Coke, Cakes and Cash (Full Episode) | To Catch a Smuggler

HSI pursues a case of cocaine-filled cakes across state lines, and CBP seizes more than $100,000 of undeclared currency.
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[@edgarhipolito9107]

legend says that the drummer still trying to figure out why his drum has a hole

[@robynsineadsheppard6480]

"My drum was a highly-tuned instrument. When you drilled into it, you destroyed the tuning and the acoustics. It was a $2500 instrument and you destroyed it. Thanks a lot!"

[@Hiiamsamm]

That woman casually dropping 20k on clothes for herself, legitimately reporting the value, and not caring about dropping another 915 on duties. GOALS

[@mattymorris4751]

Sometimes they dont even make u pay. Me and my brother went on a shopping spree in miami and where from canada. Between the 2 of use we spent like 8k and they didnt make us pay anything

[@Foxyfreedom]

And she’s had a really “rough” year

[@ismaelamaya9755]

She is affluent...

[@samydilay1047]

@@Foxyfreedom I'm saying 🤣💀

[@toucansam4587]

@@mattymorris4751 no duties on clothing in Canada

[@benjaminsamuelson4901]

Now somebody's going to be wondering why there is a hole drilled in their drum that they probably paid a lot of money for LOL

[@onthelevel189]

And the fact that the drum will not sound as it should. They should be required to have a drug dog alert on a product before destroying it due to an assumption. Freaking idiots

[@robbob5318]

eBay .

[@joshkramer9654]

Or They just testing the customs.

[@evelynlouise2399]

@@robbob5318 CAN'TGET THAT ON EBAY

[@robbob5318]

@@evelynlouise2399 @YES I CAN !!!

[@hotboi36ca]

The fact that they won’t even replace your stuff after they’ve damaged it is criminal itself ‼️

[@zander7671]

You can file a damage claim❗️❗️ SO, I don’t know where you got your info❗️❓❗️

[@UnrealJiraiya]

​@@zander7671 My case was damage all wheels were unusable. Claim said they wouldn't do anything about they said "nothing inside the case was damage".

[@melissastreeter22]

They do replace but you have to fill out a form defining you and your damaged items. As one of the border security agents said, "See all those people behind you? You're no different than anybody else here."

[@melissastreeter22]

@@UnrealJiraiya Same here, but I didn't collapse and stop functioning, and neither did my suitcase. Once it leaves our hands, no baggage handler is going to baby it among 80 zillion other suitcases and relentless tight deadlines.

[@ballistic350]

Thats bs imagine they tore all ur shoes or electronics and says calll the company and get a refund...

[@bobby1336]

Imagine receiving a package that was legit and they drilled a hole in it

[@ExoticReptileCreations]

Facts. They going to replace that or……

[@HerculesRockefellerESQ]

CBP drilled holes through a control module for a car that my buddy was having shipped to him. It was a dog show trying to get someone to pay for it.

[@s.stewart8113]

Right.. I get the reason.. but I can't imagine buying something legitimate and in a good condition to find out it looked sus to them and wanna drill holes just to see.

[@HerculesRockefellerESQ]

@@s.stewart8113 my buddy's last name is the same as someone who at the time was a known BIG name in the drug trafficking world, who was from Mexico. (This person is now a guest of the US government at ADX) And the ECU was being shipped from Mexico to the USA. 🤣 That last name is pretty common in Latino countries, but I get where they were coming from. But to drill a bunch of half inch diameter holes through a computer module and then continue it down the line and delivering it to the customer that way is absolute silliness.

[@SebastianB18]

@@HerculesRockefellerESQ Guzman

[@mikaldinero3242]

Imagine watching this and finally understanding how and why your drum has a hole in it

[@sunshinelove1456]

😂😂😂

[@lougarou8431]

Happen to me. Bought some furniture overseas and paid a lot of money for it. Border services tore it all apart and sent me the remains of them. Nice letter explaining why they did it. I had to file several forms and go the legal route to be reimbursed. Since it was a custom order , they were out several thousand of dollars and my lawyers fees. Took nearly two years to be resolved. Never had a problem since; I always put that case file # on all of my I end that I have shipped now. Small reminder to leave my stuff intact!

[@candidomuniz9540]

Good for you! 👏🏼

[@theironrubberduck]

Glad it went well, despite it being a major hassle

[@mc12358]

Customs agent whenever he sees a new object: "I have no clue what this is!" And also, "it has a weird density right here, we're going to drill into it."

