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  • AIRPORT SECURITY: PERU & BRAZIL

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This season features four episodes each at two of Latin America's biggest airports: Lima, Peru's Jorge Chavez and Brazil's Sao Paulo-Guarulhos. Police are on high alert. Their main challenges: illegal immigration and the trafficking of cocaine. From hidden compartments and ingested capsules to fake documents, officers work 24/7 to protect their borders and stop criminals in their tracks. Watch the action from behind the scenes.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Busted Baggage
    Security officials at Lima, Peru's Jorge Chavez International Airport work non-stop to uncover smugglers. A man conceals cocaine in the structure of his suitcase. He breaks down when he tells his mother he's been arrested. A passenger to Spain carries drugs in unmarked food packages. A couple want to travel to Mexico with an unusual pet. A woman bound for Mexico fears she carries contraband disguised as a gift. Cocaine-contaminated olives.
  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Soaked In Cocaine
    At Lima, Peru's Jorge Chavez International Airport, anti-narcotics police work hard to prevent drugs from moving out of the country. Agents race to locate a suspect, discovered in an unlikely location. An arrogant smuggler with an impregnated suitcase has double the expected load. A young man has ingested and taped drugs to his body. A case of addiction - but just to coffee. Cocaine hidden under a winter jacket. Mechanical parts conceal cocaine.
  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Drugs And Divorce
    At Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru, security personnel work to stop the flow of drugs out of the country. A divorced couple denies traveling together, but carry identical bags filled with cocaine. A bag containing a white powder tests negative for cocaine, and police decide to dig deeper. A suspect hides cocaine in the handles of his carry-on. A man is found with over 35 capsules of cocaine in his belly.
  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Suitcase Saturation
    The major challenge for police at Lima, Peru's Jorge Chavez International Airport: stop drug-trafficking. Officers arrest a man with cocaine-filled food packages. He may be hiding more. An elderly woman is stopped with drugs embedded in her bag. A mother with a drug-saturated package her suitcase says she is also being sent to work as a prostitute. A man claims drugs taped to his body are for personal use. A long-lost bag contains cocaine.
  • Airport Security: Peru & Brazil: Episode 5
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