick up the juvenile. OFFICER KELTNER Okay. OFFICER KELTNER [speaking Spanish] I need you to stand over there. OFFICER KELTNER [speaking Spanish] Looking over this way. OFFICER KELTNER [speaking Spanish] I'm taking another photo, okay? OFFICER KELTNER [speaking Spanish] Come over here. OFFICER KELTNER [speaking Spanish] Let me handle your fingers. OFFICER KELTNER [speaking Spanish] Don't move them. OFFICER GRANADOS An HSI agent or ATF agent, they're gonna come in and see if they get anymore i-information from them or maybe it'll break into a bigger investigation down the road. CBP OFFICER She's ready. You can go ahead and put her back in the cell. OFFICER GRANADOS The agent will determine whether they have enough to charge the subject for smuggling ammo into Mexico. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Okay, so this is what you're bringing in? What is this? TRAVELER Homemade wine. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Homemade wine? TRAVELER Yeah. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Okay. That's why it was so heavy. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ More in. TRAVELER Same thing. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ What. TRAVELER This is red and this is white. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ So these are all homemade wines. CBP OFFICER You might want to drop test some of this stuff. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Yeah, I'm gonna, yeah, I'm gonna do that. Make sure that everything's copacetic and it is wine. Imma use a Gemini for these. CBP OFFICER Okay. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ There you go. This is water and ethanol which is what makes the, uh, the wine itself. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ To me that's perfectly fine. There's no other signs of anything else. You know, it is a lot, but at the end of the day, you know, you are allowed to bring wine. All right, brother. You can pack all this up. TRAVELER Thank you. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ It was a large amount. So it alarmed me right away. So when I took all that out, I didn't know what I was, what I was, uh, looking at. But what I do know is kind of looking at the person's, uh, attitude and the way that he was acting. Um, when I took it out it was normal to him. He said, "Yeah, those are mine. I made them homemade." He didn't stutter. He was straight forward with me. So maybe I don't know much about what's in front of me, but I do know how to read a person. You're good, brother. Have a good day, okay? SPECIAL AGENT OSTEN So just a little background on the case. SPECIAL AGENT OSTEN CBP discovered flower pots that are loaded with cocaine. In total, we're looking at eighteen of these flower pots that we believe to be loaded. SUPERVISORY AGENT JAY The shipment is sitting in the warehouse being monitored. SUPERVISORY AGENT JAY We're gonna be waiting to see who comes to pick it up. Where it's going is unknown to us. But wherever this goes, we're gonna be with it. And we're going to keep moving up the food chain. We have our air branch and we're gonna utilize them once somebody comes to pick it up from the facility. Do you have any questions? Then everybody stay safe. Let's try and identify who's behind this and make a good case. We're hearing reports that there are large stashes of cocaine and contraband in Caribbean Islands waiting to come in. We believe that we're gonna see a significant rise in the shipments of cocaine, heroin, and other illicit contraband. This load, approximately a hundred and forty kilograms (308 pounds) of cocaine, is the largest shipment we've seen in the last, at least, year and a half, maybe two years. The shipment is sitting in a warehouse across the street. The owners of the shipment are gonna send a trucking company to pick this up. We got to follow it to where it's going and wait and see who shows up to remove the cocaine. We really want to know who's behind this and identify the members of the organization and see how far we can take it up. So the part of this delivery is allowing it to go into the street and see what happens. HSI AGENT So we're all set up. We all have our locations. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Okay, copy. We have a perimeter set up. They'll have a constant visual on this cargo. Now we just wait. [COMMERCIAL BREAK] SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY The shipment of cocaine is at bay six. The truck will be picking up from bay six. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY So we're still on surveillance here for the container with the shipment of the flower pots. We're waiting for them to come and get their stuff and so that we can figure out where they're going and develop our breaching plan. HSI AGENT A truck just pulled up. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY That's it. That's gonna be our truck. And just like that, we have it. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY It's a black one. Bay six. HSI AGENT They're picking up the first pallet right now. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY We're talking about a very significant amount of cocaine. So the number one objective at this point is we cannot lose the cocaine. Everything else becomes superfluous to that. HSI AGENT The truck is pulling away towards the exit. HSI AGENT The vehicle is pulling away towards the exit. