Stop! Border Control

202023m

This series shows how in Latin America each border is a challenge for those who try to ignore the limits of legality by land, sky or sea. With exclusive access to 15 border points in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia and Peru.

Production

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Seasons

18 Episodes • Premiered 2020

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 1: Ecstasy pills found in a pensioner's luggage

1. Ecstasy pills found in a pensioner's luggage

A Puerto Rican tourist tries to smuggle 25 kilos of ecstasy pills into Arturo Benítez International Airport, in Chile. In Bogota, an agent finds a metallic decoration hiding liquid cocaine.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 2: A group of passengers has forged identification

2. A group of passengers has forged identification

In Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, agents detain a group of 15 passengers suspected of being part of a network that takes illegal immigrants to Spain. In Colombia, canine agent Sombra finds hidden cocaine.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 3: A police dog sniffs out half a ton of cocaine

3. A police dog sniffs out half a ton of cocaine

Las Maras and Barrio 18 look for recruits for their drug-trafficking network among the people crossing the border in the south of Mexico. In Chile, agents of Arturo Benitez International Airport stop a Peruvian tourist.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 4: Illegal migrants cross a minefield

4. Illegal migrants cross a minefield

The thermal cameras detect Colombian immigrants crossing a mined field in the Chilean desert; a mother traveling with her young child arouses suspicions in Viru Viru International Airport, in Bolivia.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 5: In Colombia, the dog agent Sombra finds cocaine

5. In Colombia, the dog agent Sombra finds cocaine

In Colombia, police dog Sombra points at a package of creams and deodorants that contained small plastic balls with cocaine. Agents arrest a couple of Chilean entrepreneurs in the Tacna-Arica border.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 6: A man wants to take coca leaves out of the country

6. A man wants to take coca leaves out of the country

Mexico, Bolivia, and Colombia put a halt to drug trafficking, while Peru and Brazil's customs departments go after gun trafficking.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 7: A Mexican guard finds a drug stash

7. A Mexican guard finds a drug stash

Police intercept luggage full of dirty money in Colombia, and in Tijuana, the hideout of a group of drug dealers is discovered.

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8. A traveler has two different passports

In Mexico, a man is caught with a drug known as pink cocaine, and a woman is arrested carrying two concealed firearms.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 9: A woman tries to board a plane with a fake passport

9. A woman tries to board a plane with a fake passport

A woman tries to board a plane with a fake passport in Bolivia. In Peru, authorities detect a hidden shipment of cannabis.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 10: A K-pop band tries to enter Chile without papers

10. A K-pop band tries to enter Chile without papers

A well-known pop band creates a commotion when it has problems entering Chile. Industrial spare parts hide a load of cocaine.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 11: An undercover agent travels to the Cape Verde Islands

11. An undercover agent travels to the Cape Verde Islands

A disguised agent from Buenos Aires goes to the Republic of Cape Verde.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 12: Cocaine is found in a delivery of children's books

12. Cocaine is found in a delivery of children's books

In Buenos Aires, two packages bound for Afghanistan raise suspicions. Books for children hide cocaine.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 13: Police patrol the mountainous region of Tecate in Mexico

13. Police patrol the mountainous region of Tecate in Mexico

A police car patrols the mountainous area of ​​Tecate, Mexico, in a massive police operation to neutralize an ambush and locate 80 Panamanian immigrants seeking to reach the United States.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 14: Cocaine in the false bottom of a suitcase

14. Cocaine in the false bottom of a suitcase

In Ensenada, 100 kilometers from the border with San Diego, Mexican agents follow the trail of an infiltrator and intervene in a property that has been abandoned by drug addicts and traffickers.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 15: In Tumbes, customs officers patrol 22 smuggling routes

15. In Tumbes, customs officers patrol 22 smuggling routes

On the border between Mexico and the United States, the police are going to recover a stolen car in San Diego and arrest a possible seller. In Tumbes, customs agents supervise 22 smuggling routes on the border with Ecuador.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 16: A high-speed chase ends with an arrest

16. A high-speed chase ends with an arrest

Nothing surprises Colombian agents at the Bogotá Load Terminal, accustomed to incredible methods to hide cocaine; A massage chair on a flight to Puerto Rico arouses its suspicions.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 17: Customs officers find drugs in a water pump

17. Customs officers find drugs in a water pump

At the cargo terminal in Bogotá, Colombia, a parcel alerts the canine agent; in Arica, on the border between Peru and Chile, an agent intercepts a Dominican tourist.

Still image for Stop! Border Control season 1 episode 18: A Guatemalan couple swallowed capsules containing money

18. A Guatemalan couple swallowed capsules containing money

In Bogotá, a couple of Guatemalans intend to enter Colombia with hidden tickets in their bodies; Scanner machines reveal rolls of money that they have ingested through capsules.

Cast

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Julio Bracho

Narrator (voice)

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