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 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2017-06-20A young Brazilian woman finds herself and her bag full of tricks in the Customs red zone, and a plane load of Ukrainian Fishermen are checked at the border.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2017-06-27A Canadian woman attempts to smuggle a live cat across the border, a Dutchman is caught with a serious quantity of Cocaine and a consignment of vehicles are checked at Hampton Downs motorsport park.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2017-07-04A Mexican chef s phone messages give his dealings away, a Chinese businessman with truth issues and a couple Kiwis return home with some questionable trophies.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2017-07-11A bible containing more than the word of God is found by Customs in Christchurch, a tour guide shows border staff around his makeshift tobacco importing ring in Queenstown.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2017-07-18A playful French Doctor tries it on at the border in Queenstown and lethal weapons at Christchurch Airport.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2017-07-25Cocaine users open up about their drug use at the border, a suspicious bottle of detergent at the International mail centre and some high-risk visitors fly into Queenstown.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2017-08-01Travellers with no idea of New Zealand s drug laws, a South African woman claiming a long distance love affair, and highly questionable security cameras carrying more than lenses and circuitry.
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Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 2017-08-08An Aussie with a shady past turns up in the Customs Red Zone and a couple of Kiwi Frisbee golf champs return home.
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Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 2017-08-15In this episode, customs and Immigration stop a man wanted by Fijian Police, a colourful Kiwi arrives home with gold, silver and diamonds and a fight against organised crime at the Ports.
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Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 2017-08-22In this episode, an American builder seems to think visiting the Customs red zone is a joke, a very sneaky concealment inside lithium batteries, and some serious biosecurity breaches at the border.