Original title
Border Patrol
Released
5/5/2002
Origin country
NZ
Genre
Documentary, Reality
Production companies
Greenstone TV
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
14
Number of episodes
55
Border Patrol is a New Zealand reality television series, focusing on the Customs, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the New Zealand Immigration Service. It is narrated by Tim Balme. They are checking through packages, travelers and goods to find if they try to smugle prohibited or undeclared goods. They have trained staff, dogs and technology to find this out.
A drug smuggler lands at Auckland Airport; officers are kept busy with questionable sausages; and a man with a shady past tries to enter New Zealand.
Inspectors have a field day checking through relics entering New Zealand.
An Argentinean with last minute plans is questioned by Customs officers; a drug dog in Queenstown is right on the money; and a suspicious shipment shows all the signs of containing narcotics
A man with a fake passport tries to get the better of Customs officers; a first time traveller to New Zealand could be heading straight back home; and an exotic shipment causes problems.
Hector comes to NZ to meet more Latin people; A forgotten orange costs a traveler $400; and Titan sniffs out packages like a champ.
A man with a mountain of cigarettes is caught out by customs; there's an exotic arrival at the ports; and drug smugglers use an inventive way to try and get drugs into the country.
A passenger with a stolen ID feels the long arm of the law; a colourful character lands at Queenstown Airport; and LED lights raise suspicion in Auckland.
A Romanian couple are tripped up on the finer details of their plans.
Two passengers planning a one-day stay have suitcases filled with souvenirs; a tricky passenger gives Customs officers a hard time; and dead coral is found in a passenger's bag.
Two suspected fraudsters land into the country; a backpacker's worst nightmares come true; and MPI deal with a rogue cockroach and a crocodile at Auckland International Airport.
Customs put Operation Bread to the test to see how the recently trained cash detecting dogs fare, and an oversized package from South Africa must be checked for endangered species.
Caught at the border, a drug smuggler with a large package of the drug P; a fish smuggler with dripping wet pockets; and an unemployed woman's money making scheme goes wrong.
A Tongan man who arrives from the US with a large quantity of undeclared perfume bottles runs into trouble over Intellectual property rights.
Customs cash dog Roxy pulls aside a tour group who she detects are carrying large sums of cash; and some Aussie promo girls arrive in Queenstown with containers full of unidentified white powders.
Large hauls of high risk foodstuffs are located on regatta of Tall Ships at Opua wharf, and cash dog Roxy strikes again.
A Brazilian man caught at the border with drugs in his undies, illegal weapons are stopped at both the airport and the mail centre, and containers of Formula One cars need to pass biosecurity checks.
A Chinese tourist expounds her views on New Zealand after being caught bringing in a biosecurity threat, and 18 race horses are unloaded on the Tarmac and checked for equine viruses.
A couple of Russian working girls try to talk their way across the Border; and it's all hands on deck when a slippery visitor arrives at the Port. Catch all the action from the frontline
An exotic eastern luxury, which also happens to be a serious biosecurity risk, is stopped at the border. Plus, a cannabis crusader's plans go up in smoke at Queenstown Airport.
Customs staff at Auckland International Airport deal with multiple passports and multiple identities, and a Canadian drug addict arrives with withdrawals and her own mini pharmacy.
A Californian woman arrives with a bizarre backstory straight off a Hollywood script writer's keyboard. Plus, a Tongan man arrives with a quantity of tobacco 600 times over the limit of duty free threshold.
An American traveller who fails to realise that his medicinal cannabis prescription isn't valid outside of the US is stopped at the border.
A barista arriving from Hong Kong with very suspicious plans is sniffed out by a Customs drug dog, and high-risk plant material at the International mail centre poses a biosecurity risk.
A convicted sex offender tries to talk his way over the border. Plus, Immigration New Zealand have concerns about a Korean woman who's arrived with a full portfolio of how to sell herself.
A self declared marijuana farmer runs into trouble at the border, a boxed up lion requires extensive checks at the International mail center and a Brazilian busker breaches regulations in the Customs controlled area.
A young Brazilian woman finds herself and her bag full of tricks in the Customs red zone, and a plane load of Ukrainian Fishermen are checked at the border.
A Canadian woman attempts to smuggle a live cat across the border, a Dutchman is caught with a serious quantity of Cocaine and a consignment of vehicles are checked at Hampton Downs motorsport park.
A Mexican chef s phone messages give his dealings away, a Chinese businessman with truth issues and a couple Kiwis return home with some questionable trophies.