[@Runehorn]

Taking the drugs out of the cake and recreating and sending along the cake to the end point is pretty hilarious!

[@jamie.777]

You know the dude was all happy ready to party!! 2 keys 🔑 of coke.

[@pomgrant7680]

Isn't considered comigaling

[@robbiematthews168]

It was clever I gotta admit..but stil would be suspicious to me if I was a guard and saw it, i would probably just laugh like I said Ha! Smart

[@jasonjewell1667]

@@robbiematthews168 Have you seen the episode where they wrapped the bars to look like tamales? That was pretty clever 😂.

[@mazzee]

@@jasonjewell1667 lol send a link pls

[@willweal3056]

Did they really think someone was smuggling coke to chile 😂😂 not the brightest bulb in the chandelier are they.

[@szabib2144]

That officer who dealt with the woman who bought over $4k in purses. Was really nice

[@Enzo-oy2id]

No he was fake nice power tripping

[@szabib2144]

@@Enzo-oy2idwhat are you talking about, he didn’t charge her the fine, just had her pay the duty fee which she would of paid if she declared.

[@ekv]

@@Enzo-oy2id he didn't charge her the fine. He just let her know what she did is wrong and hopefully though her not to do it again. That's not power trip, that's basic human interaction.

[@user-oe1mb9hu9i]

@@ekv 'coz you think she didn't do it on purpose ? LOL. She downright lied to him looking him straight in the eyes.

[@OneEyedJacker]

And she had quite a bit of unscratch gold jewelry on her wrists.

[@nicekitty6988]

The money he had was under 10k. None of his business to investigate further.

[@bigtomDW]

they be thirsty to can anything

[@neutrino78x]

It's suspicious if you're taking 9,999.99 USD every month, too.

[@quanzelle]

@@neutrino78xbut he isn’t

[@bryanfrasciello6478]

IF that guy from Columbia brought under $10K, why are they allowed to put him in the back room to talk to him? He didnt do anything illegal.

[@lcfflc3887]

government extortion is government business, it's what they do, but it's sure illegal to harass someone like that that hasn't broken the law.

[@KatieKelly27]

I actually felt sorry for him. His business got robbed, lost already a lot of money and had to sell his car back in Colombia. Then they harass him for it at the airport 😞. Hope he is doing better now financially and has better luck!

[@qwerty112311]

They’re allowed to back room you for basically anything. That may eventually reveal nothing was amiss, or maybe it will find something. I’ve been backroomed a couple times for nothing. “Yes sir,” “no sir,” “thanks,” and “have a good day.”

[@centurione6489]

In fact he was let go.

[@kevinanderson9752]

“We want you to buy in the U.S” Corporations: but we don’t want to pay Americans to make it here.

[@mattg8787]

i would buy amarican if we made stuff here thats not 5 times the value of it

[@email4664]

Hate to break it to you, but Americans on the whole, are pretty lazy and unskilled. Educated perhaps, and wealthy, but without the luxury of their bank accounts, they would not last very long overall.

[@dylano9950]

@@mattg8787 where is value derived from when looking at an end sale? certainly the cost of labor needs to be factored in, and in reality, producing goods due to labor costs is more expensive than outsourcing.

[@brianlacroix822]

you have no idea what you are talking about. the concept of a tariff is to protect domestic jobs

[@willr7169]

Congress makes the laws. The PACs and unions that grease the system influence them the most.

[@itchyknows595]

Imagine watching your favorite show and seeing your drum being drilled

[@albertpourhakopian8201]

I'm so proud of my boys spending all year ripping mail apart to finally find a kilo. I feel so much more safe now

[@nickmcintyre2060]

We need medical cocaine now.

[@VillaSpark]

I wonder if politicians declare anything when on vacation on their private jets.

[@autotechstr]

It's the only way to transfer anything to any country without checking anything...possibly it is happening years now...we will never know!only politicians and mafia knows this kind of informations!

[@jasoncessna2522]

Like what they bring back from their Ukraine visits?

[@TherealYumpho3107]

They will just write it off lol

[@debrawalker2414]

Something to think 🤔 about I wonder 🤔

[@xenostim]

don't they still have to go through customs?

[@michaelhiggins2135]

I hate when I accidentally travel with $130,000 and forget about it 😂😂

[@jondoe9548]

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZbin by National Geographic is truly a gift. 👏👏👏 May I also remind you the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shocking sad truth. 😔 In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? Slavery, Colonialism & Colonization are all evil things done by evildoers. 😔

[@Julian-iq6mc]

The advertising is annoying, though

[@victoriarose9334]

From my understanding you have to file a claim to get your money back for the damage property

[@vegas9440]

🤫

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

A gift like getting a giant cake…with no drugs in it! That guy got the buisness.

