The BEST episodes of Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller season 1

Every episode of Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller season 1!

A 360-degree view of the trafficking world from the point-of-view of the traffickers, law enforcement agents and those caught in the crossfire with access only National Geographic can provide.

Last Updated: 6/13/2025Network: National GeographicStatus: Continuing

7.78

68 votes

#1 - Guns

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2021

Mariana uncovers a supply chain of American firearms being smuggled into the hands of drug cartels, fueling record levels of gun violence in Mexico.

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7.55

76 votes

#2 - Steroids

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/2020

Mariana attempts to understand the vanity, insecurity and greed that’s driving the unregulated, billion-dollar black market in body-enhancing drugs.

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7.45

113 votes

#3 - Fentanyl

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/2/2020

Mariana goes in search of the new bosses, new routes, new risks and the American communities paying the price for fentanyl’s next wave.

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7.41

98 votes

#4 - Counterfeiting

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/9/2020

Mariana journeys deep inside the Peruvian underworld to meet the gangster craftsmen who make and sell the world’s finest counterfeit U.S. dollars.

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7.38

72 votes

#5 - Cocaine

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/30/2020

Mariana retraces one of the world’s most intractable smuggling routes, following cocaine’s path around the world.

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7.35

57 votes

#6 - Tigers

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/6/2021

Mariana tackles the black market for tigers and tiger parts, so secretive and dangerous that few have attempted to uncover its ugly details.

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7.34

79 votes

#7 - Pimps

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/2020

Mariana embeds with pimps, victims, undercover cops and private investigators to understand the ugly business of illicit sex in America.

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7.30

127 votes

#8 - Scams

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/2/2020

Mariana dives into the world of international scamming to understand how it all works and meet the outlaws at the heart of this booming industry.

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