HAZMAT Weed Bust | National Geographic

in Falfurrias Texas a hazmat team has

in Falfurrias Texas a hazmat team has been lowered into a tanker truck

been lowered into a tanker truck

been lowered into a tanker truck carrying thousands of pounds of toxic

carrying thousands of pounds of toxic

carrying thousands of pounds of toxic material the powder lag material or

material the powder lag material or

material the powder lag material or attractant is bait Rex sodium it’s a

attractant is bait Rex sodium it’s a

attractant is bait Rex sodium it’s a solid it’s heavy we have to vacuum this

solid it’s heavy we have to vacuum this

solid it’s heavy we have to vacuum this solid out of the tanker truck otherwise

solid out of the tanker truck otherwise

solid out of the tanker truck otherwise there’s no way to reach the narcotics

beright can severely damage the

beright can severely damage the respiratory system we have the oxygen

respiratory system we have the oxygen

respiratory system we have the oxygen breathing apparatus that we install we

breathing apparatus that we install we

breathing apparatus that we install we go ahead and dawn on it’s a lot of

go ahead and dawn on it’s a lot of

go ahead and dawn on it’s a lot of practice and work steps involved prior

practice and work steps involved prior

practice and work steps involved prior to entering a confined space the team

to entering a confined space the team

to entering a confined space the team takes shifts working inside and outside

takes shifts working inside and outside

takes shifts working inside and outside the tanker even agents working the

the tanker even agents working the

the tanker even agents working the exterior operating the vacuum must be

exterior operating the vacuum must be

exterior operating the vacuum must be protected each time we go into space we

protected each time we go into space we

protected each time we go into space we wanted to in between breaks we monitor

wanted to in between breaks we monitor

wanted to in between breaks we monitor air periodically about 20 minutes 30

air periodically about 20 minutes 30

air periodically about 20 minutes 30 minutes

minutes

minutes [Music]

after several excruciating hours the

after several excruciating hours the hazmat team finally reaches the bundles

hazmat team finally reaches the bundles

hazmat team finally reaches the bundles beneath the bear

beneath the bear

beneath the bear [Applause]

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[Music] now they begin removing them as quickly

now they begin removing them as quickly

now they begin removing them as quickly as possible they’ve already spent hours

as possible they’ve already spent hours

as possible they’ve already spent hours exposed to the bear right

exposed to the bear right

exposed to the bear right [Music]

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[Music] probably the worst one we’ve been on

probably the worst one we’ve been on

probably the worst one we’ve been on wears called out we’ve been on it’s very

wears called out we’ve been on it’s very

wears called out we’ve been on it’s very strenuous it’s hard breathing too much

strenuous it’s hard breathing too much

strenuous it’s hard breathing too much does

in all 212 bundles are pulled from the

in all 212 bundles are pulled from the truck now gets a lot of big logs we are

truck now gets a lot of big logs we are

truck now gets a lot of big logs we are known for getting big load such as this

known for getting big load such as this

known for getting big load such as this [Music]