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NARRATOR: THE U.S. MEXICAN BORDER.
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OFFICER: SIT DOWN... SIT DOWN.
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NARRATOR: MEXICAN CARTELS NOW DOMINATE A BILLION DOLLAR
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INDUSTRY EXPORTING UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS.
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VICENTE: WE GOT GUNS.
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THAT'S TO PROTECT US.
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PROTECT THEM.
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NARRATOR: FAIL TO PAY THE BILL AND
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THE DEAL GOES SOUR FAST.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: THESE MIGRANTS ARE NOT A HUMAN BEING TO THEM.
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NARRATOR: STRIPPED OF THEIR DIGNITY...
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MIGRANTS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD.
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MAGDALENA: IT IS WHAT IT IS.
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IT'S PROSTITUTION.
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WHO'S NOT GONNA PAY FOR SEX?
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NARRATOR: BUT IF THE CASH FLOW STOPS.
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JAIME: IF YOU DON'T PAY US WHAT WE NEED...
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YOU WON'T SEE YOUR FAMILY NO MORE.
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NARRATOR: PIMA COUNTY MORGUE... ARIZONA.
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DR. HESS: WE HAVE ABOUT 120 REMAINS INSIDE THIS COOLER.
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NARRATOR: BAGGED AND TAGGED...
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UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT.
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DR. HESS: HERE WE HAVE A CASE FROM 2013...
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IDENTIFIED AS A JOHN DOE.
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HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER.
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AND WE JUST HAVE IT LISTED AS DOE.
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REMAINS DOWN HERE THAT SAY THEY'RE UNIDENTIFIED.
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NARRATOR: THEY ALL DIED CROSSING THE BORDER DESERT.
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DR. HESS: HERE'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF FRAGMENTED REMAINS.
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WHERE WE HAVE LABELLED 14.
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WHICH MEANS REMAINS WERE FOUND IN 2014.
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SO WE DON'T HAVE LISTED AS A MAN OR A WOMAN.
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HERE IS JUST A CRANIUM.
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THESE ARE WHERE THE EYES ARE LOCATED.
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WE NO LONGER HAVE A MANDIBLE AND YOU CAN SEE
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THAT THE BONE IS WEATHERED AND SUN BLEACHED
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AND HAS BEEN ON THE SURFACE OF THE DESERT.
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NARRATOR: NOGALES MEXICO... RIGHT ON THE U.S. BORDER.
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MIGRANTS ARE DRAWN TO NOGALES BY ITS REPUTATION
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AS THE CENTER OF A PEOPLE SMUGGLING OPERATION.
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ON THE GROUND IT'S FRANCISCO'S JOB TO KEEP
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HIS CLIENTS OUT OF THE MORGUE.
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NARRATOR: HE'S A SUCCESSFUL COYOTE...
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HIS SECRET IS TRAINING.
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NARRATOR: HE TRAINS HIS CLIENTS TO HIDE AND SURVIVE.
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THEY PAY UP TO $5,000 TO BE SMUGGLED INTO THE U.S.A.
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NARRATOR: FOR FRANCISCO THIS RUN THROUGH IS KEY.
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IF THEY DON'T MAKE IT TO THEIR DESTINATION STATE SIDE
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HE WON'T GET HIS CUT.
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NARRATOR: THIS TRIAL RUN TEACHES THEM SURVIVAL SKILLS
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TO HELP MAKE SURE HE GETS HIS MONEY.
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NARRATOR: HE SHOWS THEM HOW TO EVADE THE
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U.S. BORDER PATROLS.
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NARRATOR: NEXT TIME IT'LL BE FOR REAL.
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HE WARNS HIS ROOKIES ABOUT THE BORDER FENCE.
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NARRATOR: THIS BARRIER IS DESIGNED TO STOP MIGRANTS IN
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THEIR TRACKS.
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THE CLIMBERS WILL NEED FRANCISCO'S HELP.
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NARRATOR: ANY INJURY TAKES A BITE OUT OF HIS PAY CHECK.
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NARRATOR: IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PASSPORT NOGALES TO
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PHOENIX IS JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS AIR CONDITIONED
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CRUISE UP I-19 AND I-10.
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BUT FOR FRANCISCO AND HIS CLIENTS THAT JOURNEY MEANS
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FIVE DAYS ON FOOT IN THE SONORAN DESERT.
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IT'S ONE OF THE HARSHEST PLACES IN NORTH AMERICA.
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AT NIGHT IT CAN BE A FREEZER.
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DURING THE DAY AN OVEN.
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HERE EVERY COYOTE FIGHTS TO KEEP HIS GROUP ALIVE.
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NARRATOR: FOR THESE COYOTES A DEAD MIGRANT
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IS A FAILED DELIVERY... VALUE $0.
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THEY JUST KEEP MOVING.
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NARRATOR: TO BEAT THE DESERT MIGRANTS MUST BE WELL PREPARED.
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COYOTES TELL MIGRANTS EXACTLY WHAT KEY SUPPLIES
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TO BUY FOR THE JOURNEY BECAUSE IN NOGALES...
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SHOPPING CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.
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NARRATOR: IN THE DESERT EVEN A MINOR ILLNESS
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IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
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NARRATOR: A LOT OF PHARMACIES IN NOGALES
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MEET THE MIGRANTS' NEEDS.
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NARRATOR: IN THE DESERT IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE E.R.
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NARRATOR: THE HARDWARE STORES ARE ALSO BOOMING.
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EVEN EVERYDAY ITEMS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE
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MIGRANTS TRAVEL KIT.
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NARRATOR: THE STORE KEEPER KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT
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THE BORDER CROSSERS MIGHT WANT.
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NARRATOR: ERNESTO CAN'T AFFORD A CAMOUFLAGE SUIT
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BUT HE CAN DISGUISE THE CLEAR GALLONS OF WATER.
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NARRATOR: ERNESTO JUMPED THE BORDER BEFORE
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BUT HE WAS DEPORTED.
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THIS TIME THE STAKES ARE SKY HIGH.
