Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller

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Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller

Synopsis

Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller explores the inner workings of the global underworld's most dangerous black markets. With these compilations, we go behind the scenes with Mariana on her journeys into black markets and trafficking networks — from drugs and guns to stolen cars and cocaine queens — to meet the players, learn the business, and better understand the world’s multi-trillion-dollar shadow economy.

Episodes

  • Black Market Love

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    Mariana investigates a wave of anti-LGBTQ violence and uncovers a well-funded global network pushing an anti-gay agenda around the world.

  • The Great American Rehab Scam

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    Mariana investigates the scammers luring addicts into fraudulent sober homes, while billing health programs for billions in bogus treatments.

  • Underground Street Racing

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    Mariana goes inside the adrenaline-fueled, gambling-funded subculture of illegal street racing that's wreaking havoc on cities around the globe.

  • Scam City

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    Mariana heads to a Southeast Asian hotbed for scamming, where criminal organizations are holding thousands of hostages and forcing them to scam.

  • Cartel USA

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    Mariana investigates the growing influence of Mexican cartels in America, exposing an extensive network that's fueling violence and addiction.