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Banged Up Abroad
2007– 15 seasons 132 episodes 45 min
Documentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with intimate personal interviews and dramatic reenactments.
Air timeline
2007–2022- 3-yr hiatus
Seasons
Season 15202210 episodes
- 10Dame of Cocaine2022-12-07 · 44 min
S15E10 · Season 15
Dame of Cocaine
This is the true story of Andrea Mohr from Germany. She was involved in international drug smuggling and other criminal activities such as organized crime. She organized numerous drug trades around the world. She served a prison sentence from 1999 to 2004 in the high-security prison for women in Australia, in the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- 9Casualty of War2022-11-30 · 44 min
S15E09 · Season 15
Casualty of War
Veteran British soldier Brett Leonard Makinson, a retired parachute regiment medic, heads to India to overcome his PTSD but is soon tempted into smuggling weed out of the Himalayas to various parts of Europe. Caught and jailed in India, he is tortured until he signs a blank piece of paper for the Indian authorities.
- 8Fighting Yaba2022-11-23 · 44 min
S15E08 · Season 15
Fighting Yaba
This installment details the true story of Boxing Billy Moore's struggle to survive inside Klong Prem Prison, the notorious "Bangkok Hilton". Billy Moore traveled to Thailand to escape a life of drug addiction and alcoholism. He managed to overcome his inner demons for awhile, but eventually relapsed after trying yaba, which is a highly addictive form of methamphetamine.
- 7Sole Smuggler2022-11-16 · 44 min
S15E07 · Season 15
Sole Smuggler
David Harte is in his forties when his life collapses around him. He is tempted into the shady world of drug smuggling before being busted in Mauritius.
- 6Declassified: A King's Ransom2022-11-09 · 44 min
S15E06 · Season 15
Declassified: A King's Ransom
Rafael Arguelles is a gangster by the age of 17 but faces life-threatening consequences after going undercover for the FBI against his former friends.
- 5Big Trouble in Tokyo2022-11-02 · 44 min
S15E05 · Season 15
Big Trouble in Tokyo
Steven Beattie's Thai party lifestyle isn't cheap. He smuggles hash to fund it, but pays the ultimate price when he's locked up in Japan.
- 4Love Behind Bars2022-10-26 · 44 min
S15E04 · Season 15
Love Behind Bars
After smuggling drugs for eighteen months, Anelda Mare decides to quit, only to be told her parents will be killed unless she makes one last run.
- 3Trauma Express2022-10-12 · 44 min
S15E03 · Season 15
Trauma Express
Travel-loving Bronwyn Atherton finds herself on the road to destruction when she is lured into the shady world of international drug smuggling.
- 2Declassified: Double Cross Dope Deal2022-10-11 · 44 min
S15E02 · Season 15
Declassified: Double Cross Dope Deal
As the Cartels, DEA and a terrifying hitman all close in, drug runner Chris Heifner turns informant to save his family and take down his best friend.
- 1Narco Neverland2022-10-05 · 44 min
S15E01 · Season 15
Narco Neverland
To escape a life of poverty, a young Chicago gangster is drawn into smuggling drugs for a dangerous Mexican cartel, until the day it all goes wrong.
Season 14202110 episodesTMDB 9.5
- 1Declassified Mexican Cartel Takedown2021-09-02 · 45 min
S14E01 · Season 14
Declassified Mexican Cartel Takedown
When a DEA Agent goes after a notorious cartel boss, he gets sucked into a treacherous world where a fatal mistake destroys his life.
- 2Meth's Top Model2021-09-09 · 45 min
S14E02 · Season 14
Meth's Top Model
When a famous swimwear model builds a beauty brand, it becomes the perfect ruse to smuggle drugs around the world, until her double life implodes.
- 3Mafia Terminator2021-09-16 · 45 min
S14E03 · Season 14
Mafia Terminator
In this real life Goodfellas tale, New York teen John Alite gets a job at his local Deli, a hangout for ‘wise guys’. He soon finds himself wanting to be a mobster, and starts running errands for them.
- 4Declassified Undercover Crack Dealer2021-09-23 · 45 min
S14E04 · Season 14
Declassified Undercover Crack Dealer
In this real-life version of Baltimore drama The Wire, local drug dealer Davon Mayer has a knack for making money. But when he gets arrested by two cops, to his surprise, they don’t want him in jail, they want him to sell drugs for their profit.
- 5Thai Ice Storm2021-09-30 · 45 min
S14E05 · Season 14
Thai Ice Storm
A broke young Londoner gets an exciting offer to work in his dad’s bar in Thailand. But when he arrives, he soon discovers a world of temptation that he can’t resist, breaking his father’s golden rule and driving them apart.
