The BEST episodes of Border Security: Australia's Front Line season 1
Every episode of Border Security: Australia's Front Line season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Border Security: Australia's Front Line season 1!
Takes viewers behind the scenes of Australia's Customs, Immigration and Quarantine departments. The people that work for these departments have been entrusted with protecting Australia's borders from drug smugglers, illegal immigrants, potential terrorists, harmful pests and exotic diseases. It reveals some of the methods that they use to separate the honest mistakes made by innocent holidaymakers from the much more sinister motives of criminals.
#1 - Texas Jeff
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2004
It's a close call as Customs makes a big discovery inside a phone book. And a passenger learns his fate after trying to fool our border security.
#2 - Cocaine Soup and Shark Fins
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/1/2004
A newlywed couple bring back more than memories from their Bali honeymoon. A young Korean girl creates worry for Sydney Airport immigration. Hosted by GRANT BOWLER.
#3 - Ice Man Can't Stop Sweating
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2004
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#4 - Counterfeit Passport
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2004
Go behind-the-scenes of our Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments. Hosted by GRANT BOWLER.
#5 - Swallowing 143g of Heroin
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/2004
The Immigration Compliance Unit receives a tip off about an illegal immigrant working in a restaurant and get more than they bargained for.
#6 - Chilean Coke Smuggler
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2004
Customs officers discover a stash of ICE and hash, a suitcase with a hidden compartment and another passenger is a suspected internal drug carrier.
#7 - Man Swallows Cocaine Packets
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2004
A positive test result for cocaine on a passenger leads to a formal interview, a Federal Police investigation and a trip to the local hospital. Hosted by GRANT BOWLER.
#8 - Ferrari Tests Positive for Drugs
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/2004
A passenger lays his cards on the table, while customs check a sixty thousand dollar Ferrari that's hidden contents may be worth a lot more.
#9 - Korean Man is Travelling on a False Passport
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2004
A holiday maker carrying 'Lord of the Rings' statues is investigated and A couple with carrying hidden weapons in their luggage is interviewed. Hosted by Grant Bowler.
#10 - Stood Up by Internet Bride
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2004
An English tourist's life with her boyfriend in Australia hangs in the balance. The Australian Customs Vessel intercepts an illegal fishing boat.
#11 - Drugs Found in Aircraft Toilet
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/29/2004
Go behind-the-scenes of our Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments. Hosted by GRANT BOWLER.
#12 - Romanian Boxer Stopped by Customs
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/22/2004
A Chinese student is cautioned by the Australian Federal Police for carrying a large wad of cash. Customs Officers X-ray a video casing containing possible drugs. Hosted by Grant Bowler.
#13 - Stacks of Cash with No Story
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/21/2005
A discovery by Customs that the contents of a container are tobacco and not glassware leads to a major raid. Quarantine discover undeclared food with a high risk of Avian influenza. A British passenger gets the third degree from Customs after his baggage tests positive to traces of cocaine.
#14 - Tobacco Raid
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/14/2005
Cecilia learns the true identity of someone she has been dating on the Internet for two years. Quarantine officers avert a possible disaster when they discover taro bulbs concealed in a blanket. A romance novel proves that truth is stranger than fiction when it hides some ecstasy tablets.
#15 - Illegal King Cobra Skin
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/7/2005
A fashion forward passenger brings back a king cobra skin for a designer friend, only to find out that it is protected and may be seized. A man from Ohio is depending on an Australian internet girlfriend he has never met for financial support. A farmer is caught trying to bring in illegal taro plants.
#16 - Just a Man and His Teddy Bear
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/2005
An American man carrying a giant teddy bear says he's uniting with his online girlfriend, but officers suspect he's looking for illegal work in Australia. A British passenger bridles at being approached by Customs. Two Malaysian men hoping to work as fruit pickers are sent packing.
#17 - Heroin Twosome
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/24/2005
Two Vietnamese passengers who are good friends separate at the border, attracting the attention of Customs. We find out what happens to items that Customs have seized. Quarantine find truckloads of food in the bags of a Burmese family.
#18 - Broke American Tries to Enter Australia
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/17/2005
An American passenger wants to experience the heart and soul of Australia, but Immigration have other plans. A Korean passenger brings in an item that has Customs completely baffled. Customs continue their search through the suitcases of a South American pensioner.
#19 - Illegal Duck Eggs
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/10/2005
A South American pensioner becomes the focus of a large-scale search by Customs. Quarantine discover a deliberate concealment just as they are about to let a Chinese passenger go. Immigration compliance officers search taxis and shuttle buses as they try to identify illegal workers among their drivers.
#20 - Hong Kong Heroin Contraband
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/3/2005
Customs don't let a passenger from Hong Kong that they suspect of carrying drugs out of their sights. Quarantine find some double-sided metal swords in a passenger's bag. Immigration make a startling discovery when they become concerned about a Malaysian passenger's intentions.
#21 - EX-Cop Conceals Cash Stash
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/2005
An elderly man loses his passport, and a passenger is examined internally after concealed money is found in his luggage
#22 - Ecstasy Hidden in Videotapes
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/2006
The fight to protect our border heats up (shooting at boat, Arafura) A random search turns ugly (Old Australians) Customs discover a concealment of sinister content.
#23 - US Airman Smuggles Heroin
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2005
A Chinese woman tries to smuggle food into Australia, despite having previously been warned about it, and a teacher returning from Japan fails to declare money
#24 - Cocaine Smuggling Surfer
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2005
Customs officers discover a dangerous game of hide and seek when they search a passenger from Buenos Aires. Customs officers get involved in a potentially volatile situation when an Aboriginal passenger refuses to join the queues at Passport control. A simple mistake by an American panel beater in his visa application could put an end to his hopes of working in Australia.