Nogales, AZ: An agent on a motorcycle in the desert. Customs and Border Protection agents use many different vehicles while on duty. These vehicles can be used on both patrol and on a criminal pursuit.
The border fence separating Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) teams fight to stop drug smugglers, human traffickers, and desperate migrants from entering the United States. officers
Weslaco, Texas, USA: BP Agent Albert Esparza spots a man walking by the cane fields by himself. The man turns out to be an illegal and tells him he crossed because had been threatened by the cartels and is seeking asylum. Other agents come in and take the man into custody.
Mission, Texas: Mission Police Officer Roque Vela rewards his canine with a toy after stopping a package of marijuana from being shipped from a post office.
Nogales, AZ: An agent on an All-terrain vehicle (ATV). Customs and Border protection agents use many methods of transportation when patrolling the US and Mexico border. The ATV is often used for crossing the desert terrain.
Off the Coast of Puerto Rico, USA: As a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol speed boat scans the coastline of Puerto Rico, an officer on board keeps both hands on his rifle.
SAN DIEGO, CA, USA: The border fence at the San Ysidro port serves as the boundary between San Diego and Tijuana. At night, as at times when the skies are foggy, border patrol officers must take special precautions to carefully survey the area, since these are times when vision is less clear and smugglers are more likely to attempt to cross illegally.
SAN DIEGO, CA, USA: A border patrol vehicle patrols the area of San Diego, California, near the Tijuana border. This San Ysidro border crossing is the busiest in the world, with over 40 million people entering the U.S. through this port in 2005 alone.
In der heutigen Folge verfolgen die Beamten des Heimatschutzministeriums illegale Einwanderer, die versuchen, die Grenze zwischen den Mexiko und den USA nahe der Stadt Nogales zu überschreiten. Sie ermitteln überdies gegen eine Bande von Betrügern und begeben sich auf die Jagd nach den Mitgliedern eines Verbrecherkartells. Dabei bekommen sie aber nur kleine Fische zu fassen. Denn die eigentlichen Drahtzieher sind nahezu unerreichbar. Erschwert wird die Arbeit der Grenzer auch noch dadurch, dass sie diesmal mitten in der Nacht agieren müssen. Doch dank ihrer High-Tech-Ausrüstung ist vieles möglich. So kreist in sechs Kilometern Höhe ein mit Spezialkameras ausgerüstetes Flugzeug und beobachtet die Grenzregion.
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, USA: Overlooking the Carribean Sea from the limestone cliffs on the southwestern tip of Puerto Rico, with Cabo Rojo Lighthouse in the distance.
KriegsspieleNogales, AZ: An agent on a motorcycle in the desert. Customs and Border Protection agents use many different vehicles while on duty. These vehicles can be used on both patrol and on a criminal pursuit.Bild: © National Geographic
Update "Silo": Startdatum und Trailer für Staffel 3 des Sci-Fi-Hits enthüllt
