Locked Up Abroad
Dream adventures turn into hellish nightmares for the travelers featured in this series, which recounts through first-hand interviews and re-enactments their experiences of being arrested in a foreign country for drug smuggling, and how they coped with the resulting lengthy prison terms.
SEASON 10
SEASON 10
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S10 E10 - Miami Mobster Take DownTony Galeota is framed for drug trafficking in Panama City.03.04.2020
44:26
S10 E9 - Peruvian Prison BreakAn exotic dancer leaves for the Peruvian cocaine underworld.02.26.2020
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S10 E8 - Colombian Double CrossHeather Ebling is arrested for drug smuggling in Colombia.02.19.2020
44:28
S10 E7 - King of WeedRyan Phillips leaves hockey to become a marijuana smuggler.02.12.2020
44:28
S10 E6 - Drug Runner MomSingle mom Melanie Di Egidio is arrested in Ecuador.02.05.2020
44:29
S10 E5 - Model Drug RunnerGarrain Jones gets caught smuggling heroin.01.29.2020
44:10
S10 E4 - Undercover Arms DealerAn arms dealer goes undercover to stop a terrorist plot.01.22.2020
44:28
S10 E3 - Pop Star SmugglerA struggling Latino pop star risks all by smuggling heroin.01.15.2020
44:25
S10 E2 - Korean Ecstasy KingA teacher becomes the kingpin of an MDMA operation.01.08.2020
SEASON 9
SEASON 9
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S9 E10 - Thai Meth BustMeth dealer Jimmy is busted in Thailand and sent to prison.03.07.2019
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S9 E8 - Indian Hash BustAn Australian lands in jail after joining an Indian ashram.02.21.2019
44:28
S9 E3 - Peruvian Parent TrapA Peruvian story of incarceration and betrayal.01.17.2019
44:18
S9 E2 - Caribbean Coke KingUnemployed Michael Singh tries cocaine smuggling to make money. But after seven successful runs, he is caught and left to rot in a Dominican prison.01.10.2019
44:26
S9 E1 - Mexican Cartel HellA family man is falsely imprisoned in Mexico and tortured.01.03.2019
SEASON 8
SEASON 8
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S8 E7 - Gaddafi's American PrisonerMatthew VanDyke was captured by Qaddafi's men.02.15.2018
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S8 E6 - Bad BromanceU.S. Naval Officer Lemar Burton's attempts at survival.02.08.2018
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S8 E5 - Mexican Border BustSteve Peterson's marijuana operation was going to plan until Mexican cops drove past.02.01.2018
47:26
S8 E4 - Double Crossed in the DesertJournalist Phil Cox is taken hostage in Sudan.01.25.2018
46:52
S8 E3 - Narco at NineteenA drug courier is tricked; a teen moves drugs from Colombia.01.18.2018
47:24
S8 E2 - Escape from Al QaedaMatthew Schrier is kidnapped by the Syrian Al Qaeda.01.11.2018
47:26
S8 E1 - Breaking Bad in BritainDrug dealer Pieter Tritton is forced to go on the run.01.04.2018
SEASON 7
SEASON 7
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S7 E10 - Hunting Mr. NiceWhen 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.06.12.2013
44:28
S7 E9 - Fast, Furious and BustedHot-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.06.05.2013
44:28
S7 E8 - Vegas MobsterVegas 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.05.29.2013
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S7 E7 - Hippie MafiaEddie Padilla is living the 'high life' and drug smuggling to support his cocaine habit. But a run-in with the Peruvian police sends him to a prison called 'House of the Devil.' Eddie tells the story of his daring escape.05.22.2013
44:28
S7 E6 - Mexican Prison EscapeTwo surfers caught smuggling escaped their Mexican jail.05.15.2013
44:27
S7 E5 - The Real ArgoHear 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.05.05.2013
44:26
S7 E4 - Buried AliveFor Roy Hallums, a routine trip to the office turned into the fight for his life. In 2004, the 20-year Navy veteran was working in Iraq when he was suddenly kidnapped. Locked Up Abroad goes inside his harrowing story of survival.05.01.2013
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S7 E3 - Raving ArizonaShaun 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.04.24.2013
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S7 E2 - Snakes on a PlaneTom 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.04.17.2013
