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  • National Geographic Channel
  • 2007
  • National Geographic Channel
  • 2007
Locked Up Abroad

Summary Vacations don't always live up to our lofty expectations, and for some they turn into the worst nightmares imaginable. This National Geographic program focuses on true stories of travelers in trouble in other countries.

  • National Geographic Channel
  • 2007
  • National Geographic Channel
  • 2007
Locked Up Abroad
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Season Premiere: 2007
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Summary Vacations don't always live up to our lofty expectations, and for some they turn into the worst nightmares imaginable. This National Geographic program focuses on true stories of travelers in trouble in other countries.

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Episode 1 • Jul 24, 2007 • 47 m
Peru (Krista and Jennifer's Story)
Californian Tom Hanway takes the hippie trail to South America where cocaine is cheap and available. He plans to take 500 hits of LSD with him and trade it for a kilo of coke which he'll bring back to the States
Episode 2 • Aug 22, 2007
Venezuela (James and Paul's Story)
Jim Miles and Paul Loseby, two British teenagers, are arrested in Venezuela for trying to smuggle drugs back to the UK.
Episode 3 • Sep 12, 2007
Nepal (Piers' Story)
Piers Hernu, a dual British-French traveler, is arrested trying to smuggle 28 kilos of gold bullion from Hong Kong to Nepal.
Episode 4 • 2007
Colombia (Glen's story)
Glen Heggstad, an American adventurer, is kidnapped by the Colombian National Liberation Army.
Episode 5 • Mar 31, 2008
Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story)
Scott Campbell and Lucy Baker are British travelers who were arrested in Mexico trying to sneak cocaine from Costa Rica into Amsterdam.
Episode 6 • Apr 7, 2008
Australia (Mark's Story)
Mark Knowles is arrested in Sydney after attempting to smuggle cocaine from the U.S. to Australia.
Episode 7 • Apr 14, 2008 • 46 m
Venezuela/Margarita Island (Denis and Donald's Story)
Two Britons, Donald MacNeil and Denis Wale were arrested off the island of Margarita, Venezuela after being pressured to collect an enormous shipment of cocaine worth £30 million.
Episode 8 • Apr 21, 2008
Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story)
Sandra Gregory is arrested in Thailand trying to smuggle heroin into Japan.
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