Seasons & Episodes
Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story)
Scott Campbell and Lucy Baker are British travellers arrested in Mexico.
Australia (Mark's Story)
Mark Knowles is arrested in Sydney after attempting to smuggle cocaine from the U.S. to Australia.
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 millio
Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story)
Sandra Gregory is arrested in Thailand trying to smuggle heroin into Japan.
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.
Venezuela (James and Paul's Story)
Jim Miles and Paul Loseby, two British teenagers, are arrested in Venezuela for trying to smuggle drugs.
Nepal (Piers' Story)
Piers Hernu, a dual British-French traveller, is arrested trying to smuggle 28 kilos of gold bullion from Hong Kong to N
Colombia
The Colombian National Liberation Army kidnaps American adventurer Glen Heggstad.
Uganda: Death in the Jungle
Safari guide Mark Ross and his tour group are kidnapped by Hutu rebels in Uganda.
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 kid
India: Hostage to Terror
Rhys Partridge and Béla Nuss are kidnapped by British terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh while travelling in India.
Philippines: Fatal Mission
Gracia and Martin Burnham, Christian missionaries in the Philippines, are kidnapped by members of Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim f
Malaysia
While vacationing in Malaysia, Monique and Callie Strydom are kidnapped by a Muslim militant group and held hostage for
Cuzco
Simon's trip to Peru is initiated by his friend Sarah Jackson who convinces him to smuggle drugs. Things turn bad for Si
Bangladesh
Lia McCord, an American teenager, is arrested in Bangladesh for trying to smuggle heroin.
Kuwait
Scott White is arrested in Kuwait for selling hashish, then escapes from jail during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
Pakistan
Amardeep Bassey, a British journalist on the way to Afghanistan for an assignment, is accused of being a spy and arreste
Lima
Russell Thoresen, an American traveller, is arrested in Peru for trying to smuggle cocaine.
Taiwan
Taiwan's most-wanted criminal breaks into the house of McGill Alexander, a South African army colonel, and takes Alexand
Ecuador
An American, Daniel Van De Zande is arrested trying to smuggle cocaine from Ecuador to Europe.
South Korea
Cullen Thomas, working with his girlfriend "Rocket," is arrested trying to smuggle hashish from the Philippines to South
Caracas/Venezuela Blues
David Evans is arrested trying to smuggle drugs from Venezuela to Amsterdam.
Kidnapped in the Philippines
Church volunteer Greg Williams is kidnapped and tortured by members of Abu Sayyaf.
Puerto Vallarta/Mexican Justice
Jake Libbon gets arrested in Mexico for selling marijuana, then is falsely accused of shooting two police officers.
Brazil/Sao Paulo Death Trap
Hollywood "party animal" Brendan Cosso and three friends are arrested trying to smuggle cocaine out of Brazil to Hungary
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 o
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 sm
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 th
Iraq/Kidnapped In Iraq
Journalists Scott Taylor and Zeynep Tugrul are kidnapped by insurgents who accuse them of being American spies.
Barbados/Busted And Pregnant
British teen Zara Whittaker is arrested at an airport trying to smuggle cocaine out of Barbados.
Betrayed In Ecuador
An unsuspecting woman, Zoe McGarry, is given a suitcase full of cocaine and is arrested when attempting to board a plane
Sierra Leone/Jungle Siege
During a U.N. peace mission, a minor incident sparks nationwide fighting, leading Major Phil Ashby to flee his disarmame
Jamaica/Jamaican Getaway
T.K. White and her girlfriend are sent to Kingston's notorious central prison after attempting to smuggle marijuana.
