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Black Market: Dispatches

Black Market: Dispatches

2016•30m•TV-MA•Documentary•Crime
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In this global series presented by Michael K. Williams, we embed ourselves inside criminal enterprises to see how contraband moves across borders, and explore the politics behind a hidden economy nearly as big as the one you know.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateAug 16, 2016

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Tunnels of GazaE130m

The Tunnels of Gaza

Suffering under economic blockade, Gazans use an illegal network of tunnels to smuggle in goods to survive. But the tunnels are under attack from Israel and Egypt.

Aug 16, 2016

Episode 2 - Kamikaze Gas SmugglersE230m

Kamikaze Gas Smugglers

Taking advantage of Venezuela's subsidized gas, Colombian smugglers known as kamikazes eek out a precarious living by smuggling this highly explosive commodity.

Aug 23, 2016

Episode 3 - Dark WebE3

Dark Web

A secret part of the Internet is revolutionizing drug dealing.

Aug 30, 2016

Episode 4 - Syrian Refugee GirlsE430m

Syrian Refugee Girls

Desperate young women fleeing the Syrian war are being trafficked into the sex trade under the guise of religion.

Sep 6, 2016

Episode 5 - Poaching PangolinE530m

Poaching Pangolin

The world's most trafficked mammal may go extinct before most people know what it is.

Sep 13, 2016

Episode 6 - Sugar BabiesE6

Sugar Babies

A new kind of dating blurs the line between prostitution and romance.

Sep 20, 2016

Episode 7 - Cheap WhitesE7

Cheap Whites

With their economy in shambles and a simmering war with Russia, Ukraine's citizens depend on smuggling contaminated, illegal cigarettes into the EU for survival.

Sep 27, 2016

Episode 8 - Crime TowersE8

Crime Towers

Scammers setup shop for their criminal enterprises inside London's public housing.

Oct 4, 2016

Episode 9 - Vietnam's Transgender UndergroundE9

Vietnam's Transgender Underground

In Japan, young gangs look to break away from the older Yakuza through underground violence.

Oct 11, 2016

Episode 10 - Underground FightingE10

Underground Fighting

In Japan, young gangs look to break away from the older Yakuza through underground violence.

Oct 18, 2016

Actors

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Himself - Host

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