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NARRATOR: THE U.S. BORDER PATROL THROWS ITS MAIN FORCE
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INTO CATCHING MIGRANTS LIKE ERNESTO ON THE
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U.S. SIDE OF THE BORDER.
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AGENT: YEAH 262 MILES OF LINEAR BORDER FRONT .
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AND THAT RIGHT THERE IS PROBABLY ABOUT 12 MILES.
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THAT'S JUST ONE SECTION.
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DOWN IN THE VALLEY THE FENCE GOES ALONG PRETTY MUCH
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FOR AS FAR AS WE BUILD A FENCE EASILY.
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AND IT STOPS WHERE THE DRAIN TAKES OVER THE
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FUNCTION OF A FENCE.
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RADIO: YEAH ROGER 31 57... 33.
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NARRATOR: A SCOPE TRUCK PINPOINTS A GROUP OF MIGRANTS
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NOT FAR FROM THE FENCE.
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TIMING IS CRUCIAL.
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AGENT: PEOPLE ON THE GROUND CAN HEAR THE
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HELICOPTER WITHIN NO LESS THAN A MILE.
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JUST BECAUSE THE SCOPE TRUCK HAS A TARGET WE DON'T;
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WE DON'T WANNA IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO IT
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BECAUSE WE'LL SCATTER THAT ABOUT.
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IT ACTUALLY MAKES ROUNDING THEM UP THAT MUCH HARDER.
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IF IT'S A GROUP OF TEN THEY WILL RUN LITERALLY
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IN TEN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
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NARRATOR: THE CHOPPERS HANG BACK WHILE
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THE GROUND PATROL MOVES IN.
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AGENT: AND THEY'LL ESTIMATE THEIR TIME OF ARRIVAL AT THE
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TARGET BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA GET THERE TOO EARLY...
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WE DON'T WANNA GET THERE TOO LATE.
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SO ONCE THEY GET READY TO POUNCE SO TO SPEAK THEY'LL
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CALL US IN SO THAT WE ALL ARRIVE AT THE SAME TIME.
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NARRATOR: SURPRISE IS KEY.
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AGENT: IF THEY'RE NOT EXPECTING US WITH THE
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HELICOPTER TO COME IN PEOPLE ACTUALLY JUMP OUT
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OF IT AND CATCH THEM.
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NOTICE A LOT OF THE ALIENS ARE WEARING THE SAME
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KIND OF CAMOUFLAGE AS THE AGENTS WEAR.
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OFFICER: SIT DOWN... SIT DOWN!
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AGENT: THAT'S A NEW TREND OVER THE LAST YEAR...
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YEAR AND A HALF.
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IT ACTUALLY WORKS PRETTY GOOD FOR THEM.
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NARRATOR: MORE MONEY AND BOOTS ON THE GROUND HAVE
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TURNED THE BORDER LANDS INTO A MILITARIZED ZONE.
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IN NOGALES EVERY BORDER PATROL SUCCESS FORCES THE
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PEOPLE SMUGGLERS TO UP THEIR GAME.
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NARRATOR: TO AVOID THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW...
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ILLEGAL MIGRATION HAS GOTTEN ORGANIZED.
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NARRATOR: THE CARTELS CONTROL ILLEGAL MIGRATION HERE.
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NARRATOR: THE CARTEL SQUEEZES EXTRA CASH
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FROM THE MIGRANTS FROM THE GET GO.
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NARRATOR: FRANCISCO COLLECTS THE PROTECTION MONEY FOR THE
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POWERFUL SINALOA CARTEL.
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NARRATOR: THE CARTEL THEN CHARGES UP TO $1500 FOR THE
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FIRST LEG OF THE TRIP TO A PICK UP IN ARIZONA.
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NOW CARTEL ASSETS... MIGRANTS ARE JEALOUSLY GUARDED.
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NARRATOR: THE CARTELS AIM TO MONOPOLIZE ILLEGAL
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BORDER CROSSING.
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MIGRANTS IN MEXICO GOING IT ALONE RISK BEING HUNTED DOWN.
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NARRATOR: THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS HAVE TO BEAT THE
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FENCE JUST TO REACH THEIR FIRST OBJECTIVE... A HIGHWAY.
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LIKE ARIZONA'S ROUTE 86.
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CUTTING WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DESERT ROUTE 86
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RUNS WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE BORDER.
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MIGRANTS MUST COVER THIS DISTANCE ON FOOT.
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AGENT BALLISTREA IS STALKING A SMALL GROUP
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THROUGH THE DESERT.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE
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FENCE IS MANIPULATED.
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YOU CAN SEE THAT THESE TWO BARBED WIRES ARE SITTING
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RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER TO ALLOW A PERSON TO CRAWL
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THROUGH THE BARBED WIRE.
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NARRATOR: THE CBP SWEEPS THE SANDY TRACKS SO NEW
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FOOTPRINTS STAND OUT.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: WELL YOU SEE THAT THIS FOOTPRINT
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WAS VERY-VERY FRESH.
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THAT A NEW GROUP HAD PASSED THROUGH.
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NARRATOR: SHE FINDS CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT MIGRANTS HAVE
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RECENTLY PASSED THROUGH... DISCARDED BLACK WATER BOTTLES.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: THE CLEAR GALLONS REFLECTED SUNLIGHT SO
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IN THIS ARID DESERT COULD BE EASILY SEEN.
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WELL THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.
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THERE'S ONE OVER HERE.
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THIS PERSON TIED THIS WATER BOTTLE TO THEIR BACK PACK.
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THEY CARRY TWO GALLONS OF WATER... THEY CARRY IT
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ON THEIR BACK PACK THAT'S ALREADY FULL.
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THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT.
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NARRATOR: AGENT BALLISTREA'S TASK IS TO TRACK
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AND ARREST THE MIGRANTS.
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SHE HAS TO BE QUICK.
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SHE MAY NOT FIND THEM ALIVE.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: WHEN YOU'RE WALKING IN A 115 - 120
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DEGREES YOU'RE GONNA BE SWEATING MORE... YOU'RE GONNA
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BE YOU KNOW EXHAUSTING ALL OF THE LIQUID INSIDE OF YOU.