- 6The Mother's Load2021-10-07 · 45 min
S14E06 · Season 14
The Mother's Load
In this series we meet American, David, who was on a drug smuggling road trip from Afghanistan to Germany with his friend, Tom, when they were caught on the Turkish/Greek border and imprisoned in Greece.
- 7Declassified: A Rat’s Tale2021-10-14 · 45 min
S14E07 · Season 14
Declassified: A Rat’s Tale
When a lifelong gun runner and drug dealer infiltrates a blood thirsty biker gang for a million-dollar payout, he gets swept up in a horrific murder hit.
- 8Declassified Mole In The Mob2021-10-21 · 45 min
S14E08 · Season 14
Declassified Mole In The Mob
A Japanese-American Orange County kid gets his dream to become a gangster before a Las Vegas mob hit changes everything and he agrees to work for the FBI. Now Gangster turned informant he works his way up the world of organised crime infiltrating the heights of mafia royalty in New York, before a planned hit threatens to destroy his entire world.
- 950 Ton Pot Run2021-10-28 · 45 min
S14E09 · Season 14
50 Ton Pot Run
A 70s hippie and his naive pal are small time dealers selling hash to Boston college kids, until they get approached by a Colombian cartel keen to use their skills. Seduced by the danger and the dollars, they soon become multimillionaire importers, shipping tens of tons of marijuana on freighters up the West Coast, until one of the biggest busts in US history forces them on the run to Bolivia.
- 10A Belly Full Of Coke2021-11-04 · 45 min
S14E10 · Season 14
A Belly Full Of Coke
A troubled young father goes on the run to Spain to avoid a small prison sentence. He starts working for a crime gang in the Costa Del Sol and is enamored by the gangster lifestyle. He feels untouchable and agrees to smuggle and swallow a kilo of cocaine back from Peru, only to face the biggest adrenalin kick of his life and seal his fate forever.
Season 13202010 episodes
- 1Undercover Biker2020-01-01 · 45 min
S13E01 · Season 13
Undercover Biker
After his arrest, drug dealer Charles Falco is facing decades behind bars. Instead, he strikes a deal with the authorities and becomes a confidential informant - living a life undercover.
- 2Korean Ecstasy King2020-01-08 · 45 min
S13E02 · Season 13
Korean Ecstasy King
In South Korea, English teacher Jesse Moskel becomes the kingpin of a huge MDMA smuggling operation - and one of Southeast Asia's most wanted men.
- 3Pop Star Smuggler2020-01-15 · 45 min
S13E03 · Season 13
Pop Star Smuggler
Jimmy Bauer is on the cusp of breaking into the music industry and only one thing stands in his way. Money. He faces moral temptation and life-changing decisions, all as he works out what's more important to him. The fame? Or the music?
- 4Undercover Arms Dealer2020-01-22 · 45 min
S13E04 · Season 13
Undercover Arms Dealer
When legitimate arms dealer Peter Bleach is asked to supply weapons for a suspected Indian terrorist cell, he agrees to go undercover for British Intelligence to capture the ringleader.
- 5Model Drug Runner2020-01-29 · 45 min
S13E05 · Season 13
Model Drug Runner
Stripper Garrain Jones hits the big-time when he stars in a Beyoncé video, but then loses it all when he gets caught smuggling heroin through Europe.
- 6Drug Runner Mom2020-02-05 · 45 min
S13E06 · Season 13
Drug Runner Mom
Struggling single mom Melanie Di Egidio risks all in exchange for a quick buck, but when the plan goes wrong Melanie is busted with 6 kilos of heroin, caught up in a high-profile sting, and sent to a tough Ecuadorian prison.
- 7King of Weed2020-02-12 · 45 min
S13E07 · Season 13
King of Weed
Ice hockey star Ryan Phillips risks it all when he starts smuggling marijuana across the U.S. border, costing him his family, career and freedom.
- 8Colombian Double Cross2020-02-19 · 45 min
S13E08 · Season 13
Colombian Double Cross
When the plan to smuggle marijuana from Mexico into the U.S. was interrupted, Steve Peterson faced time behind bars…unless he could find a way to escape.
- 9Peruvian Prison Break2020-02-26 · 45 min
S13E09 · Season 13
Peruvian Prison Break
A wild-living exotic dancer leaves the club scene of Florida to make a dangerous journey into Peru’s drugs underworld, culminating in an insane prison escape.
