Border Control: Europe
S01E07: 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.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
S01E03 Episode 3
S01E04 A Slippery Situation
In Algeciras, Spain, a clandestine eel hatchery is dismantled. In Brussels, whitening creams containing illegal, carcinogenic ingredients are confiscated.
S01E05 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.
S01E06 Episode 6
S01E07 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.
S01E08 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.
S01E09 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.
S01E10 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.
S01E11 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.
S01E12 Episode 12
S01E13 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.
S01E14 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.
S01E15 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.
S01E16 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.
S01E17 Episode 17
S01E18 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.
S01E19 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.
S01E20 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.
