Border Patrol (2002)
Border Patrol is a New Zealand reality television series, focusing on the Customs, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the New Zealand Immigration Service. It is narrated by Tim Balme. They are checking through packages, travelers and goods to find if they try to smugle prohibited or undeclared goods. They have trained staff, dogs and technology to find this out.
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Episode 1 - Bodypacker
Release Date: 2012-09-17A drug smuggler lands at Auckland Airport; officers are kept busy with questionable sausages; and a man with a shady past tries to enter New Zealand.
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Episode 2 - No Sleep For Nathan
Release Date: 2012-09-24Inspectors have a field day checking through relics entering New Zealand.
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Episode 3 - Argie Bargie
Release Date: 2012-10-01An Argentinean with last minute plans is questioned by Customs officers; a drug dog in Queenstown is right on the money; and a suspicious shipment shows all the signs of containing narcotics
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Episode 4 - False Passport
Release Date: 2012-10-08A man with a fake passport tries to get the better of Customs officers; a first time traveller to New Zealand could be heading straight back home; and an exotic shipment causes problems.
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Episode 5 - Hector Heads Home
Release Date: 2012-10-15Hector comes to NZ to meet more Latin people; A forgotten orange costs a traveler $400; and Titan sniffs out packages like a champ.
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Episode 6 - Suspicious Smokes
Release Date: 2012-10-22A man with a mountain of cigarettes is caught out by customs; there's an exotic arrival at the ports; and drug smugglers use an inventive way to try and get drugs into the country.
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Episode 7 - Pinched License
Release Date: 2012-10-29A passenger with a stolen ID feels the long arm of the law; a colourful character lands at Queenstown Airport; and LED lights raise suspicion in Auckland.
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Episode 8 - Romanian Express
Release Date: 2012-11-05A Romanian couple are tripped up on the finer details of their plans.
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Episode 9 - One Day Stay
Release Date: 2012-11-12Two passengers planning a one-day stay have suitcases filled with souvenirs; a tricky passenger gives Customs officers a hard time; and dead coral is found in a passenger's bag.
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Episode 10 - World Cup Fake
Release Date:Two suspected fraudsters land into the country; a backpacker's worst nightmares come true; and MPI deal with a rogue cockroach and a crocodile at Auckland International Airport.