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  • TV-14
  • National Geographic Channel
  • Jan 2, 2019
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  • TV-14
  • National Geographic Channel
  • Jan 2, 2019
  • 44 m
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.

Written By: Johnny Burke

  • TV-14
  • National Geographic Channel
  • Jan 2, 2019
  • 44 m
  • TV-14
  • National Geographic Channel
  • Jan 2, 2019
  • 44 m
Locked Up Abroad
S12 • Episode 4
Mexican Cartel Hell
Air Date: Jan 2, 2019
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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.

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Mar 6, 2019 • 44 m
Thai Meth Bust
Jimmy gives up his job as a postman to open a bar in Thailand, but quickly starts dealing meth. The police get wise and in a dramatic takedown bust him and send him to prison.
Episode 2 • Jan 24, 2019 • 44 m
Greek Border Bust
David embarks on an epic road trip, where he attempts to smuggle hash from Afghanistan to Germany. He is caught in Greece and imprisoned on an island.
Episode 3 • Jan 9, 2019 • 44 m
Caribbean Coke King
Unemployed Michael Singh tries cocaine smuggling to make money. But after 7 successful runs, Michael is caught and left to rot in a Dominican prison.
Episode 4 • Jan 2, 2019 • 44 m
Mexican Cartel Hell
In Mexico, Carlos Quijas is falsely imprisoned and tortured for drug smuggling. Inside Mexico's most dangerous prison, he has to get tough to survive.
Episode 5 • Feb 6, 2019 • 44 m
Narco Wine Bust
Champion skier Nick Brewer flees home after life changing accident and works his way to the top of a multi-million dollar cocaine empire in Argentina.
Episode 6 • Jan 30, 2019 • 44 m
Bangkok Betrayal
Episode 7 • Jan 23, 2019 • 44 m
Jungle Crash
On a mission to find drug labs in the Colombian jungle, Keith Stansell crashes. He's kidnapped by FARC guerrillas and held hostage for over five years.
Episode 8 • Feb 27, 2019 • 44 m
Panamania
Episode 9 • Feb 20, 2019 • 44 m
Indian Hash Bust
Episode 10 • Jan 16, 2019 • 44 m
Peruvian Parent Trap
When cousins Paris and Maron go to Peru to help out family on a business opportunity, they get more than what they bargained for.
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