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Stop! Border Control

Stop! Border Control

2020•23m•14•Documentary
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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.

Julián Becker · Director

StatusReturning Series
Runtime23m
LanguageES
First Air DateSep 27, 2020

Episodes

Episode 1 - Ecstasy pills found in a pensioner's luggageE123m

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.

Sep 27, 2020

Episode 2 - A group of passengers has forged identificationE224m

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.

Oct 4, 2020

Episode 3 - A police dog sniffs out half a ton of cocaineE323m

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.

Oct 11, 2020

Episode 4 - Illegal migrants cross a minefieldE423m

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.

Oct 18, 2020

Episode 5 - In Colombia, the dog agent Sombra finds cocaineE523m

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.

Oct 25, 2020

Episode 6 - A man wants to take coca leaves out of the countryE624m

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.

Nov 1, 2020

Episode 7 - A Mexican guard finds a drug stashE723m

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.

Nov 8, 2020

Episode 8 - A traveler has two different passportsE823m

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.

Nov 15, 2020

Episode 9 - A woman tries to board a plane with a fake passportE924m

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.

Nov 22, 2020

Episode 10 - A K-pop band tries to enter Chile without papersE1023m

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.

Nov 29, 2020

Episode 11 - An undercover agent travels to the Cape Verde IslandsE1125m

An undercover agent travels to the Cape Verde Islands

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

Dec 6, 2020

Episode 12 - Cocaine is found in a delivery of children's booksE1225m

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.

Dec 13, 2020

Episode 13 - Police patrol the mountainous region of Tecate in MexicoE1325m

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.

Dec 20, 2020

Episode 14 - Cocaine in the false bottom of a suitcaseE1423m

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.

Dec 27, 2020

Episode 15 - In Tumbes, customs officers patrol 22 smuggling routesE1525m

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.

Jan 3, 2021

Episode 16 - A high-speed chase ends with an arrestE1624m

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.

Jan 10, 2021

Episode 17 - Customs officers find drugs in a water pumpE1722m

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.

Jan 17, 2021

Episode 18 - A Guatemalan couple swallowed capsules containing moneyE1823m

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.

Jan 24, 2021

Actors

Julio Bracho

Julio Bracho

Narrator (voice)

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