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To Catch a Smuggler
2015 - 2023 7.6 (102 votes) 11 Seasons
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National Geographic
National Geographic: Latinoamérica

To Catch a Smuggler (Alerta Aeropuerto)

Overview

Following the police of Latinoamerica & Europe airports in and their fight against crime.

Seasons

Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2015)

Behind the scenes at Bogota's El Dorado International Airport and take a closer look at what goes into keeping the third busiest airport in Latin America safe.

9 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Seduced on the web
2015-03-16

Follow officials at Bogota's El Dorado International Airport as they foil the most audacious of traffickers and detect some of the most sophisticated methods of drug smuggling.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 2: Episode 2
2015-03-23

The anti-narcotics squad uncover two huge shipments of cleverly-hidden cocaine. They also intercept two passengers who are hiding a guilty secret.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: Episode 3
2015-03-30

An alleged couple has an ingenious plan to carry several pounds of cocaine.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 4: Episode 4
2015-04-06

The team halt a man who has gone to astonishing lengths to conceal nine kilograms of cocaine. Meanwhile, a heart-breaking situation unfolds at the migration desk.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 5: Episode 5
2015-04-13

Four smugglers are rushed to hospital after they are found carrying cocaine inside their bodies. Plus, two women bound for China raise the Anti-Narcotics Squad's suspicions.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 6: Episode 6
2015-04-20

Officials stop a 17-year-old who's trying to leave the country with her 42-year-old boyfriend. Meanwhile, the body scanner catches a smuggler.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Episode 7
2015-04-27

Officers discover two alleged siblings have drug capsules inside their bodies.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 8: Episode 8
2015-05-04

Police agents in El Dorado must intercept a shipment of cleverly hidden drugs.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 9: Episode 9
2015-05-11

Officers arrest a young man heading to Mexico with false hair products that conceal liquid cocaine.

Runtime: 44 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2016)

Behind the scenes at Peru's largest airport.

16 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Cocaine Carrier
2016-03-07

New series. Behind the scenes at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, which is Peru's largest travel hub. A Spanish passenger is caught carrying 10 kilos of cocaine.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 2: Friends with Secrets
2016-03-14

A woman claims to be pregnant when she's caught carrying cocaine in her body. Plus, X-Ray scanners foil an incredible plot to smuggle cocaine.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: Cocaine in the Clothes
2016-03-21

Officers bust more drugs-smuggling schemes at Lima airport as they uncover a blanket infused with cocaine. Alarm bells ring when a teenager's luggage feels oddly damp.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 4: Caught on Camera
2016-03-28

Officers set up a sting when they hear of a narcotics shipment. An elderly lady is shocked when police find drugs in her bag and staff hunt for a cocaine smuggler's accomplice.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 5: Covered in Cocaine
2016-04-04

A woman is arrested with cocaine taped to her body, and a security team races to the plane she was due to board in case she has an accomplice.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 6: Drugs and Dominoes
2016-04-11

Cocaine is hidden in a shipment of toys, and a woman who has already been inspected twice with no results is flagged up a third time, leaving police officers with a hard choice.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Coffee and Cocaine
2016-04-18

Police race to an incident on a domestic flight. Agents uncover a stash of liquid cocaine and a passenger is seen acting strangely. Plus, fake cash shows up in the mail centre.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 8: Strange Brew
2016-04-25

Agents face a dilemma when a woman travelling with her child is suspected of drug smuggling, and a new way of hiding cocaine in food packaging is discovered. Last in the series.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 9: Carrier Kingpin
2016-10-31

Police officers handle a woman trying to smuggle cocaine inside her body.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 10: Cocaine and Betrayal
2016-11-07

A man tricks his girlfriend into smuggling drugs, turning their romantic vacations into a nightmare.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 11: False Friends
2016-11-14

A young man seems unaware he's committed a crime, despite being caught carrying marijuana.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 12: Tricked Into Trafficking
2016-11-21

A man claims the alpaca rugs he carries are souvenirs, but they conceal drugs.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 13: Grandmas Goodies
2016-11-28

A woman is wrapped in cocaine like a mummy; various bags are knitted with cocaine.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 14: Drugs Sweat and Tears
2016-12-05

A passenger behaves erratically; a woman breaks out in tears; a suspicious bag might contain drugs.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 15: Senior Smuggler
2016-12-12

A woman is arrested while trying to smuggle drugs abroad; a young woman breaks out in tears.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 16: Family Affair
2016-12-19

A woman with cocaine comes clean; a Japanese karaoke star is carrying more than music.

Runtime: 44 min
Season 6 (2019)

Behind the scenes at Peru's largest airport and Sao Paolo International Airport, Guarulhos in Brazil.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Mom to the rescue
2019-03-19

The officers investigate two passengers that are traveling to Europe.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 2: White adventures
2019-03-26

In the Lima International Airport, the agents detect anomalies in a suitcase thanks to x-rays.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: Parents of crime
2019-04-02

The agents must stop three suspicious passengers before they go to the old continent.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 4: Addicted to deception
2019-04-09

The agents arrest a men who was traveling with food packages filled with cocaine.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 5: Episode 5
2019-04-23

Anti-drug agents must find out what two suspicious women are hiding under their clothes, while in the migration area police officers try to unmask the real motives of six passengers intending to enter the country.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 6: Episode 6
2019-04-30

The police must intervene a passenger before the flight takes off, while discovering that she is not traveling alone. Immigration officers must face a group of passengers who resist being questioned.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Episode 7
2019-05-07

The federal police stop loading more than 35 kilograms of cocaine, investigate the true intentions of a pregnant passenger with a strange itinerary and control the entry of two suspected passengers into the country.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 8: Episode 8
2019-05-14

Anti-drug agents must reveal whether the curious souvenir carried by a couple of allegedly newlyweds is as innocent as it looks, while three passengers are trying to travel to Africa.

