Biggest Cocaine Busts: The Best of To Catch a Smuggler (Full Episode Compilation)

The biggest cocaine busts at two of South America’s busiest airports. Bricks of cocaine. Suspicious food packages. Two carriers on the same flight, and there may be more.
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[@tremainedejohnson8136]

The older gentleman and the blue look like he was tired of the game and almost was happy that he caught. That's a stressful life to live

[@liamcarey4957]

yes, his story must be really sad.

[@t0kigh02t7]

​@@liamcarey4957he's probably a crack head

[@t0kigh02t7]

At least they didn't pay some pregnant mule they did it themselves

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

@@liamcarey4957 or it could just be a wrong place wrong time scenario.

[@Wolfe247]

Bro got arrested and shook the officers hand and smiled lmao

[@HoyinMan-qk7ik]

Why you think he was high on coke

[@thedeaderer8791]

He was ZOOOTED lmao

[@USAforever1350]

He's as baked as a creme brulee. You should expect it.

[@Mansikkacake]

that guy is getting used to this. his attitude seems typical criminal whos done this all his life. lol

[@mjlives5428]

@@HoyinMan-qk7ik Wko else smiles and looks like they could care less when he thinks hes gonna spend 20 years in prison....only wat be smiling is your high,

[@poltotinco4eva]

imagine sitting in the plane thinking: yess! I've made it, haha! and then they come get you LOL

[@dmana3172]

No matter how hard you try to hide it, you will always be caught.

[@donny9078]

@@dmana3172 not always, and in this case they were set up.

[@miletech]

@@dmana3172 lol, if that were even remotely true then why do thousands of people keep doing it?. 99% get away with it.

[@BigRett]

i appreciate how direct these officers/customs agents are. No beating around the bush, straight to the point. I respect it

[@danielsartor7530]

Nah the way they act before they even found anything they are clowns bro

[@JayyJay92]

@@danielsartor7530but they were right ?

[@whiteou7]

How much clothes did you bring? About 10 kilos Of clothes? 😂😂😂 That’s the best thing I’ve heard on this whole show

[@UpStateNyXHwife12]

I peed a little 😂

[@boosqueezy2418]

that was classic

[@Remy-hf6bt]

where , next time tag the time bro 😅

[@D4llast]

I brought 20kg of clothes when going to Canada, its possible xD

[@aot_whynotsub1119]

@@Remy-hf6btjust a watch the video lil guy

[@0Ciju0]

Imagine labeling your cocaine packets 1/20 lmao

[@saurabhjadhav6303]

😂

[@markdemo6814]

That 'label ' indicates WHO gets that package 📦 😳

[@metaforcesaber]

It's a number, dude.

[@lousassoul6038]

thats very common

[@lousassoul6038]

not when it has number on them@@markdemo6814

[@vani_maki]

how unaware you need to be to just pack the whole bag with bricks of coke lol

[@sarahrean7174]

He doesn't look suspicious 😂😂 he think everything gonna be OK

[@slimrosco]

With the technology nowadays, you gotta give it a better effort than just putting it inside your luggage.

[@damienholland8103]

The public probably doesn't know the full extent of everything they can do. Not worth it.

[@zachsabbath1]

@@damienholland8103 Except the "public" is getting more drugs through than are being confiscated. In other words, it works more times than it doesn't or else the drug war would've been a success.

[@dopefiendchronicles2974]

These cartels get super creative

[@bestinnj5803]

Definitely a setup

[@Examoon]

@@dopefiendchronicles2974 cartels sometimes use horses to transport drugs which is why if you have a large animal such as a horse and you cross the border with it they require it to wait a few days to be checked over by a vet. Cartels have reduced their drug smuggling inside of animals due to the mandatory waiting time and vet checks.

[@kittycanissilly]

The sad part about this is that most of these people seem to have been preyed on by organised crime, considering a lot of the drug traffickers seem to be doing this to support their families. It's also sad that a lot of them had the opportunity to talk to the officers and tell them about their situation, but since organised crime has been shown to retaliate at anyone that gives up any information about them, those families that they've been desperately wanting to help could be put in danger. They're vulnerable people, either because they were from the start or made themselves exploitable by people like this. Individuals usually aren't the biggest problem when it comes to drug trafficking, especially not seemingly regular people like this, but rather those behind them.

[@dantaymex9733]

Stop feeling bad for criminals

[@user-yl2vz2lp4h]

A whole epistle for people you don’t know…

[@superman9693]

Definitely and they don’t deserve to rot in jail and their families dont deserve to be destroyed. Some might have actually been forced to do this. To me they aren’t criminals. They are victims and don’t do harm to anybody. It‘s everybody’s own decisions to do drugs or not if they‘re adults.