[@manisteeresearcharchives606]

I haven't paid for cable in 7 years

[@thegreenpickel]

R.I.P. happy bongo, you'll never sound the same.

[@a-listercrowley2737]

That was disgusting the way they handled that instrument

[@JAMN2GD]

boy that bothered me.

[@eli.braun9894]

I love how happy they get when they find 2 kilos. I guarantee hundred of keys go through that same airport every day

[@jamessharpe6699]

The sad part is is they are most likely in on the major weight that comes through the airport and if those boys would have paid their taxes on the side their cakes would have come through no issue

[@willbryant9297]

@@jamessharpe6699 that’s not sad, that’s life

[@onemaddad3823]

They absolutely do pass through. They only catch like 10% of all narcotics that pass through.

[@onemaddad3823]

@@jamessharpe6699 right? They’re not mad that you brought in drugs, they’re mad you didn’t pay them for the drugs lol

[@NoLyinEvry1sDyin]

Under the protection of the C.I.A. the cocaine import agency

[@levisguy53]

don't forget folks, Uncle Sam doesn't like competition. what's yours is his.

[@MrPenobe]

Should be compensation for items broken and nothing is found. I'd be mad if I received something and it was ruined.

[@pandagomoo]

I've had this happen before. They just tape it back up with a letter saying they had a right to damage it. That's it. I got my broken item and they don't care.

[@Forgesx]

@@pandagomoo Sounds like you simply did not appeal it...

[@stunter2875]

I'm not anti-government but shows like this make me question who the real thief is

[@TheJReZone]

Everyone with a working brain should be anti government, it’s system that only benefits the elite and politicians, not anyone else, they can’t even protect our schools but have the funds to create wars overseas

[@geffreimaudeleyne6041]

Then move somewhere where the government type is anarchy, you choose to live in a country that tries very hard to protect you dispite your distrust.

[@LupitaSin21]

@@geffreimaudeleyne6041 Lol the US ain't trying to protect nobody but themselves (government money & power, not their citizens), even from its own people goh with that bs.

[@mastercreamer1398]

What’s to question? It’s the government!

[@RingwelskiJacek]

@@LupitaSin21 would you like me to point you to the door? Lots of other countries out there to pick from, please point out the one you think cares the most about YOU. I'd really like to know.

[@lahistoriaastahoy]

18:10 you owe this person a expensive drum hand made 😅😅😅

[@RodJos]

Watching this episode showed me just how crooked the government really is.

[@StewiethaChewie]

A freaking men

[@freshwater_saltine]

How?

[@adamlewis4736]

If you think anything that happened in this episode was crooked, you’re just a criminal pal. Just don’t break the law, not that hard.

[@Redemptive_Neerdowell]

How in any way is the government crooked for something law enforcement is doing to keep drugs off the street and keep more people safe?

[@northerngirl4666]

Really? You must be a Trump supporter. Don’t know right from wrong. Sad American.

[@use-ThatIsWhatIamTalkingAbout]

The lady with the overpriced items was very proud about the cost of her purchases.

[@joshuapascu1758]

Import tax is plain robery, BS!

[@triple_gem_shining]

99% of this whole world is BULSHIT 😄

[@autorepair2321]

Thieves

[@MartinAston00]

Not really. It’s probably one of the Taxes that makes the most sense. Along with Sales tax. Seeing as how that’s basically what it is as well.

[@Gamertag5714]

***Robbery***

[@Crawlerworkz2023]

Welcome to America, where’s our cut 🙌

[@mikem.6340]

Looks like Agent Daniel’s ate the other cakes before making new ones 😂

[@omrtnz5100]

Thats crazy that they took that guy's checks and told him he may not get it back. Crazy how uncle sam can take people's $ just because it seems suspicious and how we the people are okay with that. A life savings.

[@Tikolico]

I'm not ok with it, its robbery, just a bunch of government goons shaking people down.