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AND SO ONCE THIS WATER HAS GONE YOU KNOW THERE AREN'T
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ANY NATURAL WATER RESOURCES.
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NARRATOR: AGENTS BALLISTREA GETS A CALL.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: 10-4 I'LL STAND BY.
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NARRATOR: HER COLLEAGUES ARE TRACKING THREE SUSPECTED
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ILLEGAL MIGRANTS.
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SHE HAS TO GO HEAD THEM OFF.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: OK.
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NARRATOR: DAZED AND CONFUSED THESE MEN HAVE FAILED.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: HERE WE CAME ACROSS THREE MIGRANTS...
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OUR MAIN CONCERN IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN
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GOOD HEALTH AND ESTABLISH THEIR CITIZENSHIP.
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OK.
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HE ACTUALLY BOUGHT THOSE BLACK WATER BOTTLES IN MEXICO.
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HELLO!
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NARRATOR: DESPITE PREPARATION...
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THEY'VE BEEN BEATEN BY THE DESERT.
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NARRATOR: THE BORDER PATROL HAS RESCUED THESE MIGRANTS.
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NOW THEY INVESTIGATE.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: WE DETERMINE THEIR NATIONALITY...
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WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE MEDICALLY STABLE AND AFTER
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THAT WE WILL TRANSPORT THEM TO THE CLOSEST
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BORDER CONTROL STATION.
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FROM THERE WE'LL TAKE THEIR BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION...
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WE'LL TAKE THEIR FINGERPRINTS AND DEPENDING ON IF THEY HAVE
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CRIMINAL HISTORY THAT WILL DETERMINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN
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FOR THEM FROM HERE.
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NARRATOR: THESE GUYS WON'T BE GETTING TO ROUTE 86.
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AFTER DUE PROCESS... ODDS ARE THEY'LL BE DEPORTED.
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THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS FIND THEMSELVES IN DANGER...
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NOT JUST FROM THE DESERT BUT THE CARTELS.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: OFTEN TIMES; SEVERAL TIMES IN
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MEXICO THESE MIGRANTS WILL BE EXTORTED FOR MONEY.
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IN ORDER TO PASS THROUGH A CERTAIN TOWN THEY'LL
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BE TOLD YOU NEED TO PAY X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS.
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THEY'RE OFTEN TIMES THREATENED.
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AND THEN ONCE THEY GET TO THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WITH
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YOU KNOW THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO THEY'RE
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OFTEN EXTORTED AGAIN FOR MORE MONEY.
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NARRATOR: AT EACH STEP OF THE WAY EVERYONE SUCKS THEM DRY.
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AGENT BALLISTREA: THEY'RE LOOKING AT THESE MIGRANTS AS
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A SYMBOL OF MONEY.
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YOU KNOW THAT'S ALL THAT THESE MIGRANTS ARE.
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THEY'RE NOT A HUMAN BEING TO THEM.
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NARRATOR: TIRED AND HUNGRY MANY MIGRANTS
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MUST REACH ROUTE 86.
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A CARTEL TAXI PICKS UP THESE MIGRANTS AND DRIVES
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THEM TO THEIR NEXT DESTINATION...
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A STASH HOUSE IN THE PHOENIX SUBURBS.
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THEY VANISH INTO TRAFFIC IN MINUTES.
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THIS CRUCIAL RIDE IS THE NEXT LINK IN THE CHAIN.
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VICENTE: AS LONG AS THEY GOT A BORDER I'M IN BUSINESS.
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AS LONG AS THERE'S A WAY TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF CATS THAT
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WANT A LITTLE BIT OF FREEDOM... WANT TO CHASE THE WILD LIFE...
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DRIVE AROUND IN NICE CARS AND BUY NICE THINGS.
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I WANT A PIECE OF THAT TOO.
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NARRATOR: VICENTE RUNS A BUSY STASH HOUSE OPERATION
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IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA... TWO AND A HALF HOURS DRIVE FROM THE
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BORDER ON THE INTERSTATE.
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FOR MANY MIGRANTS PHOENIX IS THE GATEWAY TO AMERICA.
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VICENTE: I RUN IN 20 CATS A WEEK AT LEAST.
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SO YOU FIGURE ABOUT $5,000 PER PERSON.
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IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
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AND AT THE END OF THE WEEK YOU GET PAID JUST LIKE
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YOU GUYS DO.
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TAKE A SMALL PERCENTAGE... A SMALL CUT.
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NARRATOR: VICENTE BELIEVES THE CBP'S EFFORTS
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KEEP HIM IN BUSINESS.
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VICENTE: YOU GOT THAT BIG ASS WALL.
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THEY JUST MAKE THE GATES BIGGER... LONGER... HIGHER...
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MORE DANGEROUS AND MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM...
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YOU MAKE IT EASIER FOR US.
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BECAUSE WE GONNA FIND A WAY AROUND IT
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AND WE GONNA MAKE MONEY DOING IT.
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NARRATOR: VICENTE PICKS UP GROUPS OF ILLEGAL BORDER
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CROSSERS AND DELIVERS THEM TO A STASH HOUSE
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IN THE PHOENIX SUBURBS.
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VICENTE: JUST BUY A HOUSE... WE GOT REALTORS...
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WE GOT CAR DEALERSHIPS... THAT'S HOW WE GET VEHICLES
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LIKE THE ONE WE'RE DRIVING IN NOW.
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SO WE JUST WORK OUR RESOURCES.
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GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WORKING FOR US.
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NORMAL PEOPLE.
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SO EVERY 30 DAYS WANT A NEW SPOT.
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WE DON'T STAY ONE PLACE TOO LONG.
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THAT'S THE WAY YOU GET CAUGHT.
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RIGHT I'M GONNA NEED EVERYONE TO GET OUT.
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NARRATOR: VICENTE HOLDS THEM IN THE STASH HOUSE UNTIL
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THEIR FAMILIES PAY THE SECOND HALF OF THE SMUGGLING FEE.
