Border Patrol
Season 13
2022 • 10 Episodes
Episodes
1. Episode 1
August 15, 2022
In denial or being duped? Customs stop a woman who doesn’t believe she’s in the wrong, but her suitcase full of cocaine says otherwise.
2. Episode 2
August 15, 2022
Customs and Immigration team-up to talk to a man from Latvia, who has plans to start a new country. Meanwhile, travellers from Malaysia turn up with enough fruit to fill a fridge.
3. Episode 3
August 22, 2022
Immigration officers interview a man matching the profile of a suspected drug smuggler, and it’s ‘Goodbye Pork Pie’ at Biosecurity NZ.
4. Episode 4
August 29, 2022
A Customs investigation stops a massive cigarette-smuggling ring dead in its tracks, a woman arriving from Brazil has a ‘ticket to nowhere’ and Biosecurity intercept a man with ants in his pants.
5. Episode 5
September 5, 2022
A businessman from Pakistan keeps his visa history under wraps while an American Kiwi lands with a passport that says he’s 6 feet under.
6. Episode 6
September 12, 2022
A mysterious vial of liquid puts Customs on high alert; Immigration officers play a confusing game of “he said, she said” with a traveller from Columbia.
7. Episode 7
September 12, 2022
A New Zealand national loses her cool over a permit for her favourite ginseng, an itinerary raises red flags at Immigration and Customs officers find MDMA hidden inside art supplies from France.
8. Episode 8
September 26, 2022
Friendly or phoney? Customs uncover suspicious paperwork in the luggage of a New Zealand resident. A traveller from China tries to convince Immigration that she’s a genuine tourist.
9. Episode 9
October 3, 2022
A returning New Zealand traveller experiences phone search fury in Customs red zone. Immigration turns up a problematic past with a US visitor.
10. Episode 10
October 17, 2022
A Chilean visa runner tries to dash across the ditch and Customs uncover a crafty concealment inside a wooden pallet. Immigration checks a Romanian’s hacker career is legit.