[@nabeelkhan51100]

Agreed, “just make sure you declare your money alright, but for now I’ll keep your 100+k 🤦🏽.. if he was actually not declaring it on purpose he would’ve hidden them. Can’t be hard at all to hide pieces of paper

[@manisteeresearcharchives606]

@@nabeelkhan51100 police are hired specifically for their lack of critical thinking

[@lPOTCl]

if that was his live savings he wouldnt have "forgot" about it. china specializes in fake currency/fraud. korea specializes in hacking/fraud. if that was legit money of his why would it be in 8 cashiers checks. businesses do not pay each other in cashiers checks. uncle sam takes citizens money, they are protecting our economy from being drained into other countries. there is more usd going out of america than we are making/holding just from the cartel washing money with Chinese banks in their fent/meth distro rings.

[@astrida398]

People don't care until it's them but nothing going to change that way.. Society 😂

[@Jonathon10]

The fact you have to pay tax on something you bought out of the country and came back, is outrageously ridiculous

[@carljeinkins5514]

Someone's never learned about tariffs and import taxes. Keeps the money in the country.

[@sembatyajoshua6868]

@Nuggets& Noodles. Which world do you live in mate??

[@basedgod3941]

@@carljeinkins5514yeah but never realized it applied to citizens returning, usually something involved with shipping containers etc

[@humbletimez]

​@@carljeinkins5514 doesn't mean it makes sense 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@captainjackson6135]

CBP is nothing more than a pirate

[@goredohkackz1599]

That cake smuggling has got to be the dumbest I’ve ever seen

[@baileysundstrom4167]

I haven’t seen that kind of smuggling drugs inside a cake

[@lPOTCl]

wrapped bricks look like cakes so not really. every festival goer in America is hiding drugs in the food theyre bring in for raves. its pretty common, you have to be dumb or not creative to think that. entire food/produce companies are made to receive bulk orders of things like limes or avocados with small amounts of cocaine or h packaged in small amounts. dock workers and others paid off along the way too.

[@lovechinesesongs]

maybe they thing "The most dangerous place is the safest place"

[@sheerkanazi]

@@lovechinesesongsreverse psychology 😅

[@amadough7590]

It just needed a proper frosting job 😪

[@artofknives1094]

33:00 bro that’s actually insane how complicated of a device that is to hide coke in, I was like no way they would go through that much effort. Meanwhile you got homies making cakes around it😂

[@jamie.777]

@Hal Colombo those Miami pigs 🐖 love sampling the product

[@casecold1864]

@@OFFROADOVERDRIVE But the one selling keys is selling keys so he doesn't have to fool around with baking soda. That's what the little guys buying the keys do.

[@NoNORADon911]

Probably fake

[@ggasco1254]

@@casecold1864 erm...you do not cut coke with baking soda, stick to what you actually know about

[@casecold1864]

@@ggasco1254 Everybody uses that word while knowing they use other stuff. My country imports 1000s of kilo's daily, even unborn babies know that stuff over here. NIce try though, loser. I was reacting on someone else using the same word, why make it complicated when everybody knows what we mean, except you. LOL

[@ronchan9713]

Let’s ship a cake… no one will know… not suspicious at all…

[@pathtogoodmood8237]

😂😂😂😂

[@rapturas]

"Tax to protect the economy" when the politicians actively destroy the economy is ridiculous.

[@jackjackthompson5771]

The AIM of the Fed is to destroy jobs. Just another money grab by the government and lobbyists protecting their industry

[@boosqueezy2418]

you think they declare?!! nope!

[@spreadneck2063]

So when they destroy something looking for drugs and don't find any, do they reimburse the person for the destroyed item?

[@LanceBeckman]

Of course not, this 'Merica

[@teslaupdates1576]

I was wondering the same thing???? Like…. Thanks for the drum with a with a hole in it….

[@LordFingers1]

like that drum. high end instruments with a hole lose value, hate to imagine that.

[@marceldevries1366]

nope.

[@jamesgibbs8827]

dam, same question I'm thinking about.. IF that drum was worth big bucks and they drill the hole, lol did they at least refill the hole to blend it in?

[@Answersonapostcard]

The guy damaging the drum was bang out of order.

[@xenostim]

it was out of hand

[@brunobarros116]

The real crime is paying 4k for a bag

[@jadepaulsen8456]

How is a cake clever? Who mails a cake to another country?

[@Smokeys_world420]

My thoughts exactly. All the moving around its not gonna be a cake when they get it

[@claraclean]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@_kikizaman_]

I think they used the term “creative”, not “clever”. Cause if certainly not wasn’t clever, but very creative😭

[@northerngirl4666]

Good for a laugh, thought!

[@i_H8m0neeTok]

If the ingredients are not sold in the other country. Chocolate bars not sold or made in that country. That is why. 😊

[@beachbunny8021]

National geographic makes the BEST DOCUMENTARIES, FROM ANIMALS TO DRUGS, THE MUSIC E VERYTHING, EXCELLENT.