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VICENTE: THIS IS ONE OF THE GOOD SPOTS.
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THEY'RE HERE.
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THEY'RE SAFE.
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YOUNG ONES... VERY DELICATE PARCEL.
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YEAH WE GOT GUNS BUT IT'S NOT FOR THEM.
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IT'S FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE.
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IT'S FOR PEOPLE WHO IS TRYING TO HARM US.
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IT'S TO PROTECT US.
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PROTECT THEM.
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NARRATOR: EVERY HOUR VICENTE HOLDS THE MIGRANTS
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IN THE STASH HOUSE COSTS HIM MONEY.
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VICENTE: WE GOT MOMMA IN THE BACK COOKING...
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SHE HOLDS IT DOWN.
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MAKES SURE EVERYBODY IS FED...
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MAKES SURE EVERYBODY IS CLEAN.
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I MEAN WE GOT YOUNG ONES... OLD ONES...
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EVERYBODY LOVES CANDY... SWEETS.
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WE GOT PILLOWS... BLANKETS.
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WE GOT WHEELCHAIRS IN CASE THEY COME IN HURT.
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THEY CAN'T GET MOVING.
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FIVE DAYS OF WALKING IN THE DESERT.
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SOME OF THEM ARE; THEY GOT BAD FEET...
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BAD LEGS... BAD BACKS.
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WHEN THEY GET HERE THEY CAN'T MOVE.
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WE HELP THEM OUT.
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THEY'RE GONNA MAKE SOME PHONE CALLS.
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LET THEIR FAMILY KNOW THAT THEY'RE SAFE.
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THEY MADE IT TO THIS SIDE OK.
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NARRATOR: VICENTE PAINTS A PRETTY PICTURE.
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VICENTE: THEY ENJOY THEMSELVES.
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THEY'LL BE OUT TOMORROW.
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OUT TO A NEW PLACE... TO A NEW LOCATION...
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TO A NEW SPOT... MIGHT BE DESTINATION END.
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THAT'S; THAT'S THE PLAN ANYWAYS.
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NARRATOR: BUT PLANS GO WRONG.
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IF A MIGRANTS U.S. FAMILY CAN'T PAY...
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EVERYTHING CHANGES.
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IN A HEARTBEAT PEOPLE SMUGGLING SWITCHES TO PEOPLE TRAFFICKING.
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VICENTE: WE GOT NUMEROUS BUSINESSES WHERE THESE GUYS
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AND THESE LADIES CAN WORK OFF THEIR DEBT.
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MEN WE USE THEM FOR LABOR.
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THE FEMALES... THEY WORK REAL GOOD IN ENTERTAINMENT.
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SO THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS.
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NARRATOR: WOMEN ARE FORCED TO WORK AS STRIPPERS...
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LAP DANCERS OR PROSTITUTES UNTIL THEY PAY...
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THEY'RE PRISONERS.
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VICENTE: I AIN'T A BAD PERSON.
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MIGHT HAD TO DO SOME BAD THINGS.
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BUT THAT'S EVERY PERSON... A PERSON HASN'T
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HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE.
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MY CHOICE IS TO DO WHAT WE DO.
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MAKE A LIVING FOR OUR FAMILY... DO THIS FOR MY KIDS.
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AND I AIN'T NEVER GONNA STOP.
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FREEDOM AIN'T FREE.
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AS LONG AS IT AIN'T FREE WE'RE GONNA GET PAID OFF OF IT.
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NARRATOR: NOTHING IS ALLOWED TO INTERRUPT THE
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CASH FLOW IN THIS BUSINESS.
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IF THE FAMILY CAN'T PAY FOR FREEDOM THE CARTEL...
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JUST LIKE A BANK WITH A SUB PRIME MORTGAGE...
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MIGHT SELL THE DEBT ON.
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FOR WOMEN IT'S EXTRA TOUGH.
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MAGDALENA: YOU GOTTA BE SMART... YOU GOTTA BE ABOUT IT.
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IT IS WHAT IT IS.
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IT'S PROSTITUTION.
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WHO'S NOT GONNA PAY FOR SEX?
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A MONTH YOU COULD BE MAKING 20 G'S...
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YOU COULD BE MAKING A MILLION.
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YOU KNOW IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS.
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NARRATOR: THE WOMEN ARE MODERN DAY SLAVES...
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HELD BY SLAVE MASTERS.
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SANTIAGO: COME ON!
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NARRATOR: THE ARMED SECURITY GUY IS ON EDGE
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AND TURNS ON THE FILM CREW.
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SANTIAGO: I REALLY GOT SHIT TO DO, GUYS...
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COME ON MAN THIS IS GETTING ME FUCKING IRKED. COME ON.
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SANTIAGO: COME ON.
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NARRATOR: THE SECURITY GUY IS FRUSTRATED WITH THE INTERVIEW.
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IT TAKES TIME AND TIME IS MONEY.
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SANTIAGO: IS THAT SHIT RUNNING?
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MAGDALENA: IS THAT FUCKING THROUGH?
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SANTIAGO: WE RUN A VERY SUCCESSFUL OPERATION HERE.
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MAGDALENA: YOU'RE ALRIGHT MAN.
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YOU JUST WATCH... WATCH THE GIRLS AND YOU KNOW WE'RE
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GONNA TRY TO DO THIS REAL QUICK.
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NARRATOR: HE MAKES SURE THAT THE GIRLS ARE
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NOT SEEN OR HEARD.
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MAGDALENA: I'M REALLY PICKY ON WHO I KEEP.
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I'M NOT TRYING TO HAVE THEM ROWDY ASS MOTHERFUCKERS RUN
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OR JUMP OUT... TRY TO CAUSE SOME DRAMA DOWN THE STREET.
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WE TRY TO KEEP IT AS LOW KEY AS POSSIBLE...
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AS QUIET AS POSSIBLE.
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NARRATOR: MAGDALENA HAS HER OWN WAY OF KEEPING
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THE GIRLS IN LINE.
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MAGDALENA: YOU KEEP THEM HIGH... YOU KEEP THEM HAPPY...
