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  • AIRPORT SECURITY: PERU & BRAZIL

  • Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 11:00PM
  • National Geographic

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This season features four episodes each at two of Latin America's biggest airports: Lima, Peru's Jorge Chavez and Brazil's Sao Paulo-Guarulhos. Police are on high alert. Their main challenges: illegal immigration and the trafficking of cocaine. From hidden compartments and ingested capsules to fake documents, officers work 24/7 to protect their borders and stop criminals in their tracks. Watch the action from behind the scenes.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Busted Baggage
    Security officials at Lima, Peru's Jorge Chavez International Airport work non-stop to uncover smugglers. A man conceals cocaine in the structure of his suitcase. He breaks down when he tells his mother he's been arrested. A passenger to Spain carries drugs in unmarked food packages. A couple want to travel to Mexico with an unusual pet. A woman bound for Mexico fears she carries contraband disguised as a gift. Cocaine-contaminated olives.
  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Soaked In Cocaine
    At Lima, Peru's Jorge Chavez International Airport, anti-narcotics police work hard to prevent drugs from moving out of the country. Agents race to locate a suspect, discovered in an unlikely location. An arrogant smuggler with an impregnated suitcase has double the expected load. A young man has ingested and taped drugs to his body. A case of addiction - but just to coffee. Cocaine hidden under a winter jacket. Mechanical parts conceal cocaine.
  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Drugs And Divorce
    At Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru, security personnel work to stop the flow of drugs out of the country. A divorced couple denies traveling together, but carry identical bags filled with cocaine. A bag containing a white powder tests negative for cocaine, and police decide to dig deeper. A suspect hides cocaine in the handles of his carry-on. A man is found with over 35 capsules of cocaine in his belly.
  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Suitcase Saturation
    The major challenge for police at Lima, Peru's Jorge Chavez International Airport: stop drug-trafficking. Officers arrest a man with cocaine-filled food packages. He may be hiding more. An elderly woman is stopped with drugs embedded in her bag. A mother with a drug-saturated package her suitcase says she is also being sent to work as a prostitute. A man claims drugs taped to his body are for personal use. A long-lost bag contains cocaine.
  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Undercover Operation
    In this episode, the anti-drug police must discover what is hidden by two women who try to leave the country with suspicious objects attached to their bodies, while the immigration agents must unmask the unusual excuses and true motives of the trip of three foreigners who try enter the country.
  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Episode 5
  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Triple Trafficker Takedown
    The intelligence team of the Federal Police has detected two passengers who could be traveling with drugs, but thanks to the work of the officers, they manage to intercept four suspects. Meanwhile, immigration agents must use all their imagination to communicate and gain the trust of a group of passengers who are apparently trying to enter the country irregularly. For their part, the customs agents must prevent counterfeit merchandise from entering the country.
    Next Showing:  
    Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 11:00PM - National Geographic
    Repeats:  
    Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 3:00AM - National Geographic

  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Cocaine Brick Bust
    In this episode, the anti-drug police manages to circumvent the shipment of more than 35 kilos of cocaine bound for the African continent, while the customs agents try to discover what is behind the strange journey of a pregnant woman. For their part, immigration officials are trying to uncover the true intentions of two African passengers trying to enter the country.
    Next Showing:  
    Tuesday 16 September 2025 at 11:00PM - National Geographic
    Repeats:  
    Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 3:00AM - National Geographic

  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Smuggling Newlyweds
    Newlyweds are caught smuggling cocaine on their bodies. A nervous woman has cocaine wrapped around her legs. And, a designer bag with hidden drugs.
    Next Showing:  
    Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 11:00PM - National Geographic
    Repeats:  
    Wednesday 24 September 2025 at 3:00AM - National Geographic

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