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 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2012
A Chinese student arrives in Sydney with 'performance enhancing' pills. A couple returning from America have many unusual presents, including bear and wolf skins, an alligator head, a viper head, and ornamental tomahawks. Immigration conduct a raid on a house where they believe a Thai woman is living illegally.
#2 - Episode 10
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/9/2013
A body search ends up revealing something hidden on a passenger. Immigration officers pull aside an Ecuadorian national travelling on a tourist visa attempting to entry the country.
#3 - Episode 9
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/12/2013
A Canadian woman is very excited to be here, but her mood quickly changes when officers check her bags. a Malaysian man is on a holiday visa, so how is working an option? Putting on a grumpy face isn't going to help this passenger.
#4 - Episode 8
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/5/2013
A body search ends up revealing something hidden on a passengerg. Iimmigration officers have stopped an Ecuadorian national travelling on a tourist visa. The man has been to Australia before but an anonymous tip off suggests that he's here for more than a holiday.
#5 - Episode 7
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2013
A man has just arrived in the country without any clothes in his bag and it could be the perfect hiding place for illegal items. After a group of men say they are only here to worship the gods at a temple but there's evidence they have other plans for their stay in the country.
#6 - Episode 6
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2013
A Canadian man is detected with some traces of drugs and his suspicious and nervous behaviour have officers on his case. A man from Ghana has shows up and officers need him to prove his relationship to an Australian is the real thing.
#7 - Episode 5
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2013
A woman suffers a meltdown after officers discover a big problem with her handbag. An elderly New Zealand man with a criminal record says he's turned over a new leaf but could his past could stop him from attending an important event.
#8 - Episode 4
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/2013
Officers discover some suspicious equipment hidden in the bags of a man who is travelling with his mother. An American woman says she is coming to Australia to tie up some loose ends of a failed relationship but when mystery man shows up to meet her at the airport he drops a bomb shell.
#9 - Episode 3
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/2013
Officers think that there are a few illegal stowaways hiding amongst a large tour group. There is a very shocking surprise in a shipment from Egypt.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Episode 11
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/2009
Why are drug detector dogs reacting to these two passengers? The discovery of an extremely expensive and highly prohibited item. This New Zealand passengers violent criminal past poses a threat.
#12 - Episode 6
Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2015
He's had a holiday with his mates in Bali and returned with a bag full of mischief. The fashion world is in for a shock with this incredible concealment. And the investigation which may prove this Irish backpacker is involved in a massive scam.
#13 - Episode 5
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/2010
A woman attempts to blough her way across the border, but officers will find all the answers they need. This is not the first time immigration has had a problem with this passenger. And a surprise find ends in tears.
#14 - Episode 3
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/28/2010
Three men arrive with clues in all their bags, it might prove one thing. A search ends with a dramatic walkout. And officers think this laptop hides evidence of a massive scam, but the passenger claims he is innocent.
#15 - Episode 5
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/4/2012
An Australian returns from Canada after being refused entry. He's wearing two pairs of trousers, doesn't know much about Canada, and he's carrying $3000US. A heavy-metal musician arrives from the US on a tourist visa, for an 18-date tour with his band.
#16 - Soccer Quarantine
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/9/2006
#17 - Smuggling Prescription Pills
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/2/2006
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - Episode 5
Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/27/2014
#21 - Episode 2
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/1/2015
Border Force investigate when it emerges that two young women have had their plane tickets paid for by someone they do not know.
#22 - Episode 18
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/2014
#23 - Episode 17
Season 10 - Episode 7 - 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.
#24 - Episode 10
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/3/2014
A passenger discovered with clumps of human hair becomes hysterical after her luggage returns positive readings for drugs.
#25 - Episode 9
Season 9 - Episode 19 - 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.