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BORDER SECURITY: Canada's Front Line
Phony tourists here to work, belligerent visitors smuggling contraband, toys packed with heroin, weapons disguised as cell phones: all are just another day at the office for the Canada Border Services Agency.
Every day, twenty thousand passengers request entry into Canada by way of Vancouver International Airport (YVR), and many more at land crossings in the Lower Mainland of BC. While most experience the usual uneasiness that comes with passing through immigration and customs, others have more legitimate reasons to feel nervous.
“Every passenger has a ‘story'...it's our job to dig deeper for the truth.” - Lori Miller, Border Services Officer.
Welcome to Border Security - a revealing look at life on the front lines of national security. Follow Canadian border services officers as they intercept suspicious characters and contraband from around the world in an effort to keep us safe, and our health, workforce, and ecosystem secure.
Force Four Entertainment has gained exclusive access into the highly classified world of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). In every episode of Border Security, cameras shadow CBSA officers as they interrogate suspicious passengers who may or may not be hiding something. Passengers react in a variety of unpredictable ways - they lie, argue, play the victim, plead ignorance and even threaten legal action. But they are no match for the investigative tactics of the CBSA officers. After all, the law is on their side.
And unfortunately for the passengers being questioned, so is technology. Throughout the episode, officers question, cross-examine, inspect, pat down, swab, search and x-ray suspects and their belongings, chipping away at the holes in their stories. For viewers, it's a wild, unpredictable ride as each passenger's secret is finally revealed.
Border Security is a dynamic documentary series that offers viewers a front row seat to high stakes, bizarre reveals, and comical conflicts that are part of everyday life for border security officers.
Border Security, a show that will make you think twice the next time you consider hiding anything in your luggage.
EPISODE GUIDE
Border Security: Border Security - 1001
-A Texan arrives with his hunting gear – and a trailer full of unusual trophies.
-Suitcases of undeclared food may cost three Chinese students a lot more than they're worth.
-An American marijuana user learns too late about Canadian drug laws.
-A criminal past threatens to keep an Australian tourist from the woman he loves.
Next Showing: Thursday 14 February 2013 at 6:30AM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Thursday 14 February 2013 at 10:30AM - National Geographic Channel
Thursday 14 February 2013 at 6:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1002
-A Dutch woman with a mountain of luggage claims she's only on a four-day holiday.
-A parcel from China contains a shocking surprise.
-A traveller returning from Iran has a lot more cash than he's declared.
-A weapon is found in the car of a man on probation for assault.
-Actor Corey Feldman defends his criminal record.
Next Showing: Monday 18 February 2013 at 11:30AM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Monday 18 February 2013 at 6:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Tuesday 19 February 2013 at 3:30AM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1003
-An angry businessman from China hides the real reason for his hostility.
-A box of ‘custom' wedding invitations has the makings of a different kind of party.
-A nervous English tourist catches the officers' attention.
-The detector dog sniffs out a truckload of trouble.
-Officers process some unusual Mexican migrants.
-A fake ID and a jar of marijuana disrupt the plans of an American woman.
Next Showing: Monday 18 February 2013 at 12:00PM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Monday 18 February 2013 at 7:00PM - National Geographic Channel
Tuesday 19 February 2013 at 4:00AM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1004
-An American oil rig worker gets drilled on his shady past.
-A man arrives from Hong Kong with a suitcase full of meat – and something much more dangerous.
-A British traveller with an expired work permit may not get to visit his girlfriend after all.
-A package of ‘cookbooks' contains an unwanted ingredient.
-Land border CCTV catches a sudden switcheroo, and puts a disqualified driver in the hot seat.
Next Showing: Monday 18 February 2013 at 12:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Monday 18 February 2013 at 7:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Tuesday 19 February 2013 at 4:30AM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1005
-An inebriated snowboarder causes trouble at the airport.
-Two mail centre packages add up to one deadly surprise.
-An American woman has a one-way ticket to meet her online boyfriend.
Next Showing: Monday 18 February 2013 at 1:00PM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Monday 18 February 2013 at 8:00PM - National Geographic Channel
Tuesday 19 February 2013 at 5:00AM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1006
-A drill-worker returning home from Japan with a bad temper and a foul mouth goes one step too far with officers.
-A California woman hides her “medicine” in her child's stroller.
Next Showing: Monday 18 February 2013 at 1:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Monday 18 February 2013 at 8:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Tuesday 19 February 2013 at 5:30AM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1007
-A Korean bride-to-be tries to enter Canada as a tourist.
-The Marine Enforcement Team tackles a massive Japanese freighter with an illegal passenger.
Next Showing: Monday 18 February 2013 at 4:00PM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Monday 18 February 2013 at 11:00PM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1008
-An injured American may be too ill to enter Canada.
-Officers suspect an I.T. consultant is arriving for more than just a holiday.
-A surfer returns from Southeast Asia with a suspicious souvenir.
Next Showing: Monday 18 February 2013 at 4:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Monday 18 February 2013 at 11:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1009
-The Inland Enforcement Team tracks down an alleged German sex offender.
-The detector dog proves that what smells in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas; and sniffs out trouble in an unclaimed suitcase from Dubai.
Next Showing: Monday 18 February 2013 at 5:00PM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Tuesday 19 February 2013 at 2:00AM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1010
-A Canadian wanted in Alberta is stopped en route to Ecuador.
-A parcel of baby food contains a formula for criminal charges.
Next Showing: Monday 18 February 2013 at 5:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Tuesday 19 February 2013 at 2:30AM - National Geographic Channel
Saturday 23 February 2013 at 10:00AM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1011
-A Russian dissident's complicated past raises too many questions.
-Officers wonder why a Korean tourist would bring his CV and school diplomas on a vacation.
Next Showing: Thursday 7 February 2013 at 6:00PM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Saturday 23 February 2013 at 10:30AM - National Geographic Channel
Saturday 23 February 2013 at 6:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1012
-The Inland Enforcement Unit tracks a pair of Honduran drug runners illegally in the country.
-An American tourist seems to have already put down roots in Canada.
Next Showing: Thursday 7 February 2013 at 6:30PM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Saturday 23 February 2013 at 11:00AM - National Geographic Channel
Saturday 23 February 2013 at 7:00PM - National Geographic Channel
Border Security: Border Security - 1013
-A young Asian woman with someone else's bag might be an unsuspecting drug courier.
-An Indian man's deception jeopardizes his visa.
-Two Canadians return from a concert in California with more than just the t-shirt.
Next Showing: Thursday 14 February 2013 at 6:00AM - National Geographic Channel
Repeats: Thursday 14 February 2013 at 10:00AM - National Geographic Channel
Thursday 14 February 2013 at 6:00PM - National Geographic Channel
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