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 ha
The Real Midnight Express
In intimate detail, Locked Up Abroad reveals Billy Hayes' real-life experience behind the Oscar-winning 1978 film, "Midn
Saddam's Iraq
When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, Tom Lynch and his fellow contractor John White decided to get out of Iraq wh
Tokyo Takedown
After accepting an offer to work as a hostess in Japan, Jackie Nichols meets a charming Israeli drug smuggler and agrees
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 fina
Spain / Smuggler Makeover
With his girlfriend pregnant, American musician Michael Morey needs money and agrees to smuggle cocaine from Quito to Sp
Panama / Colombia Ambush
A jungle adventure turns sour when American backpacker Mark Wedeven and his travel companions are taken hostage by armed
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 t
Saudi Bootlegger
Scottish chef Gordon Malloch arrives in Saudi Arabia to start a new life as a catering manager, but quickly finds himsel
Forbidden Love
Briton David Scott tells the story of finding his soulmate in the Philippines, and risking a 14-year prison sentence for
Mexico Money Machine
After heading to Mexico with a suitcase of fake money to buy drugs, California bodybuilder Jeremy Khinoo finds himself b
Heroin Sting
After being caught with a kilo of heroin in Mauritius, Brigene Young faces 45 years in jail unless she can help catch th
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
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 p
Drug Dealer Revenge
Company director Robert Pringle is sentenced to seven years in a violent South-American lock-up after being pressured by
Teenage Drug Smuggler
Vivian Carrasquillo faces a crash diet in jail after an attempt to raise funds for gastric bypass surgery by becoming a
Backstabbed in Thailand
Military veteran Kim Hood faces life behind bars in a squalid Thai prison after being caught smuggling 14 kilos of heroi
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 al
The Juggler Smuggler
Travelling magician Mark Greening juggles a young family with a budding hash-smuggling business after moving to Japan, b
Escape from Argentina
Lucy Wright is a nursing student when her life goes from bad to worse to hell. Her boyfriend leaves, she becomes addicte
Highway to Hell
Adventure-seeker Thomas Hamill takes a job driving trucks in Iraq, leading to a terrifying time in captivity after being
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 notorio
Cocaine Mule Mom
Ruthie Lambert, a middle-aged mother of three, decides to smuggle drugs to make ends meet. She is imprisoned for years b
Dangerous Liaisons
British nurse Stephen Comiskey, who takes a job in Saudi Arabia to support his family, draws the unwelcome attention of
Colombian Kidnap
Erez Eltawil and Reini Weigel are among eight backpackers who are snatched by guerrillas during a trek in remote norther
Caribbean Nightmare
David and Jayne Bladen's dream of a new life overseas turns into a nightmare journey of drug smuggling and violence culm
Son of Saddam
Iraqi soldier Latif Yahia describes how he was summoned to Saddam Hussein's palace and forced to become the body double
My Dad the Smuggler
Scott Campbell goes travelling in China with his estranged father, only to find out that his dad is a professional smugg
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 conc
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
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.
Chilean Prison Break
The gripping story of Tom Hanway, who flees a Chilean prison with a fellow prisoner, taking a dangerous and fatal escape
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 g
Venezuela Hustle
Desperate to keep his family afloat, Paul Keany agrees to smuggle six kilos of cocaine from Venezuela back to Dublin, bu
Busted in Bangkok
Thrown into a notorious Bangkok prison for attempting to smuggle heroin, Angela Carnegie has an epiphany while nursing a
Nightmare in Somalia
The terrifying story of photojournalist Nigel Brennan and reporter Amanda Lindhout, who are held hostage for 15 months b
Escape From the Gulag
It's 1976 in Cold War Moscow, and American Jerry Amster finds himself in the worst situation possible: busted for smuggl
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 jun
Raving Arizona
Shaun Attwood left England to be a stockbroker in America and finds himself dealing ecstasy.
Snakes on a Plane
Tom Crutchfield smuggled snakes, tarantulas and king cobras around the world. But when the U.S. builds a case against hi
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
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 Mexi
The Real Argo
Hear the real story behind the Academy Award-winning movie 'Argo' from those who inspired it. Locked Up Abroad sits down
Hippie Mafia
Eddie Padilla is living the 'high life' and drug smuggling to support his cocaine habit. But a run-in with the Peruvian
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
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.