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THEY'RE COOL THEY'RE GONNA... YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING...
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THEY'RE GONNA SHUT UP.
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OUR NETWORK YOU KNOW THERE'S HOUSES EVERYWHERE
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THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
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NARRATOR: SEX FOR SALE IS ONE THING BUT MAGDALENA BUYS
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AND SELLS WOMEN WHOLESALE.
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MAGDALENA: SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S
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LIKE HEY I REALLY WANT THEM GIRLS...
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I'LL GIVE YOU THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY.
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THEY TAKE THEIR GIRLS OUT OF THERE.
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YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMEBODY SAY HEY I GOT
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A SHIPMENT OF GIRLS... THEY NEED A PLACE TO STAY...
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YOU WILLING TO WORK WITH THEM?
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NARRATOR: WORK CAN MEAN TURNING UP TO 45 TRICKS
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A DAY WITH ANY JOHN SENT TO A GIRL'S ROOM.
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MAGDALENA: I LIKE PERSONALLY DEALING WITH
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GIRLS THAT ARE WILLING.
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I DON'T... YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING...
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I DON'T DEAL WITH SHIT WHERE THEY LIKE KIDNAPPED THEM GIRLS
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AND LIKE FORCING THEM INTO THE; I'M NOT;
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I'M NOT WITH THAT PART.
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THAT'S YOU KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE.
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SANTIAGO: AND YOU DON'T COME HERE AGAINST YOUR
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WILL LIKE THE LADY SAYS.
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YOU COME HERE BECAUSE YOU ARE SEEKING AN OPPORTUNITY.
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AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY...
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WE ARE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERS.
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NARRATOR: IT'S EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FROM
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THE BARREL OF A GUN.
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NARRATOR: CARMEN WAS NOW AN ASSET ON THE BALANCE SHEET.
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NARRATOR: HER RICH PIMP WELCHED ON THE DEAL.
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NARRATOR: TO GET THEIR MONEY THE STASH HOUSE SOLD HER ON.
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NARRATOR: SO NOW CARMEN OWES THESE GUYS.
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AND MUST WORK.
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MAGDALENA: SOMETIMES SHE GIVES ME; DOING REAL SLOPPY.
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SHE COULD BRING IN A COUPLE OF HUNDRED A WEEK.
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IF SHE'S DOING FANTASTIC AND SHE'S YOU KNOW DOWN TO DO
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WHATEVER IT TAKES SHE MIGHT PULL IN A COUPLE OF G'S A WEEK.
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NARRATOR: CARMEN'S WORKED HERE THREE YEARS.
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SHE MUST HAVE REPAID HER DEBT MANY TIMES OVER.
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MAGDALENA: ONCE THEY'RE DONE WITH THEIR DEBT YOU KNOW
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THEY'RE FREE TO LEAVE IF THEY LIKE... IF NOT A LOT
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OF THEM STAY BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW NOTHING ELSE.
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SANTIAGO: EVERYBODY CAN COME AND WALK AWAY FROM THIS.
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IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT BECAUSE NUMBERS ARE NUMBERS HERE.
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NARRATOR: HOW BIG THE DEBT IS NOW NO ONE IS SAYING.
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NARRATOR: THE BOSS CALLS TIME TO GIVE THE GIRLS
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THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK SOME MORE.
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NARRATOR: THE DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE CAN
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QUICKLY TURN INTO A NIGHTMARE.
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WHETHER FOR LACK OF CASH OR LACK OF WATER.
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IN THE DESERT OVER 50 MILES NORTH OF THE
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BORDER A CELL PHONE CALLS 911.
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911 DISPATCHER: HE'S ALONE AND BEEN WITHOUT WATER FOR
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TWO HOURS... BEEN IN THE DESERT SIX DAYS AND
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THAT THE WATER TOWER IS NORTH OF HIM BUT VERY FAR AWAY.
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AND HE'S GOT THREE BARS LEFT ON HIS PHONE BATTERY.
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OFFICER: WHAT WE'VE GOT FROM THE CALL IS HE HAD NO MORE
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BARS LEFT ON HIS PHONE AND NOW 911 DISPATCH HAS TRIED TO.
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911 DISPATCHER: NOT GONNA CHANGE THAT MUCH.
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OFFICER: GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH HIM AND THE PHONE IS DEAD.
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SO WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO LOCATE THIS GUY.
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NARRATOR: IN A JOINT OPERATION WITH CBP...
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THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S HELICOPTER DIVERTS
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TO MAKE A MERCY DASH.
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WITHOUT WATER THE CALLER HAS ONLY A LIMITED TIME TO LIVE.
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OFFICER: IF HE'S ACTUALLY CALLING IN 911
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THAT MEANS HE IS IN TROUBLE.
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NARRATOR: OUT OF WATER IN THE DESERT... A LOST
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MIGRANT CALLS 911 ON HIS CELL PHONE.
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FOR THE CBP AND THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE
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IT'S A RACE TO FIND HIM ALIVE.
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PILOT: ADVISE HIM THAT HE NEEDS TO WALK
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TO THAT WATER TOWER.
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AGENT: I DON'T BELIEVE HE'S WALKING AT THIS POINT.
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HE SAYS THAT HE'S ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY FROM THE WATER TOWER.
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NARRATOR: THE CELL SIGNAL PIN POINTS HIM AND
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THE CHOPPER LOCKS IN.
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AGENT: HEY BRIAN... RYAN... IF WE PUT THOSE NUMBERS IN...
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IT'S PUTTING US DOWN HERE BY THE CORRALS.
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NARRATOR: FROM THE AIR THERE'S NO SIGN OF HIM.
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GROUND PATROLS SCOUR THE AREA.
447
00:30:07,567 --> 00:30:08,967
AGENT: THOSE COORDINATES PUT US RIGHT THERE IN
448
00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,800
THE AREA OF THAT CORRAL.
449
00:30:10,834 --> 00:30:12,600
I GUESS WE'LL JUST START CHECKING TREES.
