Stop! Border Control
Season 3
Created by: Julián Becker
Network: A&E
Season aired: 2025-06-13
Seasons
Overview
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.
Episodes · 12
Episode 1
During a security check at Bogotá airport, the smell emanating from a passenger's clothing caught the attention of the officers. After questioning him, they decided to perform a drug test on his clothes and discovered cocaine concealed within them.
Episode 2
In Foz do Iguaçu, during a routine check, a suspicious motorcycle taxi fails the inspection, and the driver resists being searched and filmed by the cameras. Moments later, the officers discover that he was hiding illegal merchandise.
Episode 3
Police officers in Iquitos venture into the Peruvian jungle. After several months of intelligence work, they manage to locate a large coca cultivation area. During the reconnaissance of the area, they discover a camp and a 13-year-old boy.
Episode 4
At Bogotá airport, a sniffer dog alerts officers to a passenger with cocaine hidden in the soles of his shoes. In Lima, a flight to Chile is delayed.
Episode 5
Cocaine is found in packages of food and coffee, and two passengers are discovered to have ingested rolls of banknotes.
Episode 6
In Lima, two suspicious passengers are detained, and cocaine is discovered hidden in jars and false compartments. In Bogotá, a female passenger is intercepted.
Episode 7
A Colombian passenger traveling to Madrid is subjected to questioning by airport security agents. After completing the questioning, they decide to search him, first with an X-ray scan, which yields a negative result.
Episode 8
At Bogotá International Airport, authorities are warned about luggage containing drugs before boarding the plane. Agents are alerted to find the responsible passenger and must catch him before takeoff.
Episode 9
In Colombia, a man bound for Madrid is arrested after it is confirmed that he was carrying narcotics in his stomach. In Peru, a canine detects dissolved cocaine.
Episode 10
In Colombia, a passenger arriving from Mexico is arrested after it is discovered that he was carrying 40 capsules of drugs in his body.
Episode 11
In Bogotá, a Mexican passenger is arrested with more than 11 kilos of cocaine after a scan and luggage inspection.
Episode 12
During routine passenger screening before boarding a flight to Buenos Aires, a female passenger traveling with a minor arouses suspicion. A large quantity of drugs is found during the baggage check.