[@xenostim]

you like the dramatic made-for-tv music? no hate, just wondering if you're serious

[@pandrews9392]

Very surprised these guys don’t wear protective face coverings when opening packages.

[@MowersNBlowers]

Fentanyl wasn’t big then, I’m Sure they do now

[@craffte]

There's one episode of this channel or another show where the officer is saying WITH her hand touching and poking the unknown substance, "We have no idea what this could be, it could be extremely toxic..."

[@vizzini2510]

They ruined a perfectly good carrot cake just to ship some coke? If this were in Australia, they would be more concerned that the cream cheese frosting "could threaten Australia's $5,000 cream cheese industry." I always thought they should replace the drugs with sugar (or rat poison) and send it along to the recipient. Then let the drug dealers fight it out between them.

[@northerngirl4666]

Like the way you think … great ideas!

[@nickycastellanos9403]

Legend has it the cocaine ended up in a rich person's nose..

[@JAMN2GD]

Not anymore.

[@vegas9440]

😅😅

[@debraayala2421]

Hunter Biden

[@TheHighLife4ev]

Dude was being a tough guy to the woman with the Chanel bag 😂 like bro just fine her and go

[@megansmith1382]

Dude was on TV and wanted to look authoritarian 🙄

[@TheHighLife4ev]

@@megansmith1382 that’s what happens when you give weak ppl the smallest ounce of power

[@aarondavis7029]

I thought that chick was a dude 😂

[@CardinalBlack36]

Their kids must hate them

[@lPOTCl]

dude was being nice and made an example for tv for everyone to learn from. if they werent there he wouldve fined her and she wouldve deserved it for how bad at lying she was.

[@ScaredDonut]

glad to finally have full quality videos of this show. I remember watching these at like 144p on YT years ago lol

[@florentinamariaterlaje3666]

Excellent episode, then again, *National Geographic has never failed my fascination/intrigue since 1965* on what they cover via film/books.

[@svenanliker7569]

If they start talking about testing the powder, I always think they gonna lick it.

[@Blunt_Man]

Hopefully they do and it's fentanyl or another drug that's active in amounts the size of a grain of sand. And another one bites the dust (or in that case, licks it 😂)! Lmao

[@user-pe1qz3rt3f]

Or sniff it

[@nYgiz69]

at least thats what i would do xd

[@budgetking2591]

@@nYgiz69 hey thats illigal

[@getin3949]

I wish someone would😋😋😛😛I would be their tester

[@psims7342]

i felt sorry for that guy who got robbed of the 31 iphones, could see he was genuinely upset about it

[@FlipFIicks]

grateful for being extorted?

[@cracked21]

17:40 "So I'm going to test it. and see what happens" **sniffs**

[@lucabaracuda987]

Poor Columbian guy, that got robbed of the iPhones. Feel for him. Hope hes doing better and his family.

[@onenamlit3861]

I don't understand why they gave him the third degree, since he was carrying LESS than $10,000.

[@jodycarlosborrageiro9588]

You clearly also didn't do the math on that story.... 50,000 / 31 = 1612 that's a little expensive per phone no?..... I smell bs😂 That being said, they had no business grilling the guy, he had less than 10 k....

[@idylledoll]

The woman who declared her entire shopping haul is wearing Cartier bracelets, I recognise them as the "Juste en Clou" bracelet and the "Love Bracelet" which are around 7.5k for each of them...her jewellery alone speaks volumes on what she can afford. Total goals!

[@smoove354]

good eye!

[@SDotCole]

Good eye indeed

[@chrisyoung40]

😘😘😍

[@idylledoll]

@@MZ95 yes?

[@Hiiamsamm]

didn't realize they were Cartier. Nice catch

[@JohnA891]

"I never made a cake before", probably true, but you know he has crushed a few.

[@tugboat6940]

That's guys beard trying to make up for his turkey neck had me dying.

[@user-kv9zo2mx3s]

I have a lot of respect for the border and customs officers. They really mean business.!!!

[@elizabethie4773]

A genuine question: what happens when they falsely assume something is hidden inside an object, drill it in half and don’t find anything? Like do they have some kind of insurance that will help the owners restore the value or what?

[@missworld2007]

thats what i thought!

[@biancapopa7476]

probably nothing happens and you cant contest it because it is under the authority of border control to dismember things in order to search them

[@bigfoot135]

They have to file a claim for damages...

