The WORST episodes of Border Security: Australia's Front Line

Every episode of Border Security: Australia's Front Line ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Border Security: Australia's Front Line!

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.

Last Updated: 2/17/2026Network: SevenStatus: Continuing
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#1 - Episode 16

Season 14 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/15/2014

He can't explain what he's actually here to do. A swab test may hold the answer. This man is travelling on a French passport, but there is a problem. All the clues point to a serious case of deception. Officers act on a hunch that there are narcotics hidden in this luxury speed boat.

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#2 - Episode 13

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/18/2009

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#3 - Episode 14

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/22/2009

A strange bulge on a passenger's body raises suspicions; and there's a major problem with a shipment of cosmetics.

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#4 - Episode 15

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/25/2009

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#5 - Episode 17

Season 13 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/17/2013

A patrol boat is sent out to try and rescue a sinking vessel full of people. An unruly passenger has Customs wondering what might be the cause.

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#6 - Episode 9

Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/27/2014

A drug runner conceals his stash in the most unlikely of places. A heartbroken Frenchman has fallen for Australia, but for Immigration it's time to separate. Experienced officers are shocked by a disturbing item in the mail.

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#7 - Episode 10

Season 14 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/3/2014

A passenger discovered with clumps of human hair becomes hysterical after her luggage returns positive readings for drugs.

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#8 - Episode 11

Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/10/2014

A nervous passenger makes officers believe that he is carrying narcotics after he breaks out into a sweat. A traveller with a really bad criminal record tells immigration offers a surprising story.

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#9 - Episode 12

Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/17/2014

Customs officers believe that two men who have shown up separately could be connected somehow. An aggressive passenger becomes nasty forcing officers to take some dramatic action.

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#10 - Episode 13

Season 14 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/24/2014

This old-time drug smuggler confesses to his shady past. Can he now be trusted to cross Australia's border? A passenger is surprised that he has to follow Australian law. And officers believe a woman is returning home with a huge concealment.

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#11 - Episode 14

Season 14 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/1/2014

An immigration operation on a suburban home uncovers an underworld of illegal activity. The traces of an illicit substance off a smoking pipe could end the plans of an Italian backpacker. A woman returning from Lebanon may be carrying a deadly disease.

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#12 - Episode 15

Season 14 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/8/2014

An intensive search put a passenger on edge. This could be the reason why. He's refusing to admit his illegal past. A shocking discovery when this man reveals what he has hidden in his underpants.

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#13 - Episode 12

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/15/2009

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#14 - Episode 17

Season 14 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/22/2014

This nervous passenger may be hiding illegal contraband; he'll try anything to stop their search. A shipment of tennis rackets could serve up a big hit for officers. An amazing discovery proves that this man is lying, that brings a dramatic end to his deception.

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#15 - Episode 18

Season 14 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/5/2014

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#16 - Strong scent/Invisible couriers/Immigration mystery

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/21/2008

Customs detector dogs have picked up a strong scent; now officers are searching for answers. The invisible couriers; is the start of a very disturbing trend to get drugs across the border? And immigration officers go out of their way to uncover a mystery.

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#17 - Stashing in undies/Mystery friend/Expensive amplifier

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/28/2008

Customs catch this man stashing something in his undies. He claims a mystery friend will fund his trip, but officers are not convinced. And a discovery in customs makes this the world most expensive amplifier.

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#18 - Episode 13

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/5/2008

Why is this passenger avoiding a simple question? And what's his hurry? The tables are turned a doctor is examined by immigration. And its a very bad start to this passengers holiday.

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#19 - Episode 14

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/12/2008

Customs has suspicions about this backpacker, he'll need to answer some tough questions. Tempers are fraid in quarantine as an epic standoff drags on for hours. And this passenger says he's on a gambling holiday, but officers need to know the real reason he's here.

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#20 - Episode 15

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/19/2008

Why is this passenger avoiding a simple question? And whats his hurry? The tables are turned a doctor is examined by immigration. And its a very bad start to this passengers holiday.

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#21 - Episode 16

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/26/2008

In Melbourne officers find a passenger's small stash of ICE and hash. An elderly couple arriving home unwittingly import a deadly disease which could destroy a $6 billion dollar banana industry and a passenger with a ratty old passport is sent back to Immigration by Customs.

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#22 - Episode 17

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/1/2008

An artist arrives in the country with nothing to declare. However, on x-ray, Quarantine officers discover several organic masses within his luggage.

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#23 - Episode 18

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/8/2008

A man flying in from USA has caught the attention of Customs officers by behaving oddly at the primary line. He is brought in for a bag search.

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#24 - Episode 20

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/22/2008

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#25 - Special delivery, Small box - big problems

Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/20/2011

Officers suspect a passenger is here to make a special delivery to a mystery woman she met in a bar in Bali. Elsewhere, a man is enraged when his wife denies they have any relationship. Then, a simple box of food hides a very clever secret.