Borderforce USA: The Bridges
Season 7
Overview
The seventh season showcases the intense work of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at both the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders. Building on the previous season's expansion, it introduces rare access to the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego; uncovering smuggling operations ranging from drugs and weapons to illegal exports heading into Mexico, while continuing to feature the Detroit crossings and the long-established Texas ports, particularly Laredo.
Episodes
1. The Telltale Ledger
Officers discover bundles of cocaine hidden inside the wheel wells of an SUV, and two retirees are caught trying to smuggle weight loss medication across the border.
2. Deserter
Officers discover a fuel tanker with bundles of cocaine hidden in the cab, and three men with fake IDs and a gruesome video of a murder on their phones are questioned.
3. Diamond Fever
Officers intercept a truck with methamphetamine hidden inside a fuel tank, and a courier is caught trying to smuggle envelopes filled with diamonds.
4. Fish Bladders and Assault Rifles
Documentary with unrestricted access to America's Customs and Border Protection working on the bridges that separate Texas and Mexico.
5. Strange Cookies
Officers intercept an 18-wheeler carrying a load of narcotics into Canada, and banned fruit and veterinary medicines are found hidden in a pick-up truck.
6. The Drug-Dealing Doctor
A wanted fugitive tries to escape as officers take her fingerprints, and a doctor entering America is caught smuggling in prescription medication worth thousands of dollars.
7. Cut-Price Potency Pills
Officers find $6.5 million of cocaine in a secret compartment in a bus fuel tank, and a man is spotted putting something into his shoes - but what is he hiding?
8. A Chassis Full of Meth
Officers find 70 packets of methamphetamine hidden in the floor of a woman's car, and a young boxer is detained over an outstanding warrant for evading arrest.
9. The Stand-Up Comedian
A stand-up comedian is no longer laughing after discovering the medication he bought in Mexico contains lethal fentanyl, and officers find a gun and ammunition on a bus.
10. Life-Threatening Delivery
A 'body carrier' is caught carrying narcotics strapped to his back, and a courier is in trouble when what appears to be ammunition and a firearm are discovered in his cargo.
11. A Divine Test
Officers find 11kg of meth concealed in a spare tire, and a woman returning from Mexico tries to cross the border with four times the amount of Tramadol than is allowed.
12. In the Name of Alfonso
A woman is caught concealing thousands of prescription diet pills in her car, and officers investigate a pick-up truck with a suspicious film covering the license plate.