[@lindadeeds5326]

Read what you sign when you mail something!

[@supercoolyguy]

Customs has a bakery in the back, they would call the customer and ask for the recipe.

[@toomanycactus3138]

That lady with the Chanel was wildly ungrateful for the break she got!

[@JAMN2GD]

totally. With attitude they should have fined her at least.

[@corporaljohnson8318]

So who is going to pay for the item when they don't find anything?!

[@TheJalesa1207]

They send information on reimbursement

[@jdout]

We do at the end

[@Linnkslife]

What happens when they tear something apart because they think their are drugs inside something but turns out it’s nothing? Do they like have to buy a replacement or do they just sent it back broken with a sorry note lmao

[@roofking234]

RIGHT! If they drilled a hole in my instrument needlessly, I'd want to drill a hole in their heads

[@ddonjuan48]

Once sent a few bottles of foreign coffee, recieved it with holes poked through the box, and bottles

[@manuelm5744]

Both depends if you know what to do to get it replaced. They make it strenuous.

[@spencerdessent2267]

Had true Cadbury chocolate sent to me by a friend in Ireland... All I got was a sorry this package was damaged in transit note (bag was cut perfectly across the top with a knife) and 5 of 20 bars my friend sent me missing.

[@carlosluisliquiros8218]

Drug smuggling will never end as long as there are always potential buyers

[@basedgod3941]

That’s why US gate keeps prescription drugs and profits from seizures, jails and the prison system, even after serving your debt to society you are likely to be put into some monthly program for a year or two paying monthly

[@Redemptive_Neerdowell]

Hence why we need a two-pronged approach of attacking the problem of drugs. Keep as much drugs off the street as we can and minimize the amount of potential buyers in various ways.

[@ThatGuy-ff5mj]

That chubby guy was trying real hard to get a catch for the cameras 😂

[@gkukel]

I'm addicted to these videos now.... Edit : ...but when did national geographic channel uploading these type of videos.

[@youngskeletn7830]

Not telling them you bought 4k of clothes isn't a crime "Did you buy CLOTHES!..AND NOR FROM AMERICA!!!. we gotta get our cut that'll be 1000 dollars"

[@billyjewett5006]

Starting to see the cops as the bad guys. You can’t upset their monopoly.

[@Mrclean431]

That literally makes no sense

[@XBDAX1]

@@Mrclean431 actually, it does.

[@karols432]

Someone needs to lock that woman that declared her items in a mental institution

[@annea5781]

😮

[@DreamyShepherd]

Love the idea of paying "duty" That's just legal theft

[@bradybyrum6885]

Next time put a tracker chip in the fake cake package.

[@bigm6787]

That’s what I was saying , usually that’s what they would do . Because when they delivered the cake did then rent a delivery van

[@eljefe1643]

Last guy just casually allows 136,000 to be seized and says ok 😒

[@SweeTM8-]

The guy is wearing a 50k rolex on his wrist tho

[@charliethegreat]

He has another few millies in his suitcase

[@joshuafarmer5438]

Because it’s a cashier check, that can be reissued or cancelled , the funds are still sitting in a account in a bank. They seized paper that will be worthless with one visit to the issuing bank.

[@fourthree8475]

@@joshuafarmer5438 Yes. Exactly. He could have placed them inside his Tie. Easy.

[@northerngirl4666]

He knew what the law was and he decided to break it. If you know the rules, don’t be surprised if someone’s job is to enforce it. Simple really. Try to smuggle in stuff without paying duties, you can’t get mad if someone calls you on it. If you don’t want to get caught, don’t break the law.

[@arianks]

Korean guy likely involved in human trafficking , extremely common in Korean culture in US. 50k Rolex on wrist, barely put up a fight for the money, the seizure happened and it was like watching the sun rising in the morning, he was completely un-phased.

[@kevinstinson4853]

That's the kinda cake I want for my next birthday!!! Lol😳

[@vincentmaurer393]

The Korean guy has 150'000 $ in bank checks, and is wearing a 24KT gold Rolex Daytona (41:30) worth 50'000 $ ahahahahahha

[@ZelenoJabko]

Chinese guy

[@JunYuu12]

@@ZelenoJabko You do realize the guy was Korean right. He was arriving on a flight from Korea and they had to get a Korean speaking agent to talk to him 🤣

[@lifeandbeyond7279]

Who pays when someone’s package is drilled and turns out negative??