450
00:30:12,633 --> 00:30:14,166
NARRATOR: THEY SPOT A BORDER PATROL TRUCK
451
00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,533
SPEEDING THROUGH THE DUST.
452
00:30:16,567 --> 00:30:17,467
AGENT: THEY HAVE HIM?
453
00:30:17,500 --> 00:30:18,333
IS THAT WHAT THEY SAID?
454
00:30:18,367 --> 00:30:19,100
HOW DID THEY SEE HIM?
455
00:30:19,133 --> 00:30:20,200
AGENT: I DON'T KNOW.
456
00:30:20,233 --> 00:30:22,133
AGENT: WHERE YOU AT IN RELATION TO THE HELICOPTER.
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00:30:22,166 --> 00:30:26,400
NARRATOR: HE'S FOUND RESTING IN THE SHADE OF A TREE.
458
00:30:26,433 --> 00:30:31,100
OVER A MILE FROM WHERE THEY EXPECTED.
459
00:30:31,133 --> 00:30:33,834
THE CBP OFFICER BRINGS HIM A GALLON OF WATER
460
00:30:33,867 --> 00:30:36,967
AND SAVES HIS LIFE.
461
00:30:37,633 --> 00:30:40,300
THE STRETCHER WON'T BE NEEDED TODAY.
462
00:31:01,700 --> 00:31:03,867
NARRATOR: AFTER AN INVESTIGATION HE
463
00:31:03,900 --> 00:31:05,467
WILL LIKELY BE DEPORTED.
464
00:31:05,500 --> 00:31:08,433
BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.
465
00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:12,400
OTHERS ARE ALSO HUNTING STRAYS IN THE DESERT.
466
00:31:19,567 --> 00:31:21,333
TWO MORE MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN PICKED UP BY
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00:31:21,367 --> 00:31:24,333
A NOTORIOUS CARTEL GANG.
468
00:31:26,700 --> 00:31:29,266
ALARM: WARNING YOU HAVE TRIGGERED THE ALARM SYSTEM...
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00:31:29,300 --> 00:31:31,700
YOUR MOVEMENTS ARE BEING RECORDED.
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00:31:31,734 --> 00:31:33,667
NARRATOR: THEY ARE ON RED ALERT FOR ATTACKS
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00:31:33,700 --> 00:31:36,266
FROM RIVAL TRAFFICKERS.
472
00:31:36,300 --> 00:31:39,500
THEIR CARTEL HAS PLENTY OF ENEMIES.
473
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:45,066
JAIME: MY LIFE IS ON THE LINE I AM GONNA DO BY ALL MEANS
474
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:48,667
WHAT I HAVE TO PROTECT MYSELF AS WELL AS MY ORGANIZATION.
475
00:31:55,266 --> 00:31:58,200
YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO FEEL REVENGEFUL BECAUSE WE
476
00:31:58,233 --> 00:32:00,233
GET RID OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY;
477
00:32:00,266 --> 00:32:01,667
THEY'RE NOT COOPERATING.
478
00:32:01,700 --> 00:32:03,266
SO THEY SEEK REVENGE.
479
00:32:03,300 --> 00:32:06,767
AND WE STARTED TO GET OTHER CARTELS AGAINST US.
480
00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:08,934
NARRATOR: THEY WILL DEFEND THEIR MERCHANDISE
481
00:32:08,967 --> 00:32:11,367
AGAINST ALL COMERS.
482
00:32:32,700 --> 00:32:35,467
NARRATOR: THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A STASH HOUSE...
483
00:32:35,500 --> 00:32:38,633
IT'S A BUSY CARTEL TRANSIT FACILITY.
484
00:32:38,667 --> 00:32:41,133
AND TODAY'S CONSIGNMENT OF PEOPLE HAS BEEN IMPORTED...
485
00:32:41,166 --> 00:32:43,667
PAID FOR AND SHIPPED OUT.
486
00:32:43,700 --> 00:32:46,867
BUT TWO MIGRANTS ARE LEFT ON THE SHELF.
487
00:33:01,834 --> 00:33:05,467
NARRATOR: ARTURO WAS TOO POOR TO AFFORD THE CARTEL PACKAGE.
488
00:33:05,500 --> 00:33:09,667
HE WENT SOLO BUT A GANG SOON TOOK WHAT MONEY HE HAD.
489
00:33:33,734 --> 00:33:36,433
NARRATOR: WITHOUT ORGANIZED SUPPORT HE QUICKLY
490
00:33:36,467 --> 00:33:39,033
FACED DYING OF THIRST.
491
00:33:46,900 --> 00:33:49,667
NARRATOR: HE TURNED TO THE HIGHWAY FOR SALVATION
492
00:33:49,700 --> 00:33:52,967
BUT FELL INTO THE HANDS OF A RUTHLESS CARTEL GANG.
493
00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:25,033
NARRATOR: THE CARTEL IS HOLDING ARTURO FOR RANSOM
494
00:34:25,066 --> 00:34:26,867
LOOKING FOR EXTRA MONEY TO ADD TO THEIR
495
00:34:26,900 --> 00:34:29,166
REGULAR PEOPLE SMUGGLING BUSINESS.
496
00:34:46,667 --> 00:34:49,700
JAIME: YOU HAVE FAMILY IN MEXICO AND YOU WANT THEM HERE...
497
00:34:49,734 --> 00:34:52,767
YOU PAY US THE RIGHT AMOUNT AND WE'LL HAVE THEM HERE FOR YOU.
498
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,433
WE'LL BRING THEM HERE... YOU DON'T PAY US WHAT WE NEED...
499
00:34:55,467 --> 00:34:57,300
THEN WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE REST.
500
00:34:57,333 --> 00:35:00,834
YOU AIN'T GONNA SEE YOUR FAMILY NO MORE.
501
00:35:02,233 --> 00:35:04,533
NARRATOR: IF YOUR FAMILY CAN'T PAY...
502
00:35:04,567 --> 00:35:08,867
THE CARTEL WILL SELL YOU TO ANYONE WITH THE MONEY.
503
00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,767
WE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE SOMEONE TOOK A DIFFERENT
504
00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:28,533
CHILD THAN THEIRS AND LEFT THEIRS HERE SO I MEAN...