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
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
Thai Prison Hell
In 1993, 25-year-old Australian Martin Garnett is already earning good money at a luxury car dealership in Sydney, but h
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
Somali Pirate Hostage Hell
The shocking story of South African couple Debbie Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari, who were kidnapped by Somali pirates and h
Gadaffi's American Prisoner
Captured by Gaddafi's men while fighting with rebels in Libya, Baltimore-born Matthew VanDyke spent nearly six months in
Jungle Terror
The traumatic story of an American schoolboy and his mother, who were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf, a jihadist group, in the
Breaking Bad in Britain
The story of convicted drug dealer Pieter Tritton, whose organization used camping tents to smuggle cocaine from Ecuador
Narco at Nineteen
In 2012 Simone Blignaut has a lucrative job working for one of Johannesburg’s biggest drug dealers, but when her boss
Double Crossed in the Desert
Journalist Phil is investigating illegally deployed chemical weapons when he’s taken hostage.
Mexican Border Bust
When smuggling marijuana was interrupted, Steve faced time behind bars unless he could escape.
Escape From Al Qaeda
Kidnapped by Al Qaeda, Matthew must decide to escape or stay with his fellow American prisoner.
Bad Bromance
Lemar must survive one of Colombia’s most brutal prisons, after getting caught with cocaine.
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
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 Greec
Dominican Republic/Caribbean Coke King
Unemployed Michael Singh tries cocaine smuggling to make money. But after 7 successful runs, Michael is caught and left
Mexico/Mexican Cartel Hell
In Mexico, Carlos Quijas is falsely imprisoned and tortured for drug smuggling. Inside Mexico's most dangerous prison, h
Argentina/Narco Wine Bust
Champion skier Nick Brewer gets involved in a multi-million dollar cocaine empire in Argentina.
Thailand/Bangkok Betrayal
Hip hop dancer LaTasha thinks she's been offered the opportunity of a lifetime, but opportunity turns to nightmare when
Colombia/Jungle Crash
On a mission to find drug labs in the Colombian jungle, Keith Stansell crashes. He's kidnapped by FARC guerrillas and he
Panamania
Party girl Christina spirals into addiction but sees a way out through drug smuggling.
Indian Hash Bust
Mark joins an ashram looking for enlightenment, but he finds himself locked up in India.
Peruvian Parent Trap
Paris and Marlon travel to Peru for an exciting business opportunity—ending in the ultimate betrayal
Undercover Biker
After his arrest, drug dealer Charles Falco is facing decades behind bars. Instead, he strikes a deal with the authoriti
Korean Ecstasy King
In South Korea, English teacher Jesse Moskel becomes the kingpin of a huge MDMA smuggling operation - and one of Southea
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 mor
Undercover Arms Dealer
When legitimate arms dealer Peter Bleach is asked to supply weapons for a suspected Indian terrorist cell, he agrees to
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 sm
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
King of Weed
Ice hockey star Ryan Phillips risks it all when he starts smuggling marijuana across the U.S. border, costing him his fa
Colombian Double Cross
When the plan to smuggle marijuana from Mexico into the U.S. was interrupted, Steve Peterson faced time behind bars…un
Peruvian Prison Break
A wild-living exotic dancer leaves the club scene of Florida to make a dangerous journey into Peru’s drugs underworld,
Miami Mobster Take Down
Miami mobster Tony Galeota is locked up in Panama after being framed for drug dealing and human trafficking. Can he prov
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 destr
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
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’.
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 w
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 disco
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 frien
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 s
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
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 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
Narco Neverland
To escape a life of poverty, a young Chicago gangster is drawn into smuggling drugs for a dangerous Mexican cartel, unti
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 a
Trauma Express
Travel-loving Bronwyn Atherton finds herself on the road to destruction when she is lured into the shady world of intern
Love Behind Bars
After smuggling drugs for eighteen months, Anelda Mare decides to quit, only to be told her parents will be killed unles
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 lo
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 F
Sole Smuggler
David Harte is in his forties when his life collapses around him. He is tempted into the shady world of drug smuggling b
Fighting Yaba
This installment details the true story of Boxing Billy Moore's struggle to survive inside Klong Prem Prison, the notori
Casualty of War
Veteran British soldier Brett Leonard Makinson, a retired parachute regiment medic, heads to India to overcome his PTSD
Dame of Cocaine
This is the true story of Andrea Mohr from Germany. She was involved in international drug smuggling and other criminal
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