[@williamkatzer7824]

I think it would be cool to have this job. Being able to recognize things on an x-ray that doesn't seem right is pretty cool. Great training

[@maryncudo4526]

I would love that job myself and I was thinking about the same thing applying at JFK airport in NY. City. I am a retired senior and speak a few languages I could be king of useful.

[@expozure_in_the_elements]

what about when your hunch is a mistake , what then?, is there any concern for the expensive item your just destroyed

[@jakebwhlte]

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[@NoNORADon911]

Derp'

[@ribbon1226]

I agree. They are on a mission! Every hit helps. We are losing too many to drugs. I imagine getting people to try is a win win because usually they now have a customer! BUT the journey of being addicted leads to hardship, loss of everything including family, possibly homelessness, sickness, doing deplorable things to feed addiction, sickness, death. So bottom line some people are getting very rich thru the suffering of others. As we know, life can be so hard. Drugs can help for a minute but life becomes so much harder than it was. I applaud those trying to prevent that horrible cycle. 💗

[@scroogehowsshehandle]

So what happens to the stuff that has no narcotics in it you just drill holes in it and when nothing is found you send it to the purchaser

[@use2020]

It's all about the money

[@whogivesafuc9398]

Exactly. If they really cared go arrest the pharmaceutical companies

[@avid_biker]

So what happens when CBP damages your goods and does not find anything illegal? Do they replace the expensive equipment or do they compensate you for their mistake? Or do they give you the middle finger?

[@wongalethumacuacua6420]

maybe the middle finger cause they be saying they doing there job.

[@tekarock]

Its the same thing here in Australia. They will put it back together as good as they can and send parcel to you wrapped with stick tape showing it was open by them and I also got a letter inside telling me why it was open. Oh well, they are just trying their best. 🤷‍♀️

[@Son.of.Saturn]

They send you a complimentary gimp as condolences.

[@mechelledunn5376]

Ha i would say that is the big middle finger..Wow. So unfair

[@lPOTCl]

you get a letter and have to file for a reimbursement

[@durrtybuck8949]

So what I learned from this video is that the statement stays true, "DON'T TALK TO THE POLICE."

[@Redemptive_Neerdowell]

I think the life lesson of not doing something that is highly suspicious or illegal when you can be confronted about it eventually rings more true than that statement.

[@NsyShwl]

I think it's an absolute robbery for them to charge a tariff just because you bought it out of the country.. and he even admits it that it's only done to try and sway people from purchasing outside the country..

[@Barredeux]

And what a double standard where corporations can have all their products manufactured outside the US dirt cheap so they can sell it to us t 100x markup.

[@AlexanderandAaron]

I love it When they are harrasing you and start questioning you as if they are yours best friend

[@Orteaz]

The punchline is the icing on the cake. I just hope they donut treat him miserably when they take him into custardy 😂🎉

[@mechelledunn5376]

Just Wow rofl

[@mechelledunn5376]

@Catacombs Wow that's seriously screwed up

[@Redemptive_Neerdowell]

@AVTOMAT Okay? Why are you posting that here of all places?

[@tugboat6940]

So you destroyed that person's drum for no reason? I promise you they just threw it back in the shipping box with that hole they drilled in it.

[@daddyfatsacksmf]

Thank rick ross for that

[@northerngirl4666]

Did you not watch the scene? There was a reason. They were wrong but that’s their job - act on experience and gut feeling. They are just human. You don’t seem to applaud these guys when they find real bad guys.

[@MrAlec1995]

It's hilarious they are alll excited about getting one tube full of coke but 50 other coke filled tubes went right past them

[@naturalblockade3412]

How do you know that "50 other coke filled tubes went right past them"?

[@Redemptive_Neerdowell]

Please do explain how you know that such a high amount apparently went past them?

[@stockstar6175]

When they got that coke inside that metal piece, he said "the important thing it's that it's not getting on the streets". Well, he couldn't be more wrong. There will be always be other people ready to sell on those same streets. You're fighting a war you can never win, just give it up, and start using all those millions that you spend with all those customs in another way that would actually benefit the people.

[@mc12358]

Exactly. Coke and much worse is available just about everywhere you look, if you're really wanting it. The "War on Drugs" is actually a war on the American tax payers.

[@jackjackthompson5771]

They get paid, that’s all they care about. And also get a huge pension. They could care less about anyone, its all BS

[@alzuu1]

Oh, we should leave more drugs on the street so more people can die? Are you nuts? Saving at least one person from an overdose death is worth it. Taking any drugs off the street hurts drug dealers even if it's a little bit.

[@underratedunity1528]

I LOVE this show!!

