All-terrain police: Tracking pirates and smugglers in South America

Witness the high-stakes missions of Ecuador's GIR and Brazil's NEPOM. Operating across land, water, and air, these elite units battle everything from shrimp pirates to international smuggling networks. From specialized martial arts training to high-tech night raids using thermal vision, experience the intense reality of South American border control. 00:34 Introduction to elite all-terrain patrols in Brazil and Ecuador 01:38 Guayaquil: Meet the GIR, Ecuador's elite rescue and intervention group 04:50 Foz Do Iguaçu: The NEPOM's mission on the Paraná river border 09:52 Combat secrets: The deadly Kyushu martial arts used by elite officers 11:02 Shrimp pirates: Protecting Ecuador’s $2 million crustacean export industry 18:09 Firepower: Heavy-caliber training and sniper precision for tactical units 23:30 Explosives disposal: Neutralizing grenades and anti-terrorist charge training 31:33 Seized goods: Destroying billions of illegal cigarettes in high-volume compactors 43:10 Underwater recovery: The dangerous work of elite police dive teams 46:58 Night operations: Thermal vision raids in the favelas and river marshes