- 10Miami Mobster Take Down2020-03-04 · 45 min
S13E10 · Season 13
Miami Mobster Take Down
Miami mobster Tony Galeota is locked up in Panama after being framed for drug dealing and human trafficking. Can he prove his innocence and escape?
Season 12201910 episodes
- 1Thailand/Thai Meth Bust2019-01-02 · 45 min
S12E01 · Season 12
Thailand/Thai Meth Bust
Jimmy gives up his job as a postman to open a bar in Thailand, but quickly starts dealing meth. The police get wise and in a dramatic takedown bust him and send him to prison.
- 2Greece/Greek Border Bust2019-01-09 · 45 min
S12E02 · Season 12
Greece/Greek Border Bust
David embarks on an epic road trip, where he attempts to smuggle hash from Afghanistan to Germany. He is caught in Greece and imprisoned on an island.
- 3Dominican Republic/Caribbean Coke King2019-01-09 · 45 min
S12E03 · Season 12
Dominican Republic/Caribbean Coke King
Unemployed Michael Singh tries cocaine smuggling to make money. But after 7 successful runs, Michael is caught and left to rot in a Dominican prison.
- 4Mexico/Mexican Cartel Hell2019-01-16 · 45 min
S12E04 · Season 12
Mexico/Mexican Cartel Hell
In Mexico, Carlos Quijas is falsely imprisoned and tortured for drug smuggling. Inside Mexico's most dangerous prison, he has to get tough to survive.
- 5Argentina/Narco Wine Bust2019-01-23 · 45 min
S12E05 · Season 12
Argentina/Narco Wine Bust
Champion skier Nick Brewer gets involved in a multi-million dollar cocaine empire in Argentina.
- 6Thailand/Bangkok Betrayal2019-01-30 · 45 min
S12E06 · Season 12
Thailand/Bangkok Betrayal
Hip hop dancer LaTasha thinks she's been offered the opportunity of a lifetime, but opportunity turns to nightmare when she finds herself locked up and pregnant in a Thai jail, having been fooled into smuggling heroin by a man she thought she loved.
- 7Colombia/Jungle Crash2019-02-06 · 45 min
S12E07 · Season 12
Colombia/Jungle Crash
On a mission to find drug labs in the Colombian jungle, Keith Stansell crashes. He's kidnapped by FARC guerrillas and held hostage for over five years.
- 8Panamania2019-02-13 · 45 min
S12E08 · Season 12
Panamania
Party girl Christina spirals into addiction but sees a way out through drug smuggling.
- 9Indian Hash Bust2019-02-20 · 45 min
S12E09 · Season 12
Indian Hash Bust
Mark joins an ashram looking for enlightenment, but he finds himself locked up in India.
- 10Peruvian Parent Trap2019-02-27 · 45 min
S12E10 · Season 12
Peruvian Parent Trap
Paris and Marlon travel to Peru for an exciting business opportunity—ending in the ultimate betrayal
Season 1120186 episodes
- 1Breaking Bad in Britain2018-01-04 · 45 min
S11E01 · Season 11
Breaking Bad in Britain
The story of convicted drug dealer Pieter Tritton, whose organization used camping tents to smuggle cocaine from Ecuador to Europe.
- 2Narco at Nineteen2018-01-11 · 45 min
S11E02 · Season 11
Narco at Nineteen
In 2012 Simone Blignaut has a lucrative job working for one of Johannesburg’s biggest drug dealers, but when her boss entrusts her to fly to Bolivia and secure a major cocaine deal, the 19-year-old is in over her head.
- 3Double Crossed in the Desert2018-01-18 · 45 min
S11E03 · Season 11
Double Crossed in the Desert
Journalist Phil is investigating illegally deployed chemical weapons when he’s taken hostage.
- 4Mexican Border Bust2018-01-25 · 45 min
S11E04 · Season 11
Mexican Border Bust
When smuggling marijuana was interrupted, Steve faced time behind bars unless he could escape.
- 5Escape From Al Qaeda2018-02-01 · 45 min
S11E05 · Season 11
Escape From Al Qaeda
Kidnapped by Al Qaeda, Matthew must decide to escape or stay with his fellow American prisoner.
- 6Bad Bromance2018-02-08 · 45 min
S11E06 · Season 11
Bad Bromance
Lemar must survive one of Colombia’s most brutal prisons, after getting caught with cocaine.
