Ultralight Drug Drop | National Geographic

I think one of the interesting things

I think one of the interesting things about working on board wars is you get

about working on board wars is you get

about working on board wars is you get to see a lot of the new trends in

to see a lot of the new trends in

to see a lot of the new trends in smuggling just basically like the work

smuggling just basically like the work

smuggling just basically like the work that people are doing on the other side

that people are doing on the other side

that people are doing on the other side trying to get drugs and people into this

trying to get drugs and people into this

trying to get drugs and people into this country we got weapons

country we got weapons

country we got weapons there’s handguns in one of the Nogales

there’s handguns in one of the Nogales

there’s handguns in one of the Nogales shoot we’re able to capture I think the

shoot we’re able to capture I think the

shoot we’re able to capture I think the first time on television we were able to

first time on television we were able to

first time on television we were able to capture the story of how smuggling is

capture the story of how smuggling is

capture the story of how smuggling is now taking not just underground in the

now taking not just underground in the

now taking not just underground in the vehicle approach but is now going in the

vehicle approach but is now going in the

vehicle approach but is now going in the air as well basically we were out there

air as well basically we were out there

air as well basically we were out there with ice okay there options we were that

with ice okay there options we were that

with ice okay there options we were that easy because it uncovered but um but at

easy because it uncovered but um but at

easy because it uncovered but um but at the time we were in there we were buried

the time we were in there we were buried

the time we were in there we were buried in the shrubbery so that the ultralight

in the shrubbery so that the ultralight

in the shrubbery so that the ultralight could not see us and add a know where we

could not see us and add a know where we

could not see us and add a know where we see for here at first but eventually we

see for here at first but eventually we

see for here at first but eventually we see this ultralight approach in the

see this ultralight approach in the

see this ultralight approach in the darkness I think we’re hearing the sound

darkness I think we’re hearing the sound

darkness I think we’re hearing the sound coming down the canyon well I think it’s

coming down the canyon well I think it’s

coming down the canyon well I think it’s getting closer and closer by less than a

getting closer and closer by less than a

getting closer and closer by less than a mile away there is he’s right in front

mile away there is he’s right in front

mile away there is he’s right in front of us

of us

of us we have to be careful that we don’t get

we have to be careful that we don’t get

we have to be careful that we don’t get spotted now because he might fly right

spotted now because he might fly right

spotted now because he might fly right on top of us and approach into this

on top of us and approach into this

on top of us and approach into this Valley who descend and then just watch

Valley who descend and then just watch

Valley who descend and then just watch through our night-vision and FLIR camera

through our night-vision and FLIR camera

through our night-vision and FLIR camera as bundles job off with that he’s only

as bundles job off with that he’s only

as bundles job off with that he’s only altitude

there’s a drop he just made the drop you

there’s a drop he just made the drop you can hear that thump of the bundles

can hear that thump of the bundles

can hear that thump of the bundles hitting the ground and then it took off

hitting the ground and then it took off

hitting the ground and then it took off and to me that’s fascinating about

and to me that’s fascinating about

and to me that’s fascinating about working on the show is that the you

working on the show is that the you

working on the show is that the you never know what you can find and we get

never know what you can find and we get

never know what you can find and we get to be there firsthand to see all of the

to be there firsthand to see all of the

to be there firsthand to see all of the shifting tactics in this war on Gordon