Locked Up Abroad

Travelers share stories of being arrested in foreign countries.
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Locked Up Abroad

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SEASON 9

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SEASON 9

  • Panamania
    S9 E9 - Panamania
    Christina Jocko spirals from party girl to drug addict, but hopes earning $10,000 for smuggling cocaine from Panama will solve all her problems.
    02.28.19 | 44m
  • Greek Border Bust
    S9 E7 - Greek Border Bust
    Guards stop smugglers at the Greek border.
    02.14.19 | 44m
  • Narco Wine Bust
    S9 E6 - Narco Wine Bust
    Champion skier Nick Brewer sells pills in France.
    02.07.19 | 44m
  • Bangkok Betrayal
    S9 E5 - Bangkok Betrayal
    A young American dancer is sent to the "Bangkok Hilton."
    01.31.19 | 44m
  • Jungle Crash
    S9 E4 - Jungle Crash
    Keith Stansell is taken hostage by FARC guerrillas.
    01.24.19 | 44m
  • Peruvian Parent Trap
    S9 E3 - Peruvian Parent Trap
    A Peruvian story of incarceration and betrayal.
    01.17.19 | 44m
  • Caribbean Coke King
    S9 E2 - Caribbean Coke King
    Michael begins a new career smuggling cocaine.
    01.10.19 | 44m
  • Mexican Cartel Hell
    S9 E1 - Mexican Cartel Hell
    A family man is falsely imprisoned in Mexico and tortured.
    01.03.19 | 44m

SEASON 8

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SEASON 8

  • Gaddafi's American Prisoner
    S8 E7 - Gaddafi's American Prisoner
    Matthew VanDyke was captured by Qaddafi's men.
    02.15.18 | 44m
  • Bad Bromance
    S8 E6 - Bad Bromance
    U.S. Naval Officer Lemar Burton's attempts at survival.
    02.08.18 | 47m
  • Mexican Border Bust
    S8 E5 - Mexican Border Bust
    Steve Peterson's marijuana operation was going to plan until Mexican cops drove past.
    02.01.18 | 47m
  • Double Crossed in the Desert
    S8 E4 - Double Crossed in the Desert
    Journalist Phil Cox is taken hostage in Sudan.
    01.25.18 | 47m
  • Narco at Nineteen
    S8 E3 - Narco at Nineteen
    A drug courier is tricked; a teen moves drugs from Colombia.
    01.18.18 | 46m
  • Escape from Al Qaeda
    S8 E2 - Escape from Al Qaeda
    Matthew Schrier is kidnapped by the Syrian Al Qaeda.
    01.11.18 | 47m
  • Breaking Bad in Britain
    S8 E1 - Breaking Bad in Britain
    Drug dealer Pieter Tritton is forced to go on the run.
    01.04.18 | 47m

SEASON 7

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SEASON 7

  • Venezuela Hustle
    S7 E15 - Venezuela Hustle
    Paul agrees to smuggle six kilos of cocaine back to Dublin.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Hunting Mr. Nice
    S7 E10 - Hunting Mr. Nice
    When British schoolteacher Howard Marks agrees to help an old friend finish off a drug deal, he has no idea that it will be the start of a new career.
    06.12.13 | 44m
  • Fast, Furious and Busted
    S7 E9 - Fast, Furious and Busted
    Hot-shot street racer Rick breaks into cars to support his young family but soon he's involved in a criminal gang and the police are on his tail.
    06.05.13 | 44m
  • Vegas Mobster
    S7 E8 - Vegas Mobster
    Vegas 1979, and Frank Cullotta's 'Hole in the Wall' gang is becoming notorious. The FBI catches up to him and while not exactly 'locked up abroad,' he enters witness protection. Now Frank shares his mob secrets.
    05.29.13 | 44m
  • Hippie Mafia
    S7 E7 - Hippie Mafia
    An American hippie becomes a cocaine smuggler.
    05.22.13 | 44m
  • Mexican Prison Escape
    S7 E6 - Mexican Prison Escape
    Two surfers caught smuggling escaped their Mexican jail.
    05.15.13 | 44m
  • The Real Argo
    S7 E5 - The Real Argo
    Hear the real story behind the Academy Award-winning movie 'Argo' from those who inspired it. Locked Up Abroad sits down with Antonio Mendez, the CIA officer portrayed by Ben Affleck, along with former hostages.
    05.05.13 | 44m
  • Buried Alive
    S7 E4 - Buried Alive
    American contractor Roy Hallums is kidnapped in Iraq.
    05.01.13 | 44m
  • Raving Arizona
    S7 E3 - Raving Arizona
    Shaun Attwood left England to be a stockbroker in America. He soon finds himself dealing ecstasy and living the high life. When he angers a mafia boss, he retreats to being a stockbroker, but it proves to be too little too late.
    04.24.13 | 44m
  • Snakes on a Plane
    S7 E2 - Snakes on a Plane
    Tom Crutchfield smuggled snakes, tarantulas and king cobras around the world. But when the U.S. builds a case against him, Tom escapes to Belize. There, authorities imprison him without electricity or plumbing.
    04.17.13 | 44m
  • Vietnam POWS: McCain & Brace
    S7 E1 - Vietnam POWS: McCain & Brace
    The story of Vietnam POWs Ernie Brace and John McCain.
    04.17.13 | 44m

