Customs UK

20101 seriesEntertainment / Factual
Available on Sky Witness HD
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The water off the coast of the U.K. may look good but it also provides a gateway for people to use to smuggle illegal goods into the country. This documentary series profiles the officers who work to stop the smuggling. They patrol the borders, sometimes with the help of their dogs, preventing the importing of drugs and other illegal items.

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Episode 1Customs UK

Sniffer-dog Badger picks out a suspect suitcase at Gatwick and his handler finds nearly three kilos of cocaine hidden inside. (S1, ep 1)

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At Gatwick, the customs team catch a cocaine smuggler and he confesses that he's being met by an accomplice, so the officers lay a trap to catch him too. (S1, ep 2)

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The crew of the coastguard fast cutter searcher investigate mysterious pot-markers off the Cornish coast, which they suspect are being used by drugs smugglers. (S1, ep 3)

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In Bristol, customs officer Ann catches three passengers with 87 kilos of tobacco worth nearly £11,000, but tempers boil over when they claim it's all for their own consumption. (S1, ep 4)

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In Dover, a giant X-ray machine helps officers tackle industrial-scale smugglers hoping to hide amongst the thousands of trucks flooding through the port each day. (S1, ep 5)

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A tonne of cannabis concealed in a truck is discovered at Dover and an intimate search gets to the bottom of a suspected heroin smuggler at Gatwick. (S1, ep 6)

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