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The Traffickers Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

8 Episodes 2016 - 2016

Episode 1

The Dark Side of Adoption

Wed, Nov 16, 201643 mins

Nelufar Hedayat investigates how the West's desire to adopt internationally is driving demand for a supply of the world's poorest children. Genuine acts of kindness are corrupted by fraud, theft and deceit ultimately leading to child trafficking.

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Episode 2

Rhino Horns

Sun, Nov 13, 201643 mins

Nelufar Hedayat investigates the black market in rhino horns from Vietnamese dealers to South African smugglers. In the Kruger National Park she uncovers a secret war between gamekeepers and poachers and witnesses the tragic consequences for rhinos.

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Episode 3

Human Organs

Sun, Nov 20, 201643 mins

Nelufar Hedayat investigates the black market in trafficked human organs. She discovers how poverty drives together sellers from Bangladesh and wealthy kidney disease patients in a desperate embrace that defies easy moral judgements.

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Episode 4

Guns

Sun, Nov 27, 201643 mins

Trafficked US weapons are helping to incite violent crime in El Salvador and Guatemala: In an adrenaline-fueled ride through Central America's notorious ganglands, Nelufar Hedayat investigates how the guns get there, and who pays the ultimate price.

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Episode 5

Gold

Sun, Dec 4, 201643 mins

Nelufar Hedayat investigates the black market in trafficked human organs. She discovers how poverty drives together sellers from Bangladesh and wealthy kidney disease patients in a desperate embrace that defies easy moral judgements.

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Episode 6

Pangolin

Sun, Dec 11, 201643 mins

Nelafur investigates the rise of the Pangolin as a rare and expensive exotic food source.

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Episode 7

Sex

Sun, Dec 18, 201643 mins

Nelufar Hedayat investigates how the sex industry in Western Europe is fuelling a market for sex slaves. Vulnerable children in poor Eastern European countries are groomed for years, targeted by unscrupulous traffickers who reveal their methods.

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Episode 8

Fake Pharma

Sun, Dec 18, 201643 mins

Nelufar Hedayat investigates the fake pharmaceutical industry. It's so profitable criminal gangs are ditching cocaine and heroin for counterfeit medicine. Nelufar follows the fake pharma trail across West Africa to the source of the drugs in China.

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