• BANGED UP ABROAD

  • Wednesday 30 May at 22:00 PM CAT
  • National Geographic Channel

DESCRIPTION

From kidnapping to drug smuggling, this series tells stories of people who have been locked up abroad.

From kidnap and torture to foolish plans to smuggle drugs, this nail-biting series tells the harrowing stories of people who set out hoping for adventure or easy money, only to end up in situations beyond their worst nightmares. In these brand new episodes, follow the stories of more people who have found themselves in situations beyond their most terrible fears. From a run-down South London estate to a Barbados prison, Busted and Pregnant is Zara Whittaker’s tale about poverty, heartbreak, and international drug smuggling. Zara knew exactly what she was doing when she agreed to smuggle cocaine into Britain. But at that stage she didn’t know she was pregnant, would get caught, give birth behind bars and have to give her baby up. This is her story. As US forces attacked insurgents in the Iraqi town of Tall 'Afar in 2004, journalists Scott Taylor and Zeynep Tugrul were there to report from the front line. However, they soon became the story themselves, as they were kidnapped by insurgents and accused of spying for America. Descending into a hellish world of torture and threats of execution, could the pair survive being Kidnapped in Iraq? When Zoe McGarry met a man on holiday in Nigeria, she thought she had made a new friend. However, when he called her a few months later begging her to come to Ecuador to help him, he proved to be anything but trustworthy. In Master of Deception police find Zoe’s rucksack packed with cocaine from her friend. She ends up with an eight year sentence for drug smuggling, while the man simply disappeared. Missed an episode or want to know when the next one is showing? Click here to access the episode guide for this series.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Banged Up Abroad: The Real Goodfella
    Henry Hill, the inspiration behind Martin Scorsese’s movie, relives his descent from Mafia wise guy to a spell in Terminal Island Penitentiary.
    Next Showing:  
    Thursday 31 May at 22:00 PM CAT - National Geographic Channel
    Repeats:  
    Friday 1 June at 05:00 AM CAT - National Geographic Channel

  • Banged Up Abroad: Saudi Whisky Run
    Gordon Malloch's bootleg booze racket fuelled a party lifestlye in Saudi Arabia, until he got caught and found himself facing four years in jail.
  • Banged Up Abroad: Prisoner Of Love
    Briton David Scott tells the story of finding his soulmate in the Philippines – and risking a 14-year prison sentence for adultery.
    Next Showing:  
    Wednesday 30 May at 22:00 PM CAT - National Geographic Channel
    Repeats:  
    Thursday 31 May at 05:00 AM CAT - National Geographic Channel

  • Banged Up Abroad: Mexico Money Machine
    After heading to Mexico with a suitcase of fake money to buy drugs, Californian bodybuilder Jeremy found himself behind bars and in big trouble.
    Next Showing:  
    Friday 1 June at 22:00 PM CAT - National Geographic Channel
    Repeats:  
    Saturday 2 June at 05:00 AM CAT - National Geographic Channel

  • Banged Up Abroad: Heroin Sting
    After being caught with a kilo of heroin in Mauritius, Brigene Young faced 45 years in jail – unless she could help catch the drug traffickers.
  • Banged Up Abroad: Daredevil Drug Runner
    The tale of Chris Chance, whose daredevil life smuggling cannabis into the UK concealed in a rubber body suit led to a nasty prison sentence.
  • Banged Up Abroad: The Cocaine Trap
    Stephen Sutton got caught up when he was offered $15,000 to transport cocaine disguised as gold – leading to an 11-year jail sentence.
  • Banged Up Abroad: Drug Dealer Revenge
    Company director Robert Pringle got seven years in a violent South American lock-up after being pressured into drug smuggling by his dealer.
  • Banged Up Abroad: Teenage Drug Smuggler
    Vivian Carrasquillo faced a crash diet in jail after an attempt to raise funds for gastric bypass surgery by becoming a drug mule backfired.
  • Banged Up Abroad: Backstabbed In Thailand
    Military veteran Kim Hood faced a life behind bars in a squalid Thai prison after being caught smuggling 14 kilos of heroin with a friend.
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