SEASON 6

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SEASON 6

  • Escape from the Gulag
    S6 E20 - Escape from the Gulag
    In the midst of the Cold War, three Americans agree to smuggle three suitcases full of heroin through Moscow and end up paying a high price in a Russian labor camp.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Busted in Bangkok
    S6 E19 - Busted in Bangkok
    Chicago woman smuggles heroin from Thailand gets caught.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • The Orchid Hunters
    S6 E16 - The Orchid Hunters
    Two young British backpackers searching for orchids and adventure are kidnapped as they try to cross from Panama to Colombia via the notoriously dangerous Darien Gap.
    08.06.12 | 45m
  • Chilean Prison Break
    S6 E15 - Chilean Prison Break
    Tom Hanway fled a Chilean jail with a fellow prisoner.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Dangerous Liaisons
    S6 E7 - Dangerous Liaisons
    British nurse draws ire of Saudi police after gay affairs.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Cocaine Mule Mom
    S6 E7 - Cocaine Mule Mom
    Struggling single mom-of-three agreed to smuggle cocaine.
    04.30.19 | 45m

SEASON 5

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SEASON 5

  • Teenage Drug Smuggler
    S5 E9 - Teenage Drug Smuggler
    Vivian Carrasquillo agreed to smuggle drugs for cash.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Drug Dealer Revenge
    S5 E8 - Drug Dealer Revenge
    Dealers threatened Robert's family if he didn't smuggle.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • The Cocaine Trap
    S5 E7 - The Cocaine Trap
    Stephen Sutton finds himself battling both tuberculosis and hostile inmates as he begins serving an 11-year prison sentence and wondering if he will make it out this nightmare alive.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Daredevil Drug Runner
    S5 E6 - Daredevil Drug Runner
    Martial arts teacher Chris Chance turned to smuggling.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Heroin Sting
    S5 E5 - Heroin Sting
    A man offers Brigene Young a free trip to Mauritius.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Mexico Money Machine
    S5 E4 - Mexico Money Machine
    A man buys illegal drugs in Mexico with counterfeit money.
    04.30.19 | 45m

SEASON 1

SEASON 1

  • Indian Hash Bust
    S1 E9 - Indian Hash Bust
    An Australian lands in jail after joining an Indian ashram.
    02.21.19 | 44m

Locked Up Abroad: Best Of

Locked Up Abroad: Best Of

  • Teen Traffickers
    S9 E3 - Teen Traffickers
    A teenage drug courier is tricked into a more dangerous job than she bargained for in Bolivia; another teen agrees to smuggle drugs from Colombia.
    01.17.19 | 44m
  • Dumped & Desperate
    S9 E1 - Dumped & Desperate
    A bodybuilder prints counterfeit money after a breakup.
    01.03.19 | 44m
  • Dads Gone Bad
    S9 E10 - Dads Gone Bad
    Scott Campbell is busted with marijuana in China; Duane Wollum is caught in Nicaragua with cocaine.
    03.07.19 | 44m
  • Captive in Colombia
    S9 E2 - Captive in Colombia
    A Navy sailor smuggles cocaine; a student is taken hostage.
    01.10.19 | 44m
  • Prisoners of War
    S8 E6 - Prisoners of War
    Vietnam prisoners of war John McCain and Ernest Brace.
    02.08.18 | 44m
  • Partners in Crime
    S8 E5 - Partners in Crime
    Two couples are tried and tested in dangerous jails.
    02.01.18 | 44m
  • Parents in Prison
    S8 E4 - Parents in Prison
    Two young inmates find themselves coping with pregnancies.
    01.25.18 | 44m
  • Love is a Drug
    S8 E8 - Love is a Drug
    A musician smuggles cocaine in Caracas, Venezuela.
    02.22.18 | 44m
  • Dying for the Mob
    S8 E3 - Dying for the Mob
    Two would-be drug smugglers face deadly prison sentences after high-stakes busts.
    01.18.18 | 44m
  • Drug Desperados
    S8 E2 - Drug Desperados
    Two bankrupt people agree to smuggle cocaine in South America - with dire consequences.
    01.11.18 | 44m

Locked Up Abroad: Breakout

Locked Up Abroad: Breakout

  • Indian Hash Bust
    S1 E9 - Indian Hash Bust
    An Australian lands in jail after joining an Indian ashram.
    02.21.19 | 44m
  • Daredevil Drug Runner
    S5 E6 - Daredevil Drug Runner
    Martial arts teacher Chris Chance turned to smuggling.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Dangerous Liaisons
    S6 E7 - Dangerous Liaisons
    British nurse draws ire of Saudi police after gay affairs.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • The Orchid Hunters
    S6 E16 - The Orchid Hunters
    Two young British backpackers searching for orchids and adventure are kidnapped as they try to cross from Panama to Colombia via the notoriously dangerous Darien Gap.
    08.06.12 | 45m
  • Cocaine Mule Mom
    S6 E7 - Cocaine Mule Mom
    Struggling single mom-of-three agreed to smuggle cocaine.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Chilean Prison Break
    S6 E15 - Chilean Prison Break
    Tom Hanway fled a Chilean jail with a fellow prisoner.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Busted in Bangkok
    S6 E19 - Busted in Bangkok
    Chicago woman smuggles heroin from Thailand gets caught.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Escape from the Gulag
    S6 E20 - Escape from the Gulag
    In the midst of the Cold War, three Americans agree to smuggle three suitcases full of heroin through Moscow and end up paying a high price in a Russian labor camp.
    04.30.19 | 45m
  • Raving Arizona
    S7 E3 - Raving Arizona
    Shaun Attwood left England to be a stockbroker in America. He soon finds himself dealing ecstasy and living the high life. When he angers a mafia boss, he retreats to being a stockbroker, but it proves to be too little too late.
    04.24.13 | 44m
  • The Real Argo
    S7 E5 - The Real Argo
    Hear the real story behind the Academy Award-winning movie 'Argo' from those who inspired it. Locked Up Abroad sits down with Antonio Mendez, the CIA officer portrayed by Ben Affleck, along with former hostages.
    05.05.13 | 44m

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