The BEST episodes of Border Security - Australia's Front Line season 5

#1 - Episode 09

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/27/2007

Immigration question a man who may be the key to a crime syndicate. Customs launch a massive operation.

#2 - Episode 14

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/1/2007

Unusual behaviour from a passenger leads Customs to wonder if he is playing games. Immigration compliance officers face some unexpected hurdles in the search for an illegal worker hiding in a market garden in western Sydney. A passenger is suspected by officers to be carrying drugs, but the situation takes a dramatic turn.

#3 - Episode 16

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/15/2007

A Colombian dance instructor may have stepped out of line when Customs officers find heroin readings on samples from his bags. Quarantine officers at the Internation Mail Handling Unit receive a box that smells so foul that it gives them a headache. Immigration compliance officers search a western Sydney warehouse, but obstructions could help a Filipino man they suspect of being an illegal immigrant to get away.

#4 - Sweat and Tears

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/12/2007

Looks back at some emotional and nervous passengers that Customs, Immigration and Quarantine have interviewed.

#5 - Episode 01

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/2/2007

#6 - Episode 02

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/9/2007

#7 - Episode 04

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/23/2007

A Filipino passenger claims to be a tourist, but Customs officers don't buy his constantly changing story. A disturbing discovery of beautiful but dangerous snakes shocks everyone involved. A returning Australian passenger gives Customs officers more than lip when he has to pay excess duty on some cigarettes.

#8 - Episode 05

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/30/2007

Will the shady past of a passenger travelling on a New Zealand passport prevent him from entering the country? Quarantine officers make an amazing discovery when they find documents signed by King George III in a routine inspection of packages from England. Customs officers dig up a treasure-chest of trouble after Quarantine find a suspicious quantity of undeclared jewellery in the luggage of a Chinese passenger.

#9 - Episode 17

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/22/2007

A Californian passenger is unhappy about being questioned by Customs. A Customs officer has suspicions about a parcel that has arrived at the International Mail Handling Unit from Peru. A student returning from China tries to con Quarantine by smuggling bags of food and then "declaring" it on a second passenger card.

#10 - Episode 06

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/6/2007

Is a Korean woman an illegal immigrant or just visiting her boyfriend? Are the orchids illegal contraband. What is in the books and suitcase of an innocent looking family on holiday?

#11 - Episode 03

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/16/2007

Customs want to know what a talkative English passenger might be hiding. Customs officers uncover a most unexpected crime when they find cocaine concealed in an angle grinder. Immigration try to find out why a Malaysian cook is being so evasive.

#12 - Episode 18

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/29/2007

Customs suspect that a Malaysian passenger that is hiding something may not be working alone. Some filthy clothes could hold the key to a major Customs investigation. A suspected illegal non-citizen keeps Immigration compliance officers on their toes during a raid at a steel fabrication plant in outer western Sydney.

#13 - Episode 15

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/8/2007

Customs officers suspect that two female passengers are trying to hide something. A passenger who failed to declare some tapa mats gets upset over his treatment in Quarantine. Customs officers board a mystery ship after it fails to respond to their radio calls.

#14 - Episode 10

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/3/2007

A passenger breaks the air travel rules that have changed since terrorism by carrying fireworks in their luggage. Immigration interview a New Zealand man who has a criminal record. Customs officers target a multi-million dollar black market trade in Medicare-subsidised prescription drugs.

#15 - Episode 11

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/10/2007

An officer's search for the right answers leads to a verbal stoush in Customs. Immigration officers interview an Irish bricklayer that they suspect is double-dipping on his working holiday visa. A passenger's bad behaviour has everyone on edge in Quarantine.

#16 - Episode 12

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/17/2007

A passenger's nervous behaviour has everyone in Customs on edge. Off the central Queensland coast, Customs search an enormous cargo ship where every nook and cranny is a possible hiding place. A passenger's startling comment makes Customs officers concerned that his life may be in danger.

#17 - Episode 13

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/24/2007

A phone call could change the fate of a passenger who is desperate to stay in Australia. Customs officers investigate a suspicious package from India. Unusual behaviour from a Chinese student in Melbourne attracts the attention of Customs.

#18 - Episode 19

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/5/2007

Immigration interviews a Phillippine tourist who has a stash of male student identity cards and some undeclared medication. In Brisbane, when a Lebanese passenger gets upset after Quarantine seizes some food that she has brought into the country as gifts for her family, her son in law makes a political issue out of it. In Sydney, a passenger returning from a round-the-world trip catches the attention of Customs officers.

#19 - Episode 07

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/13/2007

What is the Iranian from New Zealand doing in Australia? Newly wed musicians get questioned about their instruments. The postal team find something suspicious.

#20 - Episode 08

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/20/2007

Some clothing needs a closer look. Two Portuguese men are investigated regarding the nature of their visit. A German man has questions to answer about the contents of his luggage.

#21 - Episode 21

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/19/2007

Looks back at some memorable characters encountered by Customs, Immigration and Quarantine officers and their attempts to enter Australia.

#22 - Episode 22

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/26/2007

Customs officers are horrified by the mysterious contents of an unidentified bag. The Navy, Department of Fisheries and Customs combine in a big operation to stop illegal fishing boats poaching in Australia's rich northern waters. Customs officers find narcotics elaborately concealed inside two printer cartridges.