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The Best Episodes of Banged Up Abroad

Every episode of Banged Up Abroad ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Banged Up Abroad!

The Best Episodes of Banged Up Abroad

Documentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with intimate personal interviews and dramatic reenactments.
  1. Background image for Undercover Arms Dealer
    9.2/10(19 votes)

    #1 - Undercover Arms Dealer

    S13:E4

    When legitimate arms dealer Peter Bleach is asked to supply weapons for a suspected Indian terrorist cell, he agrees to go undercover for British Intelligence to capture the ringleader.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Dame of Cocaine
    9.1/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Dame of Cocaine

    S15:E10

    This is the true story of Andrea Mohr from Germany. She was involved in international drug smuggling and other criminal activities such as organized crime. She organized numerous drug trades around the world. She served a prison sentence from 1999 to 2004 in the high-security prison for women in Australia, in the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Big Trouble in Tokyo
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Big Trouble in Tokyo

    S15:E5

    Steven Beattie's Thai party lifestyle isn't cheap. He smuggles hash to fund it, but pays the ultimate price when he's locked up in Japan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Real Argo
    8.7/10(58 votes)

    #4 - The Real Argo

    S9:E6

    Hear the real story behind the Academy Award-winning movie 'Argo' from those who inspired it. Locked Up Abroad sits down with Antonio Mendez, the CIA officer portrayed by Ben Affleck, along with former hostages.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Argentina/Narco Wine Bust
    8.7/10(24 votes)

    #5 - Argentina/Narco Wine Bust

    S12:E5

    Champion skier Nick Brewer gets involved in a multi-million dollar cocaine empire in Argentina.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Colombian Kidnap
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Colombian Kidnap

    S7:E8

    Erez Eltawil and Reini Weigel are among eight backpackers who are snatched by guerrillas during a trek in remote northern Colombia