Border Security: Australia's Front Line
Season 1
There are immigration, customs officers and quaratine officers. There are all sorts of concealments. This show is on over the weekends, if you're in Australia.
Where to Watch Season 1
12 Episodes
- False Passport/Fruit Fly/Nelson Part 1
E1False Passport/Fruit Fly/Nelson Part 1In this episode of Border Security Australia's Front Line one man's passport stamps appears to be fake and his Italian Nationality is questioned. - A man seems anxious and keep switching lines, a swab from his wallet and luggage test positive for cocaine. - A couple from New York is caught undeclared food items. - UK Girl: Part 2/Trochus Shells/Internet Lover
E3UK Girl: Part 2/Trochus Shells/Internet LoverIn this episode of Border Security Australia's Front Line, Custom agents question how an unemployed American will fond his fifteen days stay. In Ashmore Reef National Park, Custom board's a boat and finds 1.5 tonnes of illegally fished Trochus Shells. A United Kingdom woman has one more chance to convince Immigration Agents to not cancel her visa. - The Man Who Smelt Too Much/Chilean Coke/Cocaine Man
E6The Man Who Smelt Too Much/Chilean Coke/Cocaine ManIn this episode of Border Security Australia's Front Line, a man has traveled around the world without luggage; his visa doesn't have a name on it and is behaving strangely. - Two men returning home are suspected of drug smuggling after one of them suffers stomach pain and their luggage weighs more then it should. - Ice Man/Crying Banana/Smokin' Daryl: Part 1E7
Ice Man/Crying Banana/Smokin' Daryl: Part 1Does a Japanese passenger that only decided to come to Australia two days before he arrived have something to hide? A South African passenger's criminal past catches up with him. A difference of opinion about whether items in a couple's baggage are weapons buys a whole lot of trouble. - Smokin' Daryl: Part 2/Indonesian RestaurantE8
Smokin' Daryl: Part 2/Indonesian RestaurantAn Indonesian who has lived illegally in Australia for 6 years is caught in the middle of an Immigration sting on a restaurant in western Sydney. A South African passenger whose past has caught up with him 11,000 kilometres from home has one final chance to be allowed into Australia. - Cocaine Soup: Part 1/Korean Runaway/Two BoatsE9
Cocaine Soup: Part 1/Korean Runaway/Two BoatsAn illegal vessel runs aground on a reef after a Customs vessel joins in the chase. A Korean passenger makes an indecent proposal during an Immigration interview. A mail room "weight watcher" goes on the search for a secret ingredient in cans of soup. - Who Is Mark Lau? Part 1/Cocaine Soup Part 2/Suspect Ferrari
E10Who Is Mark Lau? Part 1/Cocaine Soup Part 2/Suspect FerrariWhen a Chinese passenger lays their cards on the table, will Customs call their bluff? A $60,000 Ferrari may be concealing contents that are worth one hundred times as much. Secret ingredients in some cans of soup could put a passenger in very hot water. - Who Is Mark Lau? Part 2/Texas Jeff/Dial H for Heroin/Lizards in SocksE11
Who Is Mark Lau? Part 2/Texas Jeff/Dial H for Heroin/Lizards in SocksWho is Mark Lau? - Part 2 Who is Mark Lau? Immigration has just uncovered a young Chinese man with a stolen identity. Although he insists that he is in fact Mark Lau, Immigration officers decide to look into his past, but Mark Lau has no past; this man has been issued a passport using another person’s identity. The Australian Federal Police are called, and Mark Lau is charged under his real name of Hao Lui. Texas Jeff Customs alerted by Canadian customs that a suspicious passenger is on his way to Australia. Customs officer John spots him and is convinced he’s got himself a hit. Jeff is nervous and weird and this search has some great moments. Turns out Jeff’s just one of life’s gentle weirdo’s and is as clean as a whistle! Dial H for Heroin It is hard to believe but almost every parcel and mail item that enters Australia is physically checked by the officers of Customs and Quarantine. Arriving from South Africa and the Customs officers believes there could be something more than just business cards in this suspicious package. Lizards in Socks At Sydney’s Cargo Mail handling centre, an x-ray sparks concern, identical boxes declared simply as dolls and boomerangs destined for Japan; Customs officers fear these boxes of socks could contain endangered reptiles. Investigations unit are contacted and the mysterious boxes are taken to Taronga Park Zoo for further examination.