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY We don't know where exactly it's gonna be going to. So we're just gonna follow and see where it goes. HSI AGENT Be advised, vehicle making a right. HSI AGENT Copy. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Right down there. The trailer is at this warehouse. You have a good visual on the unloading when they start? HSI AGENT Yeah, I can see the open bay door. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY They're making delivery right now. It's likely that this is where they are going to break down the pallets to get to the cocaine. HSI AGENT One guy's coming out, yelling. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY It looks like our tractor trailer clipped the other truck. Wow. This driver's checking right now to look at the damage. He's going to make a call, so probably gonna call the police. Unbelievable. HSI AGENT The bay door has closed. I repeat, the bay door is closed. HSI AGENT Oh, crap. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY When the police come, that could spook the bad guys. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Hello. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] This is your vehicle? CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Nothing to declare? CBP OFFICER Negative. CBP OFFICER All good? 10-4. Okay. So now it's time to get another one. OFFICER RUIZ During outbound, or also coming in, we try to target people that they don't fit to the vehicle. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] The vehicle is yours? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Yes. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Yes? Okay. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Are you bringing any money to declare? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] No, nothing. OFFICER RUIZ This kid is eighteen years old driving a nice car, a luxury car. He was not working. So, how do you support yourself? Uh, how pay this car? CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] You're gonna get a quick inspection. Just go to number two, okay? CBP OFFICER Engine looks normal. Dusty. That's the way it should look. Check under the driver's seat. CBP OFFICER What is that? CBP OFFICER It's a black bag. CBP OFFICER Oh, yeah. CBP OFFICER The subject declared only a hundred dollars. If you're carrying a large amount of cash like that, going into Mexico, then you're probably not doing something that you should be doing. CBP OFFICER I'm gonna start looking for [inaudible] OFFICER RUIZ It's not illegal to carry over ten thousand dollars, you just need to declare. If it's over ten thousand dollars you just need to fill out a form and you're good to go. Usually when they don't tell us it's because they're hiding the money because it's coming from illicit places. I think this one is related to smuggling people because usually when it's from narcotics they try to hide it, like, in the same spot where they hide the narcotics coming into the United States. He only had it right there, so it was something quick. Probably he moved somebody inside of the United States. He got paid and he was going back to Mexico. OFFICER ORONA RINCON So thirteen thousand two hundred and forty-seven is the final count. OFFICER ORONA RINCON We seize the money and we submit our findings to whatever HSI agent's on duty and then they come and speak to the individual, if he'll speak. And then, uh, they go from there. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ How are you doing, sir? May I please see your passport real quick? Where are you coming from today? STEFANO Italy. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Italy. Oh, let me see if I remember this. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ [speaking Italian] What is your name? STEFANO Stefano. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ There we go. That's all I know, okay? And where are you going to today, sir? STEFANO Uh, Colorado for business. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Business? Okay. I'm just gonna do a bag exam. Come with me. Right this way. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Put your bags right over here, okay? Are these all your clothes? STEFANO Uh-huh. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Okay. Let's talk a little bit about why are you coming from. So what is your position within your company? STEFANO Technician. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Technician? Okay. STEFANO They have problems, so I need to. STEFANO To write the spare parts list. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ So you're the, sort of, like, overseeing. Seeing what's the problem and fixing it 'cause it's an Italian machine? STEFANO Yes. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ All right. Do you have any letters? Like, telling me what you're doing or anything like that? STEFANO Yes, sir. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ Okay, that makes sense. Okay. You're all good, man. I'ma close you out, okay? You want to close that out? STEFANO Thank you. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ All right. Take care. OFFICER DE LA CRUZ He confirmed everything and he was able to come forward with everything that I needed, whether it being that paperwork. CBP OFFICER Hey, yo! CBP OFFICER Right over here. OFFICER SAJIB Anything in your pockets, take it out. Why are you shaking so much? What's wrong? TRAVELER Yeah, because I'm very tired. OFFICER SAJIB You're tired? TRAVELER Yeah. OFFICER SAJIB People don't shake like that when they're tired. OFFICER DUNLAP We have a guy coming here from Spain. OFFICER DUNLAP And he was stopped on primary. He was shaking. Very nervous behavior. We're trying to figure out why he's shaking so much. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Can you sit in the chair, sir? CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Do you feel better after sitting? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Yes, better. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] How much time do you think you'll be staying here? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] For ten days, I'll be on the trip. OFFICER DUNLAP He only has maybe one set of clothes. He's coming here for a couple weeks. Listen. Something isn't right. Your body is telling us that you are hiding something. TRAVELER No, no, no. OFFICER DUNLAP Yes. Hold your hands out again. We're thinking this guy is an internal carrier. We think that possibly he may have either swallowed, you know, narcotics or put them inside him. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Did you have something inside? TRAVELER No. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] The officers are going to check you. Okay? TRAVELER Okay, okay. OFFICER SAJIB Let's go. Follow me. OFFICER SAJIB Put your arms up. [COMMERCIAL BREAK] OFFICER SAJIB We're gonna do a pat down, okay? OFFICER SAJIB Spread your feet. OFFICER SAJIB Okay, you can get up. TRAVELER [inaudible] OFFICER SAJIB We'll go back over there. OFFICER SAJIB I made him squat down and. OFFICER DUNLAP We haven't found anything on him. OFFICER DUNLAP We don't have enough to go on as far as possible internal or, you know, drugs. It's just his behavior. He's shaking, trembling. And we're still trying to figure out even what's, what's his intent here in the United States. He is not telling us something. OFFICER SAJIB You printed out your application to enter the United States. For a job. You didn't write anything down. So this tells us that you don't have a job. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Were you thinking about doing a job here or something? TRAVELER No, no. CBP OFFICER No? CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Who are you staying with? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] With a friend. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] What is their name? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Alex. OFFICER DUNLAP You need to tell us the truth. TRAVELER I'm saying the truth. TRAVELER I'm going to see Alex. TRAVELER To make tourism. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] How can we contact Alex? CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] I just need his telephone number. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] The contact info? OFFICER DUNLAP Sir, we're gonna go through your phone. That's our authority to do so. TRAVELER Yeah, you can take the phone. OFFICER DUNLAP So we're gonna do an electronic media review. We're gonna look in his phone to see if there's anything in there that shows if he's coming to do anything illegal. CBP OFFICER He asked for five grand. OFFICER SAJIB It doesn't say what he's requesting that five grand for. OFFICER DUNLAP But it. OFFICER SAJIB It just says, "I want five thousand dollars." OFFICER DUNLAP It's questionable. OFFICER SAJIB You're not going anywhere unless you tell us the truth. OFFICER DUNLAP You're being paid to come into the United States to work. Correct? SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY So the police, uh, responded and they are clearing the scene. HSI AGENT Copy. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Whatever needed to be done was done. I do not believe that the shipment has been compromised. HSI AGENT They've backed it into a parking spot. HSI AGENT Now it's parked parallel to the building. The driver's still inside. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY We wanna see if this is where they're gonna unload the whole truck. If it is meant to stay here, they would start to break it down and access the actual cocaine. HSI AGENT A second truck pulled up. HSI AGENT They just put two in there. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Okay, copy. So we just got notified that a moving truck showed up to our target location. They have begun unloading the pallets right now. Looks like we're gonna be on the move yet again. Okay. I'm gonna vector in air. HSI AGENT We're airborne, making our way north along the turnpike now. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Omaha, I read you. Uh, five-five. You're looking for a rental truck. HSI AGENT How many people in the truck? SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Occupied one time. Occupied one time. HSI AGENT 10-4. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Hey, how are we looking? HSI AGENT I think the loading is done. HSI AGENT The driver's gonna be leaving. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Copy. We're mobile. HSI AGENT He's making a northbound turn. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY He's gonna come out here. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY He's in a long line. The turnpike is the only thing ahead of him. We have a number of units that are in front and behind him. HSI AGENT Fresh green now. Eastbound on Seventy-four. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Put a lot of time and effort into this, so we want to make sure they don't spot us. But the most important thing obviously is we cannot let the truck get out of our sight. HSI AGENT Northbound on the turnpike. HSI AGENT If he makes another check back on one-oh-seven, it's a heat run. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Heat run is when they're trying to smoke us out and make sure that law enforcement is not attached to the shipment. There's a lot at stake here. We're talking about a hundred and forty kilograms (308 pounds) of cocaine. They don't wanna go to jail. They don't wanna lose the shipment. And we wanna catch them. HSI AGENT Target's in the far right lane. Committed now westbound. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Yup. We're going right back to exactly where we just started. That was a heat run, guys. He's going right back to where we just started. HSI AGENT It's possible he spotted us. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ [speaking Spanish] Good morning. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ [speaking Spanish] Can you lower the window? OFFICER RODRIGUEZ [speaking Spanish] Where are you heading? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] I'm going to make a car payment. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ Oh, okay. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ [speaking Spanish] How much money are you bringing? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] We have five thousand dollars and five thousand dollars. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ [speaking Spanish] American? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Yes. TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Five thousand dollars is mine and five thousand dollars is hers. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ [speaking Spanish] Have you been to inspection before? TRAVELER No. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ Vehicle going into lane four. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ [speaking Spanish] We're gonna go to lane four [inaudible] OFFICER RODRIGUEZ [speaking Spanish] But follow my pace. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ [speaking Spanish] This way. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ She seemed a little fidgety, nervous, when I was asking her questions. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ I felt like she was being more tense. OFFICER RODRIGUEZ So therefore I just sent it in. OFFICER NEWMAN Hello. TRAVELER Hi. OFFICER NEWMAN How you doing? TRAVELER Good. OFFICER NEWMAN Where are you coming from? TRAVELER Uh, we're going to home. TRAVELER We're staying with our mom. TRAVELER She lives in Juarez. OFFICER NEWMAN Okay. You have currency over ten thousand dollars? TRAVELER Uh, I have, uh, five and five. OFFICER NEWMAN Five and five? TRAVELER Uh-hmm. OFFICER NEWMAN So that'd be yes. OFFICER NEWMAN It could be that they're just trying to separate it so they don't have to declare the ten thousand in total. All right, come on out for me. OFFICER RAMOS A lot of times, the drug organizations, they take humans. OFFICER RAMOS They cross them through a border. Then their families have to send the money inbound with a mule, basically, to pay the cartels. CBP OFFICER That's the money right there. OFFICER NEWMAN Okay. Is it all together? CBP OFFICER Yeah. OFFICER NEWMAN They should have them individually. Not just in one, one bundle. CBP OFFICER Yeah. OFFICER PAPA I want to talk to you over here, okay? TRAVELER Okay. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] What do you do for work? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] I work for the limousine buses. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] Okay. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] And her? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] She doesn't work. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] Do you have more than $10,000? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] No, just that. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] Where did this money come from? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] She saved up with her husband. I also saved up. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] Do you have receipts from a bank showing where the money came from? TRAVELER No. OFFICER PAPA The report requirements, if they're bringing $10,000 dollars or more, then they need to report it to us. OFFICER PAPA So we're gonna verify their story, verify the currency count, and then we'll go from there. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] We'll go grab your money now and go verify how much you have. Okay? OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] Come with me. [COMMERCIAL BREAK] TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Here? OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] Yes, please. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] How often do you cross with money? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] It's the first time I cross with money. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] Everything you have is here? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Yes. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] Do you think it's normal to cross with money like this? OFFICER PAPA [speaking foreign language] In a bag. OFFICER PAPA You're hiding your money. CBP OFFICER Let's see how much we have. OFFICER PAPA It's 5,000. OFFICER PAPA So it's a total of 11,700. So that's an inaccurate report of $10,000. CBP OFFICER Yup. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] We're going to keep your money in this bag here. Okay? OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] Right now, you can't take your money. OFFICER PAPA [speaking English] We're gonna do a basic search on the phone� OFFICER PAPA And go from there. Just looking for anything out of the ordinary as far as where this money came from. Whether she's, whether she's moving money. Whether she's involved in human smuggling, narcotics. So I'm just gonna see if we can either validate her story or find anything that could possibly be incriminating that shows her intent to violate the law. So personally, I like to go through the recent stuff. What day? What they were doing right before. OFFICER PAPA So I'm gonna check what messages they have right now. There it is. OFFICER PAPA So she knows what it was. There's the money. CBP OFFICER Uh-hmm. OFFICER PAPA She stated to me that she doesn't have more than $10,000 versus the messages that she sent herself was asking for this exact amount that she has, which is well over 10,000. This shows the intent. It does show her knowledge of what she's doing. So that's an admission right there. OFFICER SAJIB He's just giving us the runaround. TRAVELER I'm not an employee of Alex. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] We're calling and he's not answering the phone. TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] I have the office number if you want. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Give me the office number. OFFICER DUNLAP He'd actually requested $5,000 from the guy, for him to come to the United States. We're trying to figure out why was he paid to come to the United States. CBP OFFICER So do you work for him or not? TRAVELER No. TRAVELER I, I have my own business. TRAVELER Training, consultancy. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Why did you ask for so much money? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Because I needed to pay the hotel. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Which hotel are you both staying in? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Staying in the Marriott. CBP OFFICER Alex picked up. CBP OFFICER So Alex said that part of the story checked out. CBP OFFICER So we're just gonna go ahead and admit him. CBP OFFICER Okay, brother. You're all good, man. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Do you feel more relaxed now? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] Well, no. Truthfully, no. CBP OFFICER No? CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] Try to relax because you're trembling a lot. TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] It's what I'm telling you, it's tiredness. CBP OFFICER [speaking Spanish] The climate is good. You're sweating and it's cold. TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] I have noticed for quite some time I tremble. Overall, I start when I feel tired. CBP OFFICER What are you thinking? OFFICER SAJIB I think he might have some serious health issues. OFFICER SAJIB That he doesn't know about. OFFICER SAJIB I think he goes to a doctor. CBP OFFICER Medical's coming up to check his vitals and stuff like that. OFFICER SAJIB Okay. OFFICER DUNLAP He's shaking. We don't know if it's a medical issue, if he risks having a heart attack or stroke. So we contacted EMS. EMS Pressure was high. EMS I don't know if it's because he was shaking or not. Heart rate's a little high too. OFFICER DUNLAP That's his resting heart rate? EMS That's his heart rate. You understand why there's so much shaking, yeah? OFFICER DUNLAP That's heart attack range. EMS I recommend you go to the hospital. OFFICER DUNLAP He fully understood. And decided that he was gonna get to the hospital with the Philadelphia Fire Department. Go get healthy, okay? TRAVELER Hmm? OFFICER DUNLAP Go get healthy. I think possibly we may have just saved this guy's life from having a stroke or heart attack on his next flight. HSI AGENT Target's committed now in the far right lane. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Now we're in a real cat and mouse type situation at this point. They made a perfect square box. We went east. We went north. We went west. And now we're headed back south. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Whoever it is that is responsible for this, they are definitely engaged in this game. But we have the tenacity and we'll see this through. HSI AGENT Looks like he's approaching a stale red. HSI AGENT He's pulling off to the side of the road. HSI AGENT We're in play. Let's see what happens, brother. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY All right. Crossing my fingers. [inaudible] HSI AGENT He's going back to the back of the truck now. HSI AGENT I think this is it. HSI AGENT All right. He walked away from the back of the truck. HSI AGENT Eastbound down the street. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Yup. 10-4. They abandoned the truck. Yeah, Omaha stay with the driver. HSI AGENT Be advised, we just hit some clouds. HSI AGENT And I lost visual. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY We gotta get that load. Copy, anybody copy? [COMMERCIAL BREAK] HSI AGENT Make a U and head back the other direction. HSI AGENT You see him? HSI AGENT Yeah, I got him. HSI AGENT He's walking down the street. HSI AGENT Heading eastbound. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Copy. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY The driver, he's just walking and the truck's on the side of the road. We're gonna take this down. Arrest the driver. HSI AGENT All right. 10-4. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY He's on the east side, walking toward us. HSI AGENT Is that him? SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY That's him. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY He's wearing a blue shirt, walking fast in the opposite direction. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY They got him. Just took the subject into custody. Subject's in custody. Go back for the vehicle, copy. Go back for the vehicle. We're gonna go get the truck. All right. There's our truck. Omaha, we have this secure. Much appreciated. HSI AGENT Good, copy. HSI AGENT Let's check this out, and verify what we have in here now. HSI AGENT Make sure we have all the stuff. HSI AGENT Yeah. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Looks like all 12? HSI AGENT All twelve are on there. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY So we have one in custody. We're gonna bring the individual in for further questioning and process him. Then we're going to proceed to the CBP warehouse where we are going to break apart the shipment and find out exactly how much we've been sitting on. OFFICER PAPA [inaudible] OFFICER PAPA So this was yesterday, before she went over there. OFFICER PAPA She messaged her mom yesterday, asking her if she's gonna go to El Paso. Because her, her, her father needs money. Versus the story she was telling me that she's, she's gonna use the money to pay off her car. So she's already, there's already some conflicting issues in the story. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] What did you tell the other officer? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] I sold a car. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] What kind of car? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] It's a Jetta, a Volkswagen. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] But you don't have any messages? Nothing to prove that on your phone? TRAVELER No. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] So you don't have proof that the money is clean? TRAVELER [speaking Spanish] No, I don't have. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] If you're going to cross money, you need receipts. TRAVELER Uh-hmm. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] You lied to another officer. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] You lied to me. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] You want to change your story when you're here. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] So now we're seizing the money because you don't have receipts. OFFICER PAPA [speaking Spanish] After we process you, you can go. Okay? TRAVELER Okay. OFFICER PAPA She does have the opportunity to present to our F.P. and F. officers. If she's able to provide proof of where the money came from, she has a possibility to get the money back. OFFICER PAPA She could have avoided all this trouble if she just simply declared the money that she had. But unfortunately today, she's gonna have to go through extra steps to get her money back and, and she'll be issued a penalty for that. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY CBP is extracting the kilograms of cocaine from the shells of the pots on the shipment that we had delivered. We are going to find out exactly how much cocaine we've been sitting on. Most of the cocaine is marked. So that way, when they get the shipment apart, they'll know who it was intended to. What we're gonna be doing in the follow-up investigation is finding who this was exactly intended to and paying them a visit in the not-too-distant future. What's the total? HSI AGENT A hundred and sixty-two bricks. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY A hundred and sixty-two bricks. HSI AGENT Great work. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Great work by you guys as well. This is what it's all about. Teamwork. Getting the job done. We have identified a number of people in the organization performing different roles in this shipment. We're probably looking at eventually getting half a dozen to a dozen indictments on this. This is just the beginning of this investigation. SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JAY Drugs are a plague on our society. If we can interdict these drugs and then find the people that are trying to exploit other people's problems for profit, then we're gonna be here every hour of every day. Doing our part to get people off of these drugs.