Laredo, Texas is besieged by drug activity. This small city on the U.S.-Mexico border is overrun by the sophisticated and large-scale trafficking operations of Mexican drug cartels. Given unprecedented access, A&E documents a unique, dedicated team of local cops – the members of the Laredo Texas Police Department Narcotics Unit – who are waging a daily battle to protect the U.S. in “Bordertown: Laredo.”
The largest inland port on the U.S.-Mexico border, Laredo is the premiere gateway used by Mexican drug cartels to transport illegal narcotics into the U.S. and export billions of dollars in cash back to Mexico. “Bordertown: Laredo” gives viewers exclusive access to the drama and conflict that unfolds daily along the border through the unique perspective of five Mexican-American cops determined to take back their community. They are a small agency fighting a big war.
In each half-hour episode, viewers ride along with the Laredo Police Department’s Narcotics Unit as they work with confidential informants, carry out undercover missions, and execute raids in order to seize shipments of cocaine, marijuana, heroin and crystal meth before it can be distributed to cities and towns across America. In season one, the unit seizes nearly two tons of illegal narcotics, with a street value of more than 12 million dollars.
“Bordertown: Laredo” is produced by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. in association with CRM Entertainment, Inc. for A&E. Al Roker and C. Russell Muth serve as executive producers.