Season 1020166 episodes
- 1Plane Crash Marijuana2016-06-06 · 45 min
S10E01 · Season 10
Plane Crash Marijuana
In 1972 Jim PapRocki is flying nearly a ton of marijuana from Mexico to the U.S. He's forced to crash land, with Mexican police hot on his heels.
- 2Thai Prison Hell2016-06-13 · 45 min
S10E02 · Season 10
Thai Prison Hell
In 1993, 25-year-old Australian Martin Garnett is already earning good money at a luxury car dealership in Sydney, but he's hungry for more. He is caught smuggling 4.7 kilos of heroin into Bangkok and is set to become Australia's longest serving prisoner overseas.
- 3Bogota Belly Bust2016-06-20 · 45 min
S10E03 · Season 10
Bogota Belly Bust
Tabitha Ritchie decides to fix her life after years of substance abuse and the loss of her children. But in Colombia she enters an even darker world.
- 4Somali Pirate Hostage Hell2016-06-27 · 45 min
S10E04 · Season 10
Somali Pirate Hostage Hell
The shocking story of South African couple Debbie Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari, who were kidnapped by Somali pirates and held captive for 20 terrifying months.
- 5Gadaffi's American Prisoner2016-07-04 · 45 min
S10E05 · Season 10
Gadaffi's American Prisoner
Captured by Gaddafi's men while fighting with rebels in Libya, Baltimore-born Matthew VanDyke spent nearly six months in solitary confinement.
- 6Jungle Terror2016-07-11 · 45 min
S10E06 · Season 10
Jungle Terror
The traumatic story of an American schoolboy and his mother, who were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf, a jihadist group, in the Philippines and held for ransom in the jungle.
Season 9201310 episodes
- 1Vietnam POWs: McCain and Brace2013-04-17 · 45 min
S09E01 · Season 9
Vietnam POWs: McCain and Brace
As the longest POW in Vietnam, Ernie Brace likely endured more than any other POW during the war. After years in the jungle, he went to the infamous 'Hanoi Hilton' prison and heard an American voice: Lt. Cmdr. John McCain.
- 2Raving Arizona2013-04-24 · 45 min
S09E02 · Season 9
Raving Arizona
Shaun Attwood left England to be a stockbroker in America and finds himself dealing ecstasy.
- 3Snakes on a Plane2013-05-01 · 45 min
S09E03 · Season 9
Snakes on a Plane
Tom Crutchfield smuggled snakes, tarantulas and king cobras around the world. But when the U.S. builds a case against him, Tom escapes to Belize. There, authorities imprison him without electricity or plumbing.
- 4Buried Alive2013-05-08 · 45 min
S09E04 · Season 9
Buried Alive
For Roy Hallums, a routine trip to the office turned into the fight for his life. In 2004, the 20-year Navy veteran was working in Iraq when he was suddenly kidnapped.
- 5Mexican Prison Escape2013-05-15 · 45 min
S09E05 · Season 9
Mexican Prison Escape
In the summer of 1972, five young Americans are caught trying to smuggle more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana out of Mexico and are locked up in one of the country's most violent prisons.
- 6The Real Argo2013-05-15 · 45 min
S09E06 · Season 9
The Real Argo
Hear the real story behind the Academy Award-winning movie 'Argo' from those who inspired it. Locked Up Abroad sits down with Antonio Mendez, the CIA officer portrayed by Ben Affleck, along with former hostages.
- 7Hippie Mafia2013-05-22 · 45 min
S09E07 · Season 9
Hippie Mafia
Eddie Padilla is living the 'high life' and drug smuggling to support his cocaine habit. But a run-in with the Peruvian police sends him to a prison called 'House of the Devil.' Eddie tells the story of his daring escape.
- 8Vegas Mobster2013-05-29 · 45 min
S09E08 · Season 9
Vegas Mobster
Vegas, 1979, and Frank Cullotta's 'Hole in the Wall' gang is becoming notorious. The FBI catches up to him and while not exactly 'locked up abroad,' he enters witness protection. Now Frank shares his mob secrets.
- 9Fast, Furious and Busted2013-06-05 · 45 min
S09E09 · Season 9
Fast, Furious and Busted
Locked Up Abroad comes home to the United States to visit 19-year-old street racer Rick Cedar in Spokane, Washington.
- 10Hunting Mr. Nice2013-06-12 · 45 min
S09E10 · Season 9
Hunting Mr. Nice
When British schoolteacher Howard Marks agrees to help an old friend finish off a drug deal, he has no idea that it will be the start of a new career.
