Border Control: Europe
Millions of people and goods cross into Europe’s frontiers every day. The border forces of Spain, Belgium, Germany and Italy have their work cut out as they guard the ports, airports, land borders and territorial waters.
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Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
A Slippery Situation
In Algeciras, Spain, a clandestine eel hatchery is dismantled. In Brussels, whitening creams containing illegal, carcinogenic ingredients are confiscated.
Suspicious Gifts
A traveller arrives in Rome with his luggage full of knock-off luxury products. A dog in Brussels detects drugs on a passenger, but authorities can't find them.
Episode 6
Shell Shocked
A passenger at the Rome airport tries to push her suspicious luggage on her friend, and Spanish customs in Barcelona make a shocking discovery inside a suitcase.
Globe Trotting
In Melilla, Spain, the Civil Guard will need help in their search for stowaways. At the Brussel's airport, a woman's underwear may be hiding substantial assets.
On Their Heels
Narcotics smugglers run away and dump their cargo as soon as the Spanish Civil Guard gives chase. In Rome, a couple try to abandon their poorly packaged food.
Price of Technology
Madrid’s Civil Guard discovers a load of undeclared money smuggled in a man’s laptop. And, custom officers in Rome are alerted to suspected drug dealers.
By the Vanload
In the port of Barcelona, Customs clears out a van loaded with disassembled cars. In Brussels, a passenger arrives with improperly wrapped fish and insects.
Episode 12
Episode 13
The Spanish Civil Guard make a shocking discovery when they search an empty van. And, customs officers in Belgium investigate a shipment of bananas.
Episode 14
Madrid’s Civil Guard search a suitcase with a horrible stench. And, a man is stopped and questioned on suspicion of smuggling drugs into Brussels.
Episode 15
The Spanish Civil Guard hatch a plan to catch a gang of smugglers. Customs officers in Belgium find a suitcase containing hundreds of cigarette packs.
Episode 16
In Brussels, customs officers look through a smelly container of food. And, a man is thwarted in his attempt to smuggle tobacco into Rome.
Episode 17
Episode 18
In Rome, officers strip search a man suspected of smuggling drugs. And, the Civil Guard are alerted to migrants stranded in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Episode 19
In Brussels, a priest carrying large amounts of cash gets stopped and questioned. And, a suspicious truck full of timber is searched in Algeciras.
Episode 20
In Frankfurt, undercover agents track down criminals on the dark web. Plus, Madrid’s Civil Guard are put on high alert by a bloody bag.