[@sarahrean7174]

They should have blur their face 😢

[@pipo4158]

This people know what they doing😂😂

[@kristing]

I would like to see an update on those who got arrested. How much prison time did these people actually get (not what they faced)?

[@lizzinessbibi7202]

Update: prison

[@CP4Z167]

These series are great , better than cable tv

[@evelynshaw3932]

One of the people working with the bags was trying to load the second missing bag up to the Airplane real quick. I would check him out real good.

[@E60Fonz]

2 different people with bright green wrapped luggage carrying drugs. Brilliant

[@boosqueezy2418]

i know. it was florescent!

[@sl5714]

The program is a really good deterrence . Don't smuggle drugs. Don't do illegal things.

[@JeanClaudeCOCO]

These programs have help the general public immensely. Nowadays you got to be under the influence or under severe financial stress to do this. There other ways to make a quick Buck and not walk into the lions den. The airports are too well equipped now.

[@evanr1784]

Literal tons of drugs get into the US every single day either by car ,ship or plane. The stuff you see seized in these programs is a tiny amount that gets in daily . And most of these busts are probably called in to the authorities by the same drug dealers that are sending the drugs in the first place . They just throw law enforcement a bone once in a while to justify their jobs

[@sarahrean7174]

Really ? If it was true this show should have been over years ago

[@christopher7540]

@@JeanClaudeCOCO what are some other ways to make a quick buck?

[@ylekiote99999]

Most people don't get caught doing illegal things. 98% of all "legitimate" businesses are corrupt and they steal millions from their customers over a long period of time. Also a lot of drug smugglers don't get caught, and the cartel almost never pay for their crimes. They live lavish long lives.

[@djglass69]

you play STUPID GAME, you win STUPID PRIZE. Bravo to these officers.

[@AwesomeStarbust7]

Yep

[@sarahrean7174]

But drugs are still one the street so its just for the cameras

[@pamallinder3287]

Thank you, even though my only child died from drugs, hopefully someone will be saved

[@christiansock6309]

My son is an alcoholic...and guess what? The dealers and the state are making money of his misery...

[@liamcarey4957]

i'm so sorry for your loss, we all have struggles but what matters is getting up and feeling better. stay strong. these guys did in fact save a lot of lives, my condolences go to you and your family.

[@michaeldecosta4359]

@@christiansock6309so the dealers and the state poured alcohol down your sons throat? First part of recovery is taking responsibility for your actions and admitting YOU have a problem. Sorry he is going through that. But it’s not the states fault your son couldn’t not stop drinking and get to that point. For Christ sake you wake up hungover the next day. You really have to make an effort to become an alcoholic. It’s not like you have a couple drinks and your physically addicted. It’s not like opiates. That kid wanted to party and get drunk and wouldn’t stop until it became a problem. And now it’s someone else’s fault?

[@malachi-]

@@michaeldecosta4359 So then why make these drugs illegal?

[@D4llast]

​@michaeldecosta4359 make them legal then

[@sandrao5513]

Love this show. It’s so interesting. Thanks for uploading!

[@AwesomeStarbust7]

Me too

[@JohnDoe-lx5rm]

@22:26 that cop definitely was vaping in the airport but he hid it well enough 😂

[@Remy-hf6bt]

good eye🤣

[@JohnDoe-lx5rm]

@@Remy-hf6bt😀👍

[@Flea-Flicker]

They wrap coke suitcases in yellow shrink wrap there? Why not just put a big yellow sign saying coke-eye-yeen is in here please arrest me.

[@mopes2713]

Dude!😆

[@BabyKush420]

I’m so confused by the neon wrapped cases lol

[@sarahrean7174]

Maybe it's really because for 2020 something you can't put this like that 😂

[@mikibaer358]

10 kilos of clothes 😂

[@domovancan]

😆

[@MiC-T]

It's always the poorest people who pay the most. It's really sad because they're in many cases just trying to feed their families.

[@ricksmith9474]

Yeah the government hates competition

[@mopes2713]

You don’t fight crime by becoming a criminal. Yes the government is scum, but so are they!

[@Serrrgg]

They just out here poking all types of bags 😂

[@tbone3972]

For drug dealers it would be a taste test but how else would you test it without poking it?

[@STORMY0O]

@@tbone3972 wish American s were this efficient!

