Next Episode of Contraband: Seized at the Airport is
Season 2 / Episode 11 and airs on 12 May 2026 00:00
Follows Dept of Homeland Security officers at five different airports across the country, from San Francisco, Detroit, Newark, Atlanta, and Honolulu, as they search for contraband both leaving and coming into the US.Â
Rising tariffs tempt some citizens to go abroad to buy luxury goods, where items can be up to 40% cheaper, then bring them home without paying the proper duties. A traveler returning from Italy claims she has a $50,000 watch belonging to her brother.
A passenger arriving from Cairo has brought some extra carry-ons that interest officers; an American fashion designer returning from Paris fails to declare nearly $20,000 worth of luxury goods; a bag of snails from West Africa raises suspicions.
Officers grow suspicious of a traveler who is about to board his second flight within 24 hours to and from Canada. After closer inspection, a traveler claiming to have arrived in the U.S. for a solo vacation appears to have lied on his visa application.
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