Border Wars Season 5, Episode 5: Rio Grande Rookies

Traffic

Illegal traffic between the Rio Grande and the Falfurrias Checkpoint in South Texas.

War Games

Tactical cat-and-mouse games used in the war on drugs.

War on the Streets

South Texas has become a hotspot for smuggling activities on the border.

Special Ops

Specially trained agents deal with problems specific to the border in South Texas.

The War Comes Home

Agents in South Texas work to stop drug dealers, smugglers and undocumented immigrants from infiltrating residential neighborhoods and getting innocent bystanders involved.

24-Hour Watch

The action never stops for Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents and local law enforcement who patrol the border 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As dawn breaks, agents track a group of suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico.

Animals on the Frontline

For those rare occasions when human skills are insufficient, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and local law enforcement officers turn to their friends in the animal world for some on-the-job help. In Rio Grande City, Archie, a CBP K-9, helps agents track a group of illegal immigrants spotted passing through.

Smuggler's Stash

Drugs, humans, weapons and money can be hidden anywhere by anyone at any time, and nobody knows that better than the law enforcement officers who work on or near the border. Laredo narcotics officers raid a residence in a school zone after a confidential informant buys crack cocaine direct from a drug dealer's house.

Cash and Corruption