Airport Security

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Airport Security

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Synopsis

This season features four episodes each at two of Latin America's biggest airports: Lima, Peru's Jorge Chavez and Brazil's S?o 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.

Episodes

  • Drug Cash Carriers

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    At Rome's Fiumicino Airport, police thwart a group smuggling drug money to Africa. Agents then stop a woman with a suspicious bundle strapped to her body, and a man travelling without a passport.

  • Holy Smuggler

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    Agents stop a student who claims he's here to visit the Vatican, but packages sewn into his shirt suggest otherwise. Later, an Albanian family is caught travelling on fake passports.

  • To Rome With Love

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    Agents question a man who says he is travelling to Rome to meet the woman he loves, but agents find a not-so-romantic surprise in his underwear. Later, a father and son are caught with fake passports.

  • Cocaine Pajamas

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    At Italy’s busiest airport, police seize cocaine soaked in pajamas and hidden in a stuffed animal. Passengers are stopped at immigration.

  • Saints And Sinners

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    Italian Police stop a man trying to smuggle heroin and search a passenger arriving from London. All on the day the Pope arrives at Fiumicino!

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    Wednesday 24 June 1am
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  • Drug Dealing DJ

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    At Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, agents put pressure on a DJ and a dancer. Later, two passengers claim to not know one another, but footage from the airport surveillance monitors suggests otherwise.

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    Friday 26 June 1am
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  • A Special Package

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    At Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, anti-narcotics police detain an Italian gigolo to conduct a thorough body search. Later, security forces jump into action to investigate a potential bomb threat.

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    Saturday 27 June 1am
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  • Hidden Heroin

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    Agents stop a man with cocaine hidden in his suitcase, and a woman carrying items soaked with cocaine. Later, when a passenger tests positive for explosives, officers jump into action.

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    Tuesday 30 June 1am
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