Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller — Season 1
About this season
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.
Episodes (8)
1. Scams
3.0Aired 2 December 2020 • 48 min
Mariana dives into the world of international scamming to understand how it all works.
2. Fentanyl
3.0Aired 2 December 2020 • 48 min
Mariana investigates fentanyl, a contributor to the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history.
3. Counterfeiting
4.0Aired 9 December 2020 • 48 min
Mariana meets the craftsmen who make and sell the world's finest counterfeit U.S. dollars.
4. Steroids
Aired 16 December 2020 • 48 min
Mariana attempts to understand the vanity, insecurity and greed that drives steroid use.
5. Pimps
Aired 23 December 2020 • 48 min
Mariana sets out to understand the ugly business of illicit sex in America.
6. Cocaine
Aired 30 December 2020 • 48 min
Mariana retraces one of the world's most intractable smuggling routes, following cocaine's path around the world - from the Peruvian jungles, to the Colombian coastline, and to the streets of Miami.
7. Tigers
Aired 6 January 2021 • 48 min
Mariana van Zeller tackles the black market for tigers and tiger parts, so secretive and dangerous that few have attempted to uncover its ugly details.
8. Guns
9.0Aired 13 January 2021 • 89 min
Mariana uncovers a supply chain of firearms being smuggled into the hands of drug cartels.