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.
#1 - Episode 6
Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/3/2016
A Malaysian man says he's here for a holiday but officers suspect he's here to work. Also, a shipment of water looks to be loaded with an illicit substance.
#2 - Episode 2
Season 20 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/24/2020
An American man makes a shocking confession in one of Borders most dramatic busts. A strange package from Russia is found to contain an extremely rare and unusual item.
#3 - Episode 1
Season 20 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2020
#4 - Suspicious Package/Stowaway/Shopping Spree
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/29/2004
The dog squad is sent in to identify the contents of a suspicious package, and a passenger returning from Southeast Asia appears to have picked up a stowaway.
#5 - Episode 12
Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/25/2016
A Vietnamese man causes concern when he claims he doesn't know what's in his bag. Officers fear the worst when an x-ray shows something suspicious. Officers find a deadly concealment in a kid's toy.
#6 - Episode 11
Season 16 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/28/2016
Officers spot a traveller behaving very strangely and he acts up when he's caught out breaking the law. Also, a US citizen is detained when officers suspect he's been working unlawfully in the country.
#7 - Episode 10
Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/21/2016
An English ex-con tries to hide his dangerous past and it could stop him from entering to meet his new born granddaughter
#8 - Episode 9
Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/14/2016
Officers are on high alert when an Italian man's luggage appears to have been tampered with and they suspect they're dealing with a drug courier.
#9 - Episode 8
Season 16 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/7/2016
Officers fear a cocaine user may be smuggling drugs in a dangerous place after his quick trip to South America.
#10 - Episode 7
Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/31/2016
Officers question an American woman when they suspect she's arrived to perform unlawful work in the sex trade. Also, a Chinese mother and son get caught red-handed with high-risk concealment.
#11 - Episode 4
Season 17 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2017
An unsuspecting elderly couple are found to be carrying a supply of something illegal and possibly deadly. Also, biosecurity catch a Vietnamese couple with a bag full of restricted items.
#12 - Episode 5
Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/31/2016
A passenger travelling with a snow board during summer has officers concerned he's got something hidden inside. Later, a Hong Kong fisherman is found to be carrying live bait.
#13 - Episode 4
Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/27/2016
High Traces of Methamphetamines are detected on an American woman's luggage and officers suspect a pregnant Japanese woman is trying to courier drugs.
#14 - Episode 3
Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2016
Officers must establish whether an Indonesian woman is lying or the victim of identity theft. Also, officers catch a Vietnamese student with a stash of seafood infested by exotic pests.
#15 - Episode 2
Season 16 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2016
An Asian woman stuns officers with her outrageous behaviour, shedding tears and throwing a tantrum. Also, traces of a date-rape drug are found on a Chinese man's luggage.
#16 - Episode 1
Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/17/2016
An American couple admit to using medicinal marijuana at home in California and officers suspect they may be trying to smuggle drugs into Australia.
#17 - Episode 14
Season 15 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/21/2015
Border Force officers are left in shock when inspecting the luggage of a Vietnamese woman suspected to be involved in drugs.
#18 - Episode 13
Season 15 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/14/2015
#19 - Episode 12
Season 15 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/7/2015
An Australian returns from a holiday in Thailand with an illegal concealment stuffed in his underpants.
#20 - Episode 20
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/22/2008
#21 - Episode 13
Season 17 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/30/2017
A group of travellers arrive with an unusual story. Biosecurity officers find a dangerous concealment but things get heated when they are caught red-handed.
#22 - Episode 2
Season 17 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2017
A nervous passenger draws the attention of border force, but a vile stench coming from gives the officers a whiff of fouls plans. A French tourist claims she has no plans to work, but she might be hiding an unlawful plan. A couple pretends they don't know what's in their bag, but their mom loses it when she tries to shift the blame.
#23 - Episode 1
Season 17 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2017
A Vietnamese student tells officers that someone else packed his suitcase, but border force will sniff anything he might be hiding. An Australian resident has some seriously leaky luggage. Biosecurity are not the only ones upset by what's inside. A cheeky Irish backpacker has taken up some inappropriate work, what officers find might wipe the smile off his face.
#24 - Episode 20
Season 17 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/18/2017
#25 - Nervous man From Columbia
Season 17 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/11/2017
A man arriving from Columbia appears extremely nervous and behaves erratically when his belongings are tested. The Border Force compliance team execute a pre-dawn raid in South Australia.