Borderforce USA: The Bridges

Borderforce USA: Series 1



Sociopolitical Documentary hosted by Ben Mendelsohn, published by National Geographic broadcasted as part of Nat.Geo. series in 2019 - English narration

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Borderforce USA: Series 1

This 10-part documentary series follows the works of Customs and Border Protection agency as they operate on the 28 bridges connecting the United States of America and Mexico.

ANA. Borderforce USA: The Bridges





1)  Deadly Secret

In this episode a shipment of cardboard packaging hides a deadly secret.



2)  Cartel Ambush

In this episode officers are on high alert for an ambush as they transfer a Sicario over one of the 28 border bridges and into the custody of the Mexico military.



3)  Suspicious Travelers

In this episode officers are suspicious when an elderly couple arrive from Mexico with five suitcases but no clothes.



4)  Cocaine Crackdown

Officers in Brownsville process an American citizen who crossed over the bridge 20 years ago - and discover the reason he didn't want to come back.



5)  The Decoy

Officers become suspicious when they pull over a businessman from Mexico who is making a rare journey to the United States in a brand new car.



6)  5000 Rounds of Ammunition

The Mexican drug cartels have been fighting a bloody war for control of the most profitable smuggling routes into the United States for nearly 20 years.



7)  2000 Miles from Home

A teenager from the Dominican Republic who has traveled 2,000 miles to the United States border in the back of a truck pleads his case for asylum.



8)  Five Million Dollar Meth Bust

In Hidalgo, a young woman from Cuba crosses the bridge in the hope of being granted political asylum in America while officers in Laredo get a surprise when they stop three biology students.



9)  Escaping from the Cartel

Officers think they have spotted a trend when they seize drugs from behind the dashboards of two cars. One load has an ominous symbol that suggests it is the deadly new drug, Fentanyl, that is being concealed.



10)  Hidden Cocaine

A new recruit fresh out of training school makes her mark when she uncovers 12 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car that she has stopped on one of the bridges



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* Video Codec: x264 [email protected]

* Video: Bitrate: (~4530 kb/s)

* Video Aspect Ratio: 1920 x 1080

* Video Resolution: 1.778 (16:9

* Audio Codec: MPEG-4 AAC LC

* Audio: English

* Audio Bitrate: 160 kb/s VBR 48000Hz

* Audio Channels: stereo (2/0)

* Run-Time: 43 Mins

* Framerate: 25. Fps

* Number of Parts: 10

* Container Mp4

* Part Size: 1.40 GB average

* Source: HDTV

* Encoded by: Harry65



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1)  Related Documentaries

* Border Wars: Season 1

* Border Wars Season 2

* Under Siege: America's Northern Border

* Narco Bling

* Secrets of Mexico's Drug War