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

#1 - Episode 18

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

#2 - 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.

#3 - 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.

#4 - 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.

#5 - 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.

#6 - 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.

#7 - 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.

#8 - Episode 18

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

#9 - 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.

#10 - 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.

#11 - 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.

#12 - 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.

#13 - 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.

#14 - 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.

#15 - Episode 17

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

#16 - 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.

#17 - Episode 20

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

#18 - 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.

#19 - 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.

#20 - 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.

#21 - 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

#22 - 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.

#23 - Episode 1

Season 20 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2020

#24 - 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.

#25 - 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.