[@WanjiruMuya]

I feel sad for those who are targeted and turn out not to have any drugs with them👀how do they pull out mentally?

[@justinjay9501]

if they are liberals like yourself that voted for the current admin, I hope u people drive offacliff

[@filonin2]

No one should be targeted for having drugs, at all.

[@lucascasters4138]

mentally? bruh yall weak

[@allaboutroofing2]

@@filonin2 that's the dumbest idea I've heard all day. You legalize all drugs people are pathetic.

[@getin3949]

FFS, get a grip. If that would bother you to the point of having a mental problem then you should probably see a psychiatrist. If you're innocent then you shouldn't be upset about anything, these people are trying to save you and your children from drugs, illegal guns, etc...They're not perfect, they're human but the need to check people because some people are excellent liars/chameleons.

[@edwardgillelad]

What happened to the missing 2 kilos of coke? At 2:09.... 4K in MIA. At 24:43....only 2K arrive in ATL. Was it the cops? Was it the film crew?

[@woodcrafter7361]

broooooo, good eye

[@mikefoehr235]

It went in the drill hole in the drum

[@alaamemari]

@@mikefoehr235 omg :D

[@Darydude10]

Could be 2k per package

[@woodcrafter7361]

@@Darydude10 good point

[@alexanderblohme5044]

What happens if they don’t find drugs inside an item they’ve destroyed?

[@dylanhorn7229]

always wondered but ive heard from a friend they dont replace it you just take a loss cuz they had ''suspicion" in your stuff then from there it goes to evidence and they can hold it forever 😭😭😭

[@user-wo7rp6bc6t]

Just yours loss

[@email4664]

Insurance. God, are you really that ignorant?

[@Redemptive_Neerdowell]

Sometimes you still get the item, sometimes you don't. There might be something in the books to get a monetary refund of the item in question, but this isn't my area of expertise.

[@StroopwafeI]

Though not mentioned anywhere, this a re-release of an 2018 episode, which is totally fine and not sus at all 👍

[@burnzyboy_squid]

Anytime I see money stolen I can't help but laugh at what type of world we live in

[@johnslone6790]

Her year wasnt to rough she just spent 20k on clothes.

[@williamwilson6499]

You don’t listen very well.

[@patriciaguillory8424]

Great job guys, you all are appreciated

[@NoxMortem]

05:13 "You doing the right thing lady? You must be craaazy" xD

[@allaboutroofing2]

I HAD A BAD YEAR, SO THIS $1700 SWEATER TOTALLY MAKES UP FOR IT... 🥴

[@premjitchowdhury262]

Her mother in law died ,so she is so happy.... Wow what a world.

[@ZeroFcksGven]

@Tempest exactly everyone has vices

[@aaronkamakaze2967]

Better then spending 1700 on blow, weed and alcohol like most Americans do when the feel sad...

[@_RobBanks]

yea the entire point went way over your head evidently,. she was finally able to realize, whats the use saving up for next year if you could die tomorrow..

[@KaylaVandal]

@@premjitchowdhury262 like she literally said DROPPED DEAD. Then, shopping spree abroad.

[@kingair350]

Look at the gut on that agent..walking heart attack

[@brianlacroix822]

he never baked a cake in his life before this episode though

[@brianlacroix822]

@@rexandreas4152 dag nam right she bake the pai

[@ritawashere5787]

That computerized test kit is awesome! I didn't know they could drill holes in things.

[@johnnyseals1919]

So where’s the $ go? Cause I doubt they’ll give it back.

[@oaks.at.sunrise]

"My friend over here is smarter than the average bear" 😅😂❤

[@frontfootout]

What about the drum, how you gonna drill a hole in it, cause damage and just send it on like nothing🤣

[@AdakStillStands]

Flex Seal.

[@THOTHvii]

Imagine joining CBP thinking you are going to help and your job is just scaring people entering the U.S. with "undeclared" clothes, purses, and money. Drugs ok, but hassling someone about 8 grand when they're traveling internationally is pretty petty.

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

Yall are so lucky that aluminum tube wasn't a $70k avionics part.

[@rudyruiz9521]

Thats bull them drilling into stuff like that. At least require a drug dog to alert on it first.

[@bradentheman1373]

Exactly

[@Redemptive_Neerdowell]

They might not have the resources to have a dog like that on hand. Especially at a bloody airport.

[@ibeanjerkinov5325]

I hope they didn't waste the carot cake it looked good! Maybe the coke was just a prize inside.