505
00:35:28,567 --> 00:35:31,033
WE JUST HERE... YOU BRING US OUR MONEY WE'RE GONNA
506
00:35:31,066 --> 00:35:33,467
GIVE YOU A PERSON... THAT'S ALL WE'RE DOING.
507
00:35:33,500 --> 00:35:36,333
WE'RE NOT HERE TO KEEP INVENTORY.
508
00:35:36,367 --> 00:35:38,800
NARRATOR: THEY ARE HERE TO MAKE MONEY AND THEY ARE
509
00:35:38,834 --> 00:35:40,934
DETERMINED TO HOLD ON TO THEIR STOCK.
510
00:35:40,967 --> 00:35:44,000
JAIME: IF SOMEONE TRIES TO ESCAPE THERE'S CONSEQUENCES.
511
00:35:44,033 --> 00:35:46,467
THEY'LL GO WITHOUT EATING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
512
00:35:46,500 --> 00:35:48,467
THEY'LL GET WATER MAYBE.
513
00:35:48,500 --> 00:35:52,166
IF NOT WE GOT A TRAILER BACK THERE THAT THEY'LL STAY IN
514
00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,900
AND WE'LL DISCIPLINE THEM... BY ALL MEANS.
515
00:35:54,934 --> 00:35:57,700
STARVING... BEATING.
516
00:35:57,734 --> 00:36:01,633
OR WE HIT THEM WITH BOARDS... IT JUST DEPENDS.
517
00:36:01,667 --> 00:36:03,667
IF YOU'RE GONNA BRING HEAT ON US WE'RE GONNA BRING
518
00:36:03,700 --> 00:36:06,934
HEAT ON YOU.
519
00:36:07,900 --> 00:36:10,100
NARRATOR: THE WRECKED TRAILER IS A PUNISHMENT CELL
520
00:36:10,133 --> 00:36:12,667
FOR BREAKING CARTEL RULES.
521
00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,967
NARRATOR: MIGRANTS FIND THEY'VE MADE A DEAL
522
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,200
WITH THE DEVIL.
523
00:37:10,066 --> 00:37:12,900
NARRATOR: FOR THE CARTELS... MIGRANTS ARE ASSETS TO BE
524
00:37:12,934 --> 00:37:15,367
REPACKAGED AND STORED IN STASH HOUSES...
525
00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,233
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER GOODS.
526
00:37:20,066 --> 00:37:24,700
STASH HOUSES ARE A PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE BORDER STATES.
527
00:37:24,734 --> 00:37:27,800
IN HOUSTON, TEXAS SPECIAL AGENT PIERRE PERRY
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00:37:27,834 --> 00:37:31,166
OF IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT IS ON HIS WAY TO
529
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:33,467
CHECK ON A FORMER STASH HOUSE...
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00:37:33,500 --> 00:37:36,166
HE BUSTED IT JUST SIX MONTHS AGO.
531
00:37:39,967 --> 00:37:42,667
SPECIAL AGENT PERRY: THIS WAS A SIGHT OF ALIENS BEING HELD
532
00:37:42,700 --> 00:37:46,266
AT A STASH HOUSE... WE'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
533
00:37:46,300 --> 00:37:49,367
THEY HAVEN'T GONE BACK INTO BUSINESS.
534
00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:51,734
NARRATOR: SMUGGLERS ARE KNOWN TO REUSE BUSTED
535
00:37:51,767 --> 00:37:55,233
STASH HOUSES ONCE THE COAST IS CLEAR.
536
00:37:58,266 --> 00:37:59,934
SPECIAL AGENT PERRY: RIGHT NOW WE JUST PULLED UP TO THE
537
00:37:59,967 --> 00:38:04,033
HOUSE AND THEY APPEARED TO HAVE CLOSED THE GATE.
538
00:38:04,066 --> 00:38:05,967
THERE'S A NEW PADLOCK ON HERE THAT WE DIDN'T
539
00:38:06,033 --> 00:38:08,033
FIND THAT FIRST DAY.
540
00:38:08,066 --> 00:38:10,400
NARRATOR: PEOPLE SMUGGLERS SQUEEZE THESE ASSETS FOR ALL
541
00:38:10,433 --> 00:38:13,066
THE MONEY THEY CAN GET... GAMBLING THAT THE U.S.
542
00:38:13,100 --> 00:38:18,600
FAMILY WON'T CALL FOR HELP BUT SOMETIMES THEY GET IT WRONG.
543
00:38:18,633 --> 00:38:21,100
SPECIAL AGENT PERRY: A LADY AND HER CHILD HAD PAID
544
00:38:21,133 --> 00:38:25,500
APPROXIMATELY $10,000 TO BE TRANSPORTED INTO THE U.S.
545
00:38:25,533 --> 00:38:29,266
UPON GETTING HERE TO HOUSTON AND AFTER PAYING THAT MONEY...
546
00:38:29,300 --> 00:38:31,767
THESE SMUGGLERS THEN TOLD THEM THAT THEY HAD TO PAY AN
547
00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:35,767
ADDITIONAL $13,000 AND IF THEY DIDN'T PAY THAT $13,000
548
00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:39,467
THEN THEY WOULDN'T SEE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AGAIN.
549
00:38:40,700 --> 00:38:44,433
NARRATOR: IN DESPERATION... HER RELATIVES DID CALL THE COPS.
550
00:38:44,467 --> 00:38:47,800
MOST STASH HOUSES HOLD ABOUT TEN PEOPLE BUT THE STASH
551
00:38:47,834 --> 00:38:52,266
HOUSE AGENT PERRY BUSTED WAS ON A WHOLE DIFFERENT SCALE.
552
00:38:52,300 --> 00:38:54,200
SPECIAL AGENT PERRY: THERE WAS SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WE
553
00:38:54,233 --> 00:38:56,033
COULDN'T GET AN ACCURATE COUNT.
