To Catch a Smuggler: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Stationed at JFK International Airport—one of the largest hubs for international travel in America—officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crack down on criminals attempting to smuggle illegal goods and drugs into the United States. It's a job where everything—the safety of their team, and the security of the nation—is at stake. But for these officers, it's just another day at JFK.

Series details

• Title: To Catch a Smuggler
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2020-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13423
• IMDb ID: tt12597878
• TVDB ID: 264244

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-01-01; final listed air date 2020-02-19; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-01-20; final listed air date 2021-05-19; episode order: 15.
• Season 3: premiered 2022-02-09; final listed air date 2022-04-28; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2022-09-14; final listed air date 2022-11-16; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 2023-05-10; final listed air date 2023-06-28; episode order: 24.
• Season 6: premiered 2023-07-26; final listed air date 2023-09-27.
• Season 7: premiered 2024-04-24; final listed air date 2024-06-12; episode order: 8.
• Season 8: premiered 2024-09-02; final listed air date 2024-10-16; episode order: 8.
• Season 9: premiered 2025-07-16; final listed air date 2025-09-03; episode order: 8.
• Season 10: premiered 2026-02-25; final listed air date 2026-04-15.

Source and licence

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