Runtime: 44 min
Season 9 poster
Season 9 (2022)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Red Light, Red Zone
2022-09-28

The contents of a young woman's bag causes concern in the customs red zone, while a crew of fisherman are stopped for questioning.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 2: Cat's Out of the Bag
2022-09-28

Sketchy behavior puts a man with an unusual diet in the customs red zone, a cat is investigated, and a family is stopped for questioning at Queenstown.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 3: This Smoke's For You
2022-10-05

A shipment with over $1M of crystal meth is found in Auckland, a bible is used in an unholy way, and a tour guide with a nicotine habit must pay up.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 4: Cooking Up Trouble
2022-10-05

A chef's text messages reveal he's cooking up a drug deal and a business meeting is almost cancelled when a man is questioned about his travel plans.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 5: Dr. Feelgood
2022-10-12

A doctor with unprescribed pills creates suspicion, $30M of crystal meth is found, and twins are sent home after posing as tourists.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 6: Cocaine Kid
2022-10-12

A drug dog smells illegal activity on a cocaine user, birds' nests cause a biosecurity threat and a criminal record sends a traveler to interrogation.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 7: Cannabis Grey Zone
2022-10-19

The weight of over a dozen security cameras from China raise a red flag in customs and a medicinal cannabis user is sent back to Vancouver.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 8: Framed for Meth
2022-10-19

A business trip is cancelled when a man's dark past sends him back home, and visa issues stop a photographer's plan to make money during his vacation.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 9: Weed Holiday
2022-10-26

Custom officials celebrate when sea cargo reveals one of the largest drug busts and a couple smelling like cannabis is stopped in the red zone.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 10: Drug Dog Day
2022-10-26

A bulk shipment from Hong Kong disguises over $900K of crystal meth and a couple from Fiji prays they can travel with their holy water.

Runtime: 22 min
Season 10 poster
Season 10 (2022)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Ecstasy Trip
2022-11-12

Three young men are found with MDMA, a chartered flight of fishermen brings contraband, and a suspiciously strong smell stumps officials.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 2: Big Booze Bust
2022-11-12

A booze smuggling scam is busted at the Ports of Auckland, a Kurdish New Zealander shares tales of high adventure, and a French woman loses her cool.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 3: Cocaine Cases
2022-11-19

A Portuguese man is busted with cocaine, a Spanish film crew arrives with gear but claim they’re on vacation, and a Malaysian man tells a hefty story.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 4: Methamphetamine Makeover
2022-11-19

A French Canadian with an illegal habit is stopped at the border; Customs nails a colorful package from Uganda; a Filipina woman has quite the story.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 5: Panda-monium
2022-11-26

Customs stops some suspicious pandas, a passenger from Sydney courts trouble, and a Brazilian woman with vague plans is questioned by Immigration.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 6: Under the Wire
2022-11-26

A Guangzhou man is upset after his cigarettes are confiscated; a high risk biosecurity item; a sketchy shipment of copper wire is intercepted.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 7: 100-Million Dollar Meth Bust
2022-12-03

$100 million worth of meth is found in fake shipping containers, suspected sex workers are stopped at the border, and illegal weapons are confiscated.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 8: Cocaine Cooler
2022-12-03

Immigration catches a supposed fisherman; Customs intercepts a cooler packed with cocaine; a biosecurity dog sniffs out a suspicious package.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 9: High Rollers
2022-12-10

A Brazilian man smuggling drugs is stopped, a messy concealment at the International Mail Center, and a Malaysian man on the run from loan sharks.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 10: Meth Games
2022-12-10

A woman says she plans to visit a cathedral destroyed in an earthquake years before, illegal drugs hidden in games, a biosecurity hazard.

Runtime: 22 min
Season 11 poster
Season 11 (2023)

No overview available.

14 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Biosecurity Baddies
2023-01-07

A lying lover is stopped in customs after the U.S. sends a warning, car parts are used as a disguise, and a few creepy pests are found in Biosecurity.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 2: Customs Crackdown
2023-01-07

Something fishy is found in customs when a package from Africa is searched, authorities deal with an irate passenger, and a DJ is sent back home.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 3: Meth Between the Sheets
2023-01-14

An irritated passenger's attitude gets him a return flight to the UK.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 4: Playtime is Over
2023-01-14

A suspicious stuffed toy is looking for the wrong kind of fun in Auckland.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 5: Cocaine Carry-On
2023-01-21

Large amounts of cocaine are found hidden inside a man's suitcase.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 6: Decorated with Meth
2023-01-21

A package of Christmas decorations deck the halls with crystal meth.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 7: Fake Facts
2023-01-28

Immigration isn't pleased when a woman is caught with a fake passport.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 8: Buttoned Up Meth
2023-01-28

A half million dollars of meth is buttoned up nicely at Auckland.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 9: Imaginary Friend
2023-02-04

A passenger with a shady passport and imaginary friend is sent back home.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 10: Fly High
2023-02-04

A frequent flyer's attempt to get higher is stopped at the border.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 11: Million Dollar Meth Haul
2023-02-11

Dr. Hodges and Dr. Ferguson are two longtime friends who own and operate a veterinary hospital.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 12: Ecstasy Grind
2023-02-11

Dr. Hodges and Dr. Ferguson are two longtime friends who own and operate a veterinary hospital.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 13: Body Packing Bust
2023-02-18

Dr. Hodges and Dr. Ferguson are two longtime friends who own and operate a veterinary hospital.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 14: Meth Puzzles
2023-02-18

Dr. Hodges and Dr. Ferguson are two longtime friends who own and operate a veterinary hospital.

Runtime: 22 min

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