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 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.
#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 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
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - Episode 20
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/22/2008
#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 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - Episode 18
Season 14 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/5/2014
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - Episode 20
Season 17 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/18/2017
#23 - 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.
#24 - Episode 18
Season 17 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/4/2017
A woman arriving from Singapore refuses to open her suitcase when stopped by Border Force.
#25 - Episode 17
Season 17 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/27/2017
Border Force officers patrolling off the Kimberley coast encounter several vessels who may pose a threat.