Border Security: Australia's Front Line
Synopsis
Border Security: Australia's Front Line is an Australian television program that airs on the Seven Network. The show follows the work of officers of Australian Customs and Border Protection, the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship as they enforce Australian customs, quarantine, immigration and finance laws.
Most of the programme is filmed at Sydney and Melbourne airports. Occasionally, the program features other locations such as Brisbane Airport, Perth Airport, seaports, international mail centres, raids on workplaces suspected of employing persons contrary to the restrictions of their visa or immigrant status and the work of Customs vessels and aircraft in the waters of Northern Australia.
Season 15 Episodes
EP 1
A couple from Vietnam come to claim a lost suitcase but what's hidden inside will change their lives forever; some suspicious-smelling parc…
EP 2
Border Force investigate when it emerges that two young women have had their plane tickets paid for by someone they do not know.
EP 3
Officers suspect a Brazilian man is lying to them, and the truth may lie in his bag; a Chinese student in a hurry attracts the attention of…
EP 4
Things go from bad to worse for a young man when drugs are found in his bag, and his fiancée is left further unimpressed by what is reveale…
EP 5
A woman shocks the team with an incredible revelation as her bags are searched when a drug detector dog raises the alarm; a nervous passeng…
EP 6
The contents of a young woman from China's suitcase could have catastrophic results for an entire industry; two brothers claiming to be tou…
EP 7
A nervous man claims he has arrived to visit his wife for their wedding anniversary, but what's in his luggage may spell the end of his tri…
EP 8
A man from Amsterdam says he is visiting for a holiday, but his suspicious travel itinerary through China and an empty suitcase seem to tel…
EP 9
When three visitors from Malaysia raise alarms as they cancel their accommodation just before their flight, their lies begin to unravel.
EP 10
Follows Australian Customs and Border Protection officers as they attempt to enforce the country's various quarantine, customs, immigration…
EP 11
Officers talk to an unemployed man who frequently travels business class, and his past raises even more questions; a passenger carries very…
EP 12
Officers find something on a Bulgarian visitor's phone that may end his holiday early; two fruit pickers from Tonga have failed to declare …
EP 13
Customs officers arrest someone wearing unusual jewellery; a woman says she's bringing snacks from Taiwan to her friends, but the customs o…
EP 14
An X-ray of a package at the mail centre causes panic, as the wildlife team scramble to open it before time runs out; two women travelling …
EP 15
At the International Mail Centre, hundreds of packages of illicit substances are stopped every week; drug detector dog Vulcan makes an incr…
EP 16
Two men attempt to avoid inspection of their suitcases; a couple from China do not want to pay the fine for all their prohibited food items.
EP 17
A backpack sent by mail catches the attention of officers when none of the declared items are anything like they should. Closer inspection …
EP 18
A martial artist says he purchased a bottle of cologne at a market in Thailand, but Border Force believes there is more to his story.
EP 19
A passenger returning from China has two extra passports in his bag; a container from Lebanon of household goods, furniture and food is hid…
EP 20
A passenger's suitcase with an unusual lining sets alarm bells ringing. When officers dig a little deeper they find out exactly what the ma…
EP 21
Explores areas strictly prohibited to the public and dives into the unusual daily lives of the men and women responsible for protecting the…
EP 22
Australian Border Force team up with Victoria Police in order to shut down an unsuspecting criminal syndicate, which are bringing in cigare…