[@idiriaferrer281]

Agente: ¿cuanta ropa va a llevar? Señor: 10 kilos. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marleneg6382]

I cant' help but feel sorry for these people :(

[@Codependency.andreamichelle]

This is by the best one yet!!!!🎉

[@scottbarnes9910]

11 kilos for ten thousand. Fire deal !!

[@user-vq1mq4po3f]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@KittenBowl1]

I was amazed at the price difference. It’s like $300,000 in Netherlands…300% markup in Europe I guess.

[@lizzinessbibi7202]

It's 50 000 per kilo in britain

[@TravelingMatt74]

They should’ve just put it on a CIA plane 😂

[@profitreaper]

bro in the sweater snitching as soon as he get in the cop car😂

[@E60Fonz]

He dead then they dont play like that over there

[@andresmeza6321]

@@E60Fonzhe dead either way In prison

[@sarahrean7174]

As he should!

[@sarahrean7174]

​@@E60Fonzwell at least he try 😅

[@fbgmerk8178]

Nah

[@clocktowerhill8760]

The tears come after being caught ~

[@JayyJay92]

Why would I cry before I got caught idiot lol

[@andresciahooten9598]

When those two guys had bricks in their suitcase, I knew what it was before the announcer said what it was

[@STORMY0O]

Great education isnt it!

[@user-wt3im2nj6x]

It was really cool to see them carefully looking for drugs. These days, celebrities' drug use is controversial, and I hope that many people will get away from drugs as soon as possible.

[@JohnDoe-lx5rm]

Reading your comment with a piece of foil in front of me 🙄😳

[@sacramentofoodforest]

@@JohnDoe-lx5rm😂

[@jessiejames7492]

Really respect these officers!👍

[@malachi-]

The stuff they stop from getting through ,does so little, it's not even measurable.

[@AcmeRocket]

In GRU, they should do a film on the airport workers who are working with traffickers and swichting out innocent peoples luggage with drugs, who then get arrested on arrival in their international destination.

[@MiC-T]

Any airport from Mexico south is better than any beauty contest. Incredible.

[@pamallinder3287]

Thank you

[@TheWonderball]

The difference between 20 years is their age 😔

[@cemdo9292]

The ones smuggling into USA, Canada, Australia or UK were using much more sophisticated methods, these ones just loaded so randomly. Interesting

[@BabyKush420]

Agreed it’s so careless

[@aliabbaswadia3974]

Watching, thankyou.

[@0Ciju0]

Listening, your welcome.

[@bennelong8451]

12:17 your under arrest my pleasure loool

[@HoodYouRather]

This video is a fever dream

[@theprettyone9474]

I wouldn’t talk either with cameras and my accomplice with me 😂😂😂😂

[@HonorXPrinciple]

They're not gonna analyze those bricks they're gonna sell them lol

[@angkoriantours]

Great sharing where I got it from you!

[@whatyouseenow411]

it's crazy how they actually take the product out of its packing and transfer it before weighing! That seems very unsafe! To the young ladies that got caught together, they should of chased a career in modeling instead! At least the one that spoke to her mother! She was absolutely gorgeous!!

[@KittenBowl1]

Well not now right after getting caught like that. It’s a federal crime they would serve like 10 years in federal prison. Too late for that.

[@gweilospur5877]

It’s weird how they pour the powder from bag to bag right there in the open without even wearing a mask.

[@JayyJay92]

It’s not real. It’s all reenactments. Or just staged altogether.

[@sandman4236]

Great job team

[@dustybowling1695]

Am I the only person who noticed two different busts had same suit case and that green plastic wrap for weather proofing I think they got sacrificed so a bigger load would get threw

[@partygrenada]

Clearly they had someone on the inside at the Airport and the connection was not made. Had that connection been made, they would have slipped through which again clearly shows that someone is working with them on the SA end. Either way someone lost alot of money

[@pamallinder3287]

Thank you❤

[@heartbreakiid687]

If i know theres something in my luggage im running 🏃‍♂️ gotta catch me bro lol

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

The street value of this stuff is so high that my brain just shuts down. I have difficulty with number comprehension, so any number bigger than 1,000 is incomprehensible

[@maryreyes2807]

Wow wonderful and great job of these officers 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@STORMY0O]

Agree they are several steps ahead of American airports! There system is awesome! And these officers are so professional! I admire their security so much more then ours.

[@AwesomeStarbust7]

​@@STORMY0Ofrr agreed

[@kierra_mist]

I’m trying to find some as we speak

[@kyesickhead7008]

😎 spotted.

[@RealMTBAddict]

Ok thanks for telling us your business

[@ahmedsamy8406]

😂😂

[@kierra_mist]

@@davidjulesarseneau6364 take some clothes off

[@alecesne]

The Japanese officer speaking Portuguese was unexpected, but nations are diverse in history and demographics.