Season 8201210 episodes
- 1My Dad the Smuggler2012-07-02 · 45 min
S08E01 · Season 8
My Dad the Smuggler
Scott Campbell goes travelling in China with his estranged father, only to find out that his dad is a professional smuggler carrying 20 kilos of cannabis.
- 2I Am Not a Terrorist2012-07-09 · 45 min
S08E02 · Season 8
I Am Not a Terrorist
Duane Wollum is about to make some easy money smuggling cocaine, until an airport security check reveals that he is concealing a package.
- 3Hasidic King of Coke2012-07-16 · 45 min
S08E03 · Season 8
Hasidic King of Coke
Orthodox Jew Samuel Leibowitz dreams of making millions as a drug kingpin in Brazil, leading to a terrifying term in the deadly Carandiru Penitentiary.
- 4Not Without My Baby2012-07-23 · 45 min
S08E04 · Season 8
Not Without My Baby
When Susan's Haglof's adoption goes wrong, she ends up in an Egyptian jail, facing a charge of human trafficking.
- 5Chilean Prison Break2012-07-30 · 45 min
S08E05 · Season 8
Chilean Prison Break
The gripping story of Tom Hanway, who flees a Chilean prison with a fellow prisoner, taking a dangerous and fatal escape route across the desert.
- 6The Orchid Hunters2012-08-06 · 45 min
S08E06 · Season 8
The Orchid Hunters
The shocking story of Tom Hart Dyke and Paul Winder, two British backpackers who are ambushed and held for ransom by a guerilla group while crossing the notoriously dangerous Darien Gap.
- 7Venezuela Hustle2012-08-13 · 45 min
S08E07 · Season 8
Venezuela Hustle
Desperate to keep his family afloat, Paul Keany agrees to smuggle six kilos of cocaine from Venezuela back to Dublin, but it turns out to be the worst decision of his life.
- 8Busted in Bangkok2012-08-27 · 45 min
S08E08 · Season 8
Busted in Bangkok
Thrown into a notorious Bangkok prison for attempting to smuggle heroin, Angela Carnegie has an epiphany while nursing a fellow inmate with a drug addiction.
- 9Nightmare in Somalia2012-11-28 · 45 min
S08E09 · Season 8
Nightmare in Somalia
The terrifying story of photojournalist Nigel Brennan and reporter Amanda Lindhout, who are held hostage for 15 months by a criminal gang in Somalia.
- 10Escape From the Gulag2012-12-12 · 45 min
S08E10 · Season 8
Escape From the Gulag
It's 1976 in Cold War Moscow, and American Jerry Amster finds himself in the worst situation possible: busted for smuggling drugs from Kuala Lumpur to Russia.
Season 7201210 episodes
- 1From Hollywood to Hell2012-04-25 · 45 min
S07E01 · Season 7
From Hollywood to Hell
When young actor Erik Audé discovers that he was tricked into smuggling opium out of Pakistan, he must fight to stay alive and clear his name.
- 2The Juggler Smuggler2012-05-02 · 45 min
S07E02 · Season 7
The Juggler Smuggler
Travelling magician Mark Greening juggles a young family with a budding hash-smuggling business after moving to Japan, but he soon gets caught.
- 3Escape from Argentina2012-05-09 · 45 min
S07E03 · Season 7
Escape from Argentina
Lucy Wright is a nursing student when her life goes from bad to worse to hell. Her boyfriend leaves, she becomes addicted to crack, and the bills keep piling up.
- 4Highway to Hell2012-05-16 · 45 min
S07E04 · Season 7
Highway to Hell
Adventure-seeker Thomas Hamill takes a job driving trucks in Iraq, leading to a terrifying time in captivity after being kidnapped by insurgents.
- 5Black Palace of Horrors2012-05-23 · 45 min
S07E05 · Season 7
Black Palace of Horrors
Dwight Worker is busted in Mexico for smuggling coke and attempts a daring escape from one of the country's most notorious prison.
- 6Cocaine Mule Mom2012-05-30 · 45 min
S07E06 · Season 7
Cocaine Mule Mom
Ruthie Lambert, a middle-aged mother of three, decides to smuggle drugs to make ends meet. She is imprisoned for years but eventually escapes by bribing a corrupt official.
- 7Dangerous Liaisons2012-06-06 · 45 min
S07E07 · Season 7
Dangerous Liaisons
British nurse Stephen Comiskey, who takes a job in Saudi Arabia to support his family, draws the unwelcome attention of the Saudi religious police after a series of illicit gay affairs.
- 8Colombian Kidnap2012-06-13 · 45 min
S07E08 · Season 7
Colombian Kidnap
Erez Eltawil and Reini Weigel are among eight backpackers who are snatched by guerrillas during a trek in remote northern Colombia.
