The BEST episodes of Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller season 5
Every episode of Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller season 5!
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#1 - Cartel USA
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/19/2025
A cartel murder in a small Georgia town launches Mariana's investigation into the true reach of Mexican organized crime in America. The results are shocking. From hundreds of small-town drug cells to high-level corruption, she exposes how cartels move drugs, launder billions, and even infiltrate law enforcement. It's a growing influence that's fueling violence and addiction across the country.
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#2 - Scam City
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/26/2025
Mariana heads for a lawless region in Southeast Asia to investigate a diabolical scamming operation. Criminal groups are luring workers from across the world with the promise of good jobs, only to hold them prisoner and force them to scam. It's part of a multibillion-dollar industry known as the “pig butchering” scam and countless Americans have fallen victim.
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#3 - The Tranq Dope Underground
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/2/2025
Mariana investigates a deadly new fentanyl cocktail called "tranq dope" that's devastating American users. She's spent her career covering the deadly waves of the country's opioid crisis, but she's never seen it this bad. Seeking answers, she heads to Sinaloa, the heart of Mexico's cartel land, to get answers, and makes a shocking discovery.
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#4 - Brides for Sale
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/9/2025
Mariana hears rumors that young women from Vietnam are being kidnapped and trafficked into China to be sold as unwilling brides. This begins a journey unlike any she's been on, as she's forced to navigate government minders, geopolitical tensions and shadowy criminal networks in a search for the truth. What she finds, with the help of a local reporter, is more shocking than she even imagined.
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#5 - Million Dollar Highway Heists
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/16/2025
Mariana investigates the explosive world of heists.
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