[@Waltaere]

Nat Geooo 😃

[@Mario.alsanchez117]

Very interesting Check the professional builder

[@kittengem4243]

I ❤ This Show!

[@walpoleandworcester]

I watched too much Locked Up Abroad so it’s cool to see how the smugglers get caught nowadays in Brazil and Peru and yeah they got this down tight. You’re not getting past them and you have to be either high or super desperate to even attempt this!

[@davidjulesarseneau6364]

Best show ever!

[@milliemillen1131]

8:12 when he subbed the brick😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SirDucky2000]

i feel bad for some of them like the one girl. yes they were doing something illegal and they knew it was illegal but they just wanted the money to help their family😕

[@thedirtroadwarrior8241]

Nice Commercial for the Swisstool

[@Nutty_Vlogs]

Anyone will become nervous if taken for questioning like this then cross questiobed.

[@kylekuzma4939]

Estrojim said hurry up lmao😂😂😂

[@KPOPZIPP]

those officers don’t play! they are very good at their jobs.

[@jordanstapleton3180]

That yearly amount is staggering when you consider that only a small percentage of smugglers are caught.

[@minatozaki308]

12:23 bro congratulated the officers for doing their jobs well

[@RocketMan-jc1lb]

Ten kilos of clothes??? 😂😂😂 That dude ratted himself lol

[@user-sn6ec4br4n]

How do they pass at the boarding airports with cocaine only to be caught at the alighting entry Airport. I don't get this

[@pamallinder3287]

I appreciate our many cultures, being good police

[@eBusbrandOn]

I can’t believe that

[@enoelberrocales5929]

Respect, obey, and support our Local and State Police officers and all First Responders 🕊🙏🗽‼️

[@mariannerogers8003]

You couldn’t pay me enough money, to smuggle drugs, especially internationally. The thought of spending up to 20 years in prison? Nope.

[@malachi-]

Just walk across the US border, the gov will help you.

[@poltotinco4eva]

15 kilos seems much to us but it's usually just a decoy, especially when the agents were tipped off, the much larger quantity has made it across the border safely :-)

[@jacooxendine2506]

YEA

[@jeffreyd508]

Well, we've learned theres absolutely nothing to lose by always answering "no" to the question "are you carrying anything illegal"?

[@rappohc]

30:16 guy looks like Nico Lewinsky

[@nanojump338]

Yeahhhh

[@jtg2737]

34:08 was that checked out too?!

[@lennydetloff1031]

Seconds in and my mouth is watering 😮what a shame 😢

[@nonamenolast4648]

24:16 Why are sum luggages wrapped in that lime green wrap?

[@nonamenolast4648]

18:19 got me sweating wow

[@stevenfernandes9935]

Sheesh! That Brazilian girls hair tho 😍

[@sopounareitsa9800]

How did they already get it on the plane

[@Osbornfury]

I don't know why, but i just find this airport videos relaxing❤

[@user-df4vw3il7t]

Very sad😮

[@BobbyGazo]

It's not a field test it's an airport test 😂😂😂

[@LofiTryfe]

Goodness gracious, the Brazilian women 😅

[@Joseph-fw6xx]

They never stop trying. It's not worth it to much time when your caught

[@littlebearsparty4323]

great programme , highlighting the failure of International drugs policy over the last 100 years. For every kilo they stop, how many get in? 10 , maybe 15. Fall guy after fall guy getting arrested, the king pins largely escaping scot- free. The sooner all drugs are decriminalised the better.

[@melodymacken9788]

People are stupid. It's not worth the risk.

[@lizzinessbibi7202]

'The case might be more complicated than they thought'(detective tries to squeeze himself through two checkin booths at 22:30)

[@mohnga.drizzle3792]

thats a last kick yawn right there

[@geramata735]

Their lives screwed up all for the sake of money , that’s so stipid but also tempting

[@jeremygeist7254]

Those 2 girls i started to cry because of how beautiful they are, and how young, no lie

[@jerryd.2087]

What were they thinking 😮

[@davidjulesarseneau6364]

💸💸💸

[@Nediler]

the older relxed guy in the blue says to the younger super stressed out guy: "Theres no point in crying, relax! We will have a lot of time to think about it - 20 years". Like bruh, that ain't helping your homie relax lmaooooo

[@HLTrizzay]

These cops are so professional and transparent about what they are doing. America needs to learn from them lol.

[@Aisha-gd6dq]

34:49 that’s so sad

[@Shannete572]

Wow