- 9Caribbean Nightmare2012-06-20 · 45 min
S07E09 · Season 7
Caribbean Nightmare
David and Jayne Bladen's dream of a new life overseas turns into a nightmare journey of drug smuggling and violence culminating in 20 months behind bars.
- 10Son of Saddam2012-06-27 · 45 min
S07E10 · Season 7
Son of Saddam
Iraqi soldier Latif Yahia describes how he was summoned to Saddam Hussein's palace and forced to become the body double of the dictator's eldest and most notorious son, Uday.
Season 6201110 episodes
- 1The Real Goodfella2011-10-04 · 45 min
S06E01 · Season 6
The Real Goodfella
Henry Hill--who inspired the movie Goodfellas--relays the true story of his rise and fall as a drug dealing wiseguy in the New York mob.
- 2Saudi Bootlegger2011-10-11 · 45 min
S06E02 · Season 6
Saudi Bootlegger
Scottish chef Gordon Malloch arrives in Saudi Arabia to start a new life as a catering manager, but quickly finds himself a profitable sideline as a bootlegger.
- 3Forbidden Love2011-10-18 · 45 min
S06E03 · Season 6
Forbidden Love
Briton David Scott tells the story of finding his soulmate in the Philippines, and risking a 14-year prison sentence for adultery.
- 4Mexico Money Machine2011-10-25 · 45 min
S06E04 · Season 6
Mexico Money Machine
After heading to Mexico with a suitcase of fake money to buy drugs, California bodybuilder Jeremy Khinoo finds himself behind bars and in big trouble.
- 5Heroin Sting2011-11-01 · 45 min
S06E05 · Season 6
Heroin Sting
After being caught with a kilo of heroin in Mauritius, Brigene Young faces 45 years in jail unless she can help catch the drug traffickers. Young eventually served 7 years in prison.
- 6Daredevil Drug Runner2011-11-08 · 45 min
S06E06 · Season 6
Daredevil Drug Runner
The tale of Chris Chance, whose daredevil life smuggling cannabis into the U.K. concealed in a rubber body suit leads to a nasty prison sentence at Carabanchel Prison.
- 7The Cocaine Trap2011-11-15 · 45 min
S06E07 · Season 6
The Cocaine Trap
Stephen Sutton gets caught up when he is offered $15,000 to transport cocaine disguised as gold, leading to an 11-year prison sentence.
- 8Drug Dealer Revenge2011-11-22 · 45 min
S06E08 · Season 6
Drug Dealer Revenge
Company director Robert Pringle is sentenced to seven years in a violent South-American lock-up after being pressured by his dealer to smuggle drugs.
- 9Teenage Drug Smuggler2011-11-29 · 45 min
S06E09 · Season 6
Teenage Drug Smuggler
Vivian Carrasquillo faces a crash diet in jail after an attempt to raise funds for gastric bypass surgery by becoming a drug mule backfires.
- 10Backstabbed in Thailand2011-12-06 · 45 min
S06E10 · Season 6
Backstabbed in Thailand
Military veteran Kim Hood faces life behind bars in a squalid Thai prison after being caught smuggling 14 kilos of heroin with a friend, Lisa Taylor.
Season 520106 episodes
- 1The Real Midnight Express2010-06-30 · 45 min
S05E01 · Season 5
The Real Midnight Express
In intimate detail, Locked Up Abroad reveals Billy Hayes' real-life experience behind the Oscar-winning 1978 film, "Midnight Express."
- 2Saddam's Iraq2010-07-07 · 45 min
S05E02 · Season 5
Saddam's Iraq
When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, Tom Lynch and his fellow contractor John White decided to get out of Iraq while they still could, but were captured by Iraqi soldiers and taken to a notorious prison in Baghdad, where they must listen to inmates being tortured to death.
- 3Tokyo Takedown2010-07-14 · 45 min
S05E03 · Season 5
Tokyo Takedown
After accepting an offer to work as a hostess in Japan, Jackie Nichols meets a charming Israeli drug smuggler and agrees to smuggle hashish with him. She gets away with it four times, but the fifth time, she's not so lucky.
- 4Bangkok Underworld2010-07-21 · 45 min
S05E04 · Season 5
Bangkok Underworld
A 28-year-old English teacher named Tim Schrader agrees to smuggle eight kilos of heroin into the U.S. to solve his financial problems. Although he knows he could receive the death penalty, the money is too tempting to resist.