44:28
S7 E1 - Vietnam POWS: McCain & BraceThe story of Vietnam POWs Ernie Brace and John McCain.04.17.2013
SEASON 6
SEASON 6
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S6 E20 - Escape from the GulagIn 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.04.30.2019
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S6 E19 - Busted in BangkokChicago woman smuggles heroin from Thailand gets caught.04.30.2019
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S6 E17 - Venezuela HustlePaul agrees to smuggle six kilos of cocaine back to Dublin.04.30.2019
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S6 E16 - The Orchid HuntersTwo 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.08.06.2012
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S6 E15 - Chilean Prison BreakTom Hanway fled a Chilean jail with a fellow prisoner.04.30.2019
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S6 E14 - Not Without My BabySusan tries to adopt baby Marko, who has no papers.11.20.2012
44:51
S6 E13 - Hasidic King of CokeGreengrocer Samuel gets involved with drug-dealing, in particular, cocaine.07.16.2020
46:17
S6 E12 - I Am Not A TerroristDuane Wollum, smuggles cocaine into America for money to party and support his daughter.07.09.2012
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S6 E11 - My Dad The SmugglerScott Campbell continues a smuggling mission to Tokyo to raise money to pay for his father's lawyer.07.02.2012
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S6 E10 - Son of SaddamIraqi soldier forced to become Uday Hussein's body double.10.03.2012
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S6 E9 - Caribbean NightmareTwo Brits faced a violent 20 months in Guadeloupe.08.22.2012
44:55
S6 E8 - Colombian KidnapBackpackers form a relationship with their kidnappers.09.26.2012
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S6 E7 - Dangerous LiaisonsBritish nurse draws ire of Saudi police after gay affairs.04.30.2019
45:43
S6 E6 - Cocaine Mule MomStruggling single mom-of-three agreed to smuggle cocaine.04.30.2019
45:21
S6 E5 - Black Palace of HorrorsMan winds up cross-dressing in an audacious bid for freedom.09.19.2012
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S6 E4 - Highway to HellA civilian truck driver for the U.S. military is taken hostage by insurgents in war-torn Iraq.05.16.2012
46:25
S6 E3 - Escape From ArgentinaBritish student accused of smuggling cocaine forced to flee.08.08.2012
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S6 E2 - The Juggler SmugglerMagician Mark Greening resorts to bringing drugs into Japan.08.29.2012
45:21
S6 E1 - From Hollywood to HellActor Erik Aude was tricked into smuggling opium.09.12.2012
SEASON 5
SEASON 5
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S5 E9 - Teenage Drug SmugglerVivian Carrasquillo agreed to smuggle drugs for cash.04.30.2019
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S5 E8 - Drug Dealer RevengeDealers threatened Robert's family if he didn't smuggle.04.30.2019
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S5 E7 - The Cocaine TrapStephen 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.04.30.2019
45:28
S5 E6 - Daredevil Drug RunnerMartial arts teacher Chris Chance turned to smuggling.04.30.2019
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S5 E5 - Heroin StingA man offers Brigene Young a free trip to Mauritius.04.30.2019
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S5 E4 - Mexico Money MachineA man buys illegal drugs in Mexico with counterfeit money.04.30.2019
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S5 E3 - Forbidden LoveBritish man David Scott meets Cynthia, a Filipino woman, on the internet and a whirlwind romance begins. Cynthia's estranged husband uses the Philippines' adultery laws to have them thrown in jail.04.30.2019
44:28
S5 E2 - The Real GoodfellaHenry Hill, the inspiration for classic movie 'Goodfellas,' tells the complete true story of his rise and fall in the New York mob and the details of his life not included in Martin Scorsese's film.04.30.2019
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S5 E1 - Saudi BootleggerA man embarks on a sideline as a bootlegger in Saudi Arabia.04.30.2019