554
00:38:56,066 --> 00:38:59,266
AS MORE PEOPLE BEGAN TO COME OUT WE SAW THAT IT WAS A
555
00:38:59,300 --> 00:39:05,233
FINAL COUNT OF 115... OF WHICH WERE ABOUT 20 KIDS.
556
00:39:05,900 --> 00:39:08,233
THIS IS BY FAR THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
557
00:39:08,266 --> 00:39:10,800
I'VE EVER SEEN HELD.
558
00:39:10,834 --> 00:39:13,667
NARRATOR: THE PEOPLE WERE IN A PITIFUL CONDITION.
559
00:39:13,700 --> 00:39:17,033
INSIDE THE HOUSE WAS A NIGHTMARE.
560
00:39:17,066 --> 00:39:18,800
SPECIAL AGENT PERRY: AS I COME BACK HERE IT DOES BRING
561
00:39:18,834 --> 00:39:21,266
BACK SOME OF THE MEMORIES OF THAT DAY.
562
00:39:21,300 --> 00:39:23,433
NARRATOR: THIS NEVER BEFORE AIRED FOOTAGE SHOT BY
563
00:39:23,467 --> 00:39:27,633
ICE AGENTS MOMENTS AFTER THE RAID LEFT THEM SHOCKED.
564
00:39:27,667 --> 00:39:29,200
SPECIAL AGENT PERRY: WHEN YOU GOT INTO THE HOUSE...
565
00:39:29,233 --> 00:39:32,333
BEING THAT THE BATHROOM DID NOT WORK... THE SMELL OF FECES...
566
00:39:32,367 --> 00:39:36,767
URINE... SWEAT... THE BODY ODOR OF ALIENS WHO HAD BEEN
567
00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:40,767
WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT AND HERE WITHOUT THE ABILITY
568
00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:44,333
TO TAKE SHOWERS AND CLEAN UP...
569
00:39:44,367 --> 00:39:46,700
JUST WAS AN OVERWHELMING STENCH.
570
00:39:46,734 --> 00:39:48,967
IT MAKES YOU SICK TO YOUR STOMACH.
571
00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:30,934
NARRATOR: THE CAPTORS HAD RIFLES...
572
00:40:30,967 --> 00:40:35,033
HANDGUNS AND TAZERS TO SUBDUE THE MIGRANTS.
573
00:40:35,066 --> 00:40:36,633
THEY BEAT THEM TOO.
574
00:41:00,333 --> 00:41:02,467
NARRATOR: WITH PLYWOOD NAILED OVER THE WINDOWS
575
00:41:02,500 --> 00:41:04,100
IT'S A PRISON.
576
00:41:04,133 --> 00:41:06,367
THE NEIGHBORS DIDN'T SEE A THING.
577
00:41:38,533 --> 00:41:40,300
NARRATOR: PHONING RELATIVES IS NORMALLY PART OF THE
578
00:41:40,333 --> 00:41:45,433
RELOCATION PACKAGE... HERE YOU GOT MORE ABUSE.
579
00:42:02,867 --> 00:42:05,934
NARRATOR: MOST OF THE MIGRANTS WERE DEPORTED.
580
00:42:05,967 --> 00:42:09,700
SOME DID REMAIN IN THE U.S. AS MATERIAL WITNESSES.
581
00:42:09,734 --> 00:42:11,800
SPECIAL AGENT PERRY: WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE AND JOY IN OUR
582
00:42:11,834 --> 00:42:15,133
ABILITY TO RESCUE THESE PEOPLE AND TO SAVE THEM FROM
583
00:42:15,166 --> 00:42:17,000
THESE SITUATIONS.
584
00:42:17,033 --> 00:42:18,934
NARRATOR: THE FIVE PERPETRATORS WERE CAUGHT...
585
00:42:18,967 --> 00:42:21,667
TRIED AND FOUND GUILTY OF FIRE ARMS OFFENSES AND
586
00:42:21,700 --> 00:42:25,934
CONSPIRING TO HARBOR AND TRANSPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS.
587
00:42:25,967 --> 00:42:29,367
THEY GOT FROM 9 TO 11 YEARS IN JAIL.
588
00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:30,834
SPECIAL AGENT PERRY: IT APPEARS TO BE VACANT RIGHT
589
00:42:30,867 --> 00:42:33,266
NOW OR AT LEAST SECURE.
590
00:42:33,300 --> 00:42:35,867
WE'LL PROBABLY JUST PUT IT BACK ON OUR ROTATION TO COME
591
00:42:35,900 --> 00:42:38,600
BACK AROUND IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT
592
00:42:38,633 --> 00:42:41,300
ANYBODY HAS COME BACK IN THERE AND REOCCUPIED IT OR IF
593
00:42:41,333 --> 00:42:43,433
THEY'RE BACK TO RUNNING THIS;
594
00:42:43,467 --> 00:42:47,166
RUNNING THEIR ORGANIZATION AGAIN.
595
00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:49,133
NARRATOR: AT THE CARTEL STASH HOUSE WHERE THE TWO
596
00:42:49,166 --> 00:42:52,266
MIGRANTS ARE BEING HELD... ARTURO IS WAITING FOR HIS
597
00:42:52,300 --> 00:42:54,633
UNCLE TO COME UP WITH THE CASH.
598
00:42:54,667 --> 00:42:56,633
HE'S IN A BAD PLACE.
599
00:43:05,867 --> 00:43:08,100
NARRATOR: ONCE THE SMUGGLERS ASSET...
600
00:43:08,133 --> 00:43:11,266
ARTURO NOW RISKS BECOMING OVER STOCK.
601
00:43:14,867 --> 00:43:17,700
NARRATOR: DAVID DOUBTS WHETHER BOTH OF THEM CAN PAY.
602
00:43:25,734 --> 00:43:28,700
NARRATOR: THE CARTEL MEMBERS TAKE THEM AWAY.
603
00:43:33,967 --> 00:43:36,166
.
604
00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:55,266
NARRATOR: WHOEVER COMES UP WITH THE CASH WILL BE RELEASED.
605
00:43:55,300 --> 00:43:57,367
AND IF ARTURO'S UNCLE DOESN'T PAY UP