- 5Spain / Smuggler Makeover2010-07-28 · 45 min
S05E05 · Season 5
Spain / Smuggler Makeover
With his girlfriend pregnant, American musician Michael Morey needs money and agrees to smuggle cocaine from Quito to Spain. He barely makes it through Ecuadorian customs, but when he lands and goes through Spanish customs, he's not so lucky.
- 6Panama / Colombia Ambush2010-08-04 · 45 min
S05E06 · Season 5
Panama / Colombia Ambush
A jungle adventure turns sour when American backpacker Mark Wedeven and his travel companions are taken hostage by armed guerilla soldiers in Panama.
Season 4200913 episodes
- 1Caracas/Venezuela Blues2009-04-08 · 45 min
S04E01 · Season 4
Caracas/Venezuela Blues
David Evans is arrested trying to smuggle drugs from Venezuela to Amsterdam.
- 2Kidnapped in the Philippines2009-04-15 · 45 min
S04E02 · Season 4
Kidnapped in the Philippines
Church volunteer Greg Williams is kidnapped and tortured by members of Abu Sayyaf.
- 3Puerto Vallarta/Mexican Justice2009-04-22 · 45 min
S04E03 · Season 4
Puerto Vallarta/Mexican Justice
Jake Libbon gets arrested in Mexico for selling marijuana, then is falsely accused of shooting two police officers.
- 4Brazil/Sao Paulo Death Trap2009-05-06 · 45 min
S04E04 · Season 4
Brazil/Sao Paulo Death Trap
Hollywood "party animal" Brendan Cosso and three friends are arrested trying to smuggle cocaine out of Brazil to Hungary.
- 5Indonesia/Busted In Bali2009-05-13 · 45 min
S04E05 · Season 4
Indonesia/Busted In Bali
A random encounter with a family friend at the Bali airport was all it took to land Chris Parnell in jail and arrested on charges of smuggling 12 kilos of hashish.
- 6Mexico/Teen Smuggler2009-05-20 · 45 min
S04E06 · Season 4
Mexico/Teen Smuggler
Alex Silva grew up in the ghetto of El Paso Texas. Son to a single mother who didn't care he wasn't going anywhere. A small job at an auto shop got him involved in smuggling drugs from Mexico.
- 7Cuba/Hooked In Havana2009-06-03 · 45 min
S04E07 · Season 4
Cuba/Hooked In Havana
When Kahlilah met big-shot music producer Roy, she didn't expect that her life would change forever. Just months into their relationship, Roy forced her to smuggle 18 pounds of cocaine.
- 8Iraq/Kidnapped In Iraq2009-06-15 · 45 min
S04E08 · Season 4
Iraq/Kidnapped In Iraq
Journalists Scott Taylor and Zeynep Tugrul are kidnapped by insurgents who accuse them of being American spies.
- 9Barbados/Busted And Pregnant2009-06-22 · 45 min
S04E09 · Season 4
Barbados/Busted And Pregnant
British teen Zara Whittaker is arrested at an airport trying to smuggle cocaine out of Barbados.
- 10Betrayed In Ecuador2009-07-29 · 45 min
S04E10 · Season 4
Betrayed In Ecuador
An unsuspecting woman, Zoe McGarry, is given a suitcase full of cocaine and is arrested when attempting to board a plane with it.
- 11Sierra Leone/Jungle Siege2009-08-05 · 45 min
S04E11 · Season 4
Sierra Leone/Jungle Siege
During a U.N. peace mission, a minor incident sparks nationwide fighting, leading Major Phil Ashby to flee his disarmament camp and chance survival in a daring escape through the jungle.
- 12Jamaica/Jamaican Getaway2009-08-11 · 45 min
S04E12 · Season 4
Jamaica/Jamaican Getaway
T.K. White and her girlfriend are sent to Kingston's notorious central prison after attempting to smuggle marijuana.
- 13India/Delhi/Party Girl2009-08-19 · 45 min
S04E13 · Season 4
India/Delhi/Party Girl
Clare Matthews quits her job and travels to India. But when money gets tight, she gambles for a quick payout: sending hash illegally to London via parcel. It works the first time, even the second. But the third time, her luck runs out and she ends up in one of the world's largest jails.
Season 320088 episodes
- 1Cuzco2008-04-01 · 45 min
S03E01 · Season 3
Cuzco
Simon's trip to Peru is initiated by his friend Sarah Jackson who convinces him to smuggle drugs. Things turn bad for Simon when he is handed a lengthy prison sentence.
- 2Bangladesh2008-07-21 · 45 min
S03E02 · Season 3
Bangladesh
Lia McCord, an American teenager, is arrested in Bangladesh for trying to smuggle heroin.
- 3Kuwait2008-07-28 · 45 min
S03E03 · Season 3
Kuwait
Scott White is arrested in Kuwait for selling hashish, then escapes from jail during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
- 4Pakistan2008-09-15 · 45 min
S03E04 · Season 3
Pakistan
Amardeep Bassey, a British journalist on the way to Afghanistan for an assignment, is accused of being a spy and arrested in Pakistan.
- 5Lima2008-09-29 · 45 min
S03E05 · Season 3
Lima
Russell Thoresen, an American traveller, is arrested in Peru for trying to smuggle cocaine.
- 6Taiwan2008-10-13 · 45 min
S03E06 · Season 3
Taiwan
Taiwan's most-wanted criminal breaks into the house of McGill Alexander, a South African army colonel, and takes Alexander and his family hostage.
- 7Ecuador2008-10-27 · 45 min
S03E07 · Season 3
Ecuador
An American, Daniel Van De Zande is arrested trying to smuggle cocaine from Ecuador to Europe.
- 8South Korea2008-10-29 · 45 min
S03E08 · Season 3
South Korea
Cullen Thomas, working with his girlfriend "Rocket," is arrested trying to smuggle hashish from the Philippines to South Korea.
Season 220089 episodes
- 1Peru (Krista and Jennifer's Story/Peruvian Prison Nightmare)2007-06-24 · 45 min
S02E01 · Season 2
Peru (Krista and Jennifer's Story/Peruvian Prison Nightmare)
Krista Barnes and Jennifer Davis are two American women arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine out of Peru.
- 2Venezuela (James and Paul's Story)2007-08-22 · 45 min
S02E02 · Season 2
Venezuela (James and Paul's Story)
Jim Miles and Paul Loseby, two British teenagers, are arrested in Venezuela for trying to smuggle drugs.
- 3Nepal (Piers' Story)2007-09-12 · 45 min
S02E03 · Season 2
Nepal (Piers' Story)
Piers Hernu, a dual British-French traveller, is arrested trying to smuggle 28 kilos of gold bullion from Hong Kong to Nepal.
- 4Colombia2007-09-25 · 45 min
S02E04 · Season 2
Colombia
The Colombian National Liberation Army kidnaps American adventurer Glen Heggstad.
- 5Uganda: Death in the Jungle2008-05-26 · 45 min
S02E05 · Season 2
Uganda: Death in the Jungle
Safari guide Mark Ross and his tour group are kidnapped by Hutu rebels in Uganda.
- 6Nightmare in Chechnya2008-06-23 · 45 min
S02E06 · Season 2
Nightmare in Chechnya
Jon James and Camilla Carr move from England to contribute to a children's centre in war torn Chechnya... only to be kidnapped for ransom.
- 7India: Hostage to Terror2008-06-09 · 45 min
S02E07 · Season 2
India: Hostage to Terror
Rhys Partridge and Béla Nuss are kidnapped by British terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh while travelling in India.
- 8Philippines: Fatal Mission2008-07-21 · 45 min
S02E08 · Season 2
Philippines: Fatal Mission
Gracia and Martin Burnham, Christian missionaries in the Philippines, are kidnapped by members of Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim fundamentalist group.
- 9Malaysia2008-10-06 · 45 min
S02E09 · Season 2
Malaysia
While vacationing in Malaysia, Monique and Callie Strydom are kidnapped by a Muslim militant group and held hostage for four months in the Philippines.
Season 120074 episodes
- 1Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story)2007-03-31 · 45 min
S01E01 · Season 1
Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story)
Scott Campbell and Lucy Baker are British travellers arrested in Mexico.
- 2Australia (Mark's Story)2007-04-07 · 45 min
S01E02 · Season 1
Australia (Mark's Story)
Mark Knowles is arrested in Sydney after attempting to smuggle cocaine from the U.S. to Australia.
- 3Venezuela/Margarita Island (Denis and Donald's Story)2007-04-14 · 45 min
S01E03 · Season 1
Venezuela/Margarita Island (Denis and Donald's Story)
Donald McNeil, a yachtsman, is arrested after being pressured to collect an enormous shipment of cocaine worth 30 million pounds (more than $43.2 million in U.S. dollars).
- 4Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story)2007-04-21 · 45 min
S01E04 · Season 1
Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story)
Sandra Gregory is arrested in Thailand trying to smuggle heroin into Japan.
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