A bible containing more than the word of God is found by Customs in Christchurch, a tour guide shows border staff around his makeshift tobacco importing ring in Queenstown.
A playful French Doctor tries it on at the border in Queenstown and lethal weapons at Christchurch Airport.
Cocaine users open up about their drug use at the border, a suspicious bottle of detergent at the International mail centre and some high-risk visitors fly into Queenstown.
Travellers with no idea of New Zealand s drug laws, a South African woman claiming a long distance love affair, and highly questionable security cameras carrying more than lenses and circuitry.
An Aussie with a shady past turns up in the Customs Red Zone and a couple of Kiwi Frisbee golf champs return home.
In this episode, customs and Immigration stop a man wanted by Fijian Police, a colourful Kiwi arrives home with gold, silver and diamonds and a fight against organised crime at the Ports.
In this episode, an American builder seems to think visiting the Customs red zone is a joke, a very sneaky concealment inside lithium batteries, and some serious biosecurity breaches at the border.
New Season. Tonight, three Israeli men are found with large quantities of MDMA, some Ukrainian fishermen bring enough booze to sink their ship, and there's a strong smell at Queenstown Airport.
Tonight, a booze smuggling scam is busted at the Ports of Auckland, a Kurdish Kiwi shares tales of his high adventures in high risk countries, and a Frenchwoman goes ballistic at Immigration.
Busted at Auckland Airport, a Portuguese man travelling from Chile with a large quantity of Cocaine and a Spanish film crew arrive in Queenstown with a ton of gear but claim they're here of a holiday.
At Christchurch Airport a French Canadian with an illegal habit is stopped at the Border, Customs staff nail a colourful parcel from Uganda and a Filipino woman with some tall stories is questioned.
Customs stop some highly suspect Pandas at the border, a passenger off a flight from Sydney with a nose for trouble and a young Brazilian woman is questioned by Immigration.
A man from Guangzhou gets feisty when Customs catch him with more cigarettes than the Marlboro Man and a dodgy consignment of copper wire is intercepted Customs Air Cargo inspections facility.
In Christchurch a couple of suspected sex workers from Hong Kong are stopped at the border, illegal weapons stopped at the International mail centre and MI stop a repeat offender at the border.
Immigration catch a so called fisherman hook, line and sinker, Christchurch Customs are on high alert, and a MPI biosecurity dog sniffs out a suspicious package on the mail belt.
Questions are asked when a Hong Kong woman arrives in Christchurch saying she's here to visit a building that was destroyed in the 2011 earthquake. Plus, a package breaches biosecurity regulations.
Stopped at Auckland Airport a Brazilian drug mule, a messy concealment at the International Mail Centre and a Malaysian man on the run from loan sharks.
A lovesick Lithuanian begs for mercy, Customs find enough cigarettes to sink a ship at Christchurch airport, and Biosecurity deal with a sneaky pest trying to hitchhike into the country.
A Nigerian national kicks-off with Border agencies, Customs deal with a fishy parcel from Africa, and Immigration talk to a tricky DJ trying to work without a visa.
A British national plans his very own Brexit; a package of happiness arrives at the mail centre; and Customs and Police go on a boat-hunt in the Bay of Islands.
An American woman attempts to smuggle a live cat across the border, and Customs find a soft toy stuffed with more than just stuffing!
Immigration deal with a Singaporean national who claims to be rendezvousing with a mystery man, and a flood in the biosecurity zone shuts down Auckland Airport!
A Brazilian man with a large quantity of cocaine hidden inside his suitcase, a woman loses her cool with Biosecurity and what is one wife trying to cover up for her husband?
A Brazilian traveller ends up in bags of trouble at Auckland International Airport, and the biosecurity team in Dunedin deals with Navy, the sailing cat.
Immigration deal with a Chinese national who has a fake passport, and Customs find a large quantity of meth hidden in household items.
A Greek man turns up at Auckland Airport with no money but plenty of history, and Customs find jeans with more than dodgy labels to hide.
Customs deal with a Lithuanian man who has very questionable holiday plans and a risky item lands at the International Mail Centre.
Tonight: a booze smuggling scam is busted at the Ports of Auckland; a Kurdish Kiwi shares tales of his high adventures in high risk countries; and a Frenchwoman goes ballistic at Immigration.
Biosecurity officer Jade finds an expensive exercise in witchcraft, while Customs officers shed light on some suspicious lampshades.
Immigration uncovers an attempt to establish a dangerous and illegal business in New Zealand. Plus, Customs comes across the latest scam to try and breach the border with class B drugs.
Customs officers uncover a drug concealment and Biosecurity New Zealand finds a Pandora's box of problems in a spiritual healer's luggage.
A woman is caught body packing highly illegal items on her person, Immigration rumbles a marriage of inconvenience, and New Zealand's most unwanted gets stopped at the border by Biosecurity.
Rare artefacts from Canada are in the Biosecurity spotlight, two travellers try to bamboozle Immigration, and there is a sticky story for Customs officer Rory.
An irate tourist brings more than a toilet bag and flip flops into New Zealand, and Biosecurity officer Renee uncovers some unwelcome hitchhikers in a house lot of belongings sent down under by a relocating family.
A family of foodies cook up a storm of trouble at Biosecurity New Zealand, and Customs officer Hayden checks out the contents of a dubious Christmas gift sent from the US.
We get an exclusive look inside one of New Zealand's biggest ever drug busts. Plus, an actress has an important audition with Customs and Immigration, and a drug concealment with a difference is uncovered.
At Auckland Airport, Biosecurity catch a woman body-packing highly illegal items, Immigration rumbles a marriage of inconvenience, and NZ’s most unwanted gets stopped at the border.
Filmed prior to COVID-19. | Biosecurity New Zealand finds a hidden haul. Plus, Customs finds a picture worth a thousand words – and tens of thousands of dollars.
In denial or being duped? Customs stop a woman who doesn’t believe she’s in the wrong, but her suitcase full of cocaine says otherwise.
Customs and Immigration team-up to talk to a man from Latvia, who has plans to start a new country. Meanwhile, travellers from Malaysia turn up with enough fruit to fill a fridge.
Immigration officers interview a man matching the profile of a suspected drug smuggler, and it’s ‘Goodbye Pork Pie’ at Biosecurity NZ.
A Customs investigation stops a massive cigarette-smuggling ring dead in its tracks, a woman arriving from Brazil has a ‘ticket to nowhere’ and Biosecurity intercept a man with ants in his pants.
A businessman from Pakistan keeps his visa history under wraps while an American Kiwi lands with a passport that says he’s 6 feet under.
A mysterious vial of liquid puts Customs on high alert; Immigration officers play a confusing game of “he said, she said” with a traveller from Columbia.
A New Zealand national loses her cool over a permit for her favourite ginseng, an itinerary raises red flags at Immigration and Customs officers find MDMA hidden inside art supplies from France.
Friendly or phoney? Customs uncover suspicious paperwork in the luggage of a New Zealand resident. A traveller from China tries to convince Immigration that she’s a genuine tourist.
A returning New Zealand traveller experiences phone search fury in Customs red zone. Immigration turns up a problematic past with a US visitor.
A Chilean visa runner tries to dash across the ditch and Customs uncover a crafty concealment inside a wooden pallet. Immigration checks a Romanian’s hacker career is legit.
In denial or being duped? Customs stop a woman who doesn’t believe she’s in the wrong, but her suitcase full of cocaine says otherwise.
Immigration talks with a tourist who’s here to see the Queens of Queenstown; Customs uncover a mountain of tobacco concealed in a passenger’s suitcase and Biosecurity inspects a very hairy souvenir.
Biosecurity uncovers a grizzly treat. Immigration talks to a visitor who's itinerary has holes big enough to drive a truck through and Customs unbox some clocks ticking with drugs.
Customs find cocaine in a traveller's check-in and carry-on; Biosecurity stops a cursed consignment and Immigration deals with a passenger who has a serious case of interview induced amnesia.
Immigration speaks to a traveller suspected of planning more than a holiday; sparks fly at Customs as officers crack open a drug concealment, and DOC inspects an unpermitted puma skin.
Customs deal with a man who's hidden cash on his body, Immigration thwarts a tourist's plan to pick up work in the adult industry and a Biosecurity beagle's fast work finds forbidden fruit.
Customs and the NZ Navy work to inspect a ship from South America; Immigration speaks to a man about some perplexing paperwork and Customs catch a cosmetic concealment of cocaine.
Customs investigate two suspected overseas sex workers, a traveller tries to convince Immigration they're a genuine tourist and Biosecurity deals with a full-on feast of foodstuffs.
Immigration interviews an overseas worker on a work visa who doesn't want to work, Biosecurity inspects a treasure trove of taxidermy and Custom's 3D x-ray technology exposes a concealment of meth.
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