TV ShowReturning Series

Stop! Border Control

2020

~23 min / ep

3 seasons

42 episodes

Documentary

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.

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Cast

Julio Bracho

Seasons

1.Ecstasy pills found in a pensioner's luggage
27-09-202023 min
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...
2.A group of passengers has forged identification
04-10-202024 min
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 S...
3.A police dog sniffs out half a ton of cocaine
11-10-202023 min
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 Interna...
4.Illegal migrants cross a minefield
18-10-202023 min
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...
5.In Colombia, the dog agent Sombra finds cocaine
25-10-202023 min
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...
6.A man wants to take coca leaves out of the country
01-11-202024 min
Mexico, Bolivia, and Colombia put a halt to drug trafficking, while Peru and Brazil's customs departments go after gun trafficking.
7.A Mexican guard finds a drug stash
08-11-202023 min
Police intercept luggage full of dirty money in Colombia, and in Tijuana, the hideout of a group of drug dealers is discovered.
8.A traveler has two different passports
15-11-202023 min
In Mexico, a man is caught with a drug known as pink cocaine, and a woman is arrested carrying two concealed firearms.
9.A woman tries to board a plane with a fake passport
22-11-202024 min
A woman tries to board a plane with a fake passport in Bolivia. In Peru, authorities detect a hidden shipment of cannabis.
10.A K-pop band tries to enter Chile without papers
29-11-202023 min
A well-known pop band creates a commotion when it has problems entering Chile. Industrial spare parts hide a load of cocaine.
11.An undercover agent travels to the Cape Verde Islands
06-12-202025 min
A disguised agent from Buenos Aires goes to the Republic of Cape Verde.
12.Cocaine is found in a delivery of children's books
13-12-202025 min
In Buenos Aires, two packages bound for Afghanistan raise suspicions. Books for children hide cocaine.
13.Police patrol the mountainous region of Tecate in Mexico
20-12-202025 min
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...
14.Cocaine in the false bottom of a suitcase
27-12-202023 min
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 an...
15.In Tumbes, customs officers patrol 22 smuggling routes
03-01-202125 min
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 s...
16.A high-speed chase ends with an arrest
10-01-202124 min
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.
17.Customs officers find drugs in a water pump
17-01-202122 min
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.
18.A Guatemalan couple swallowed capsules containing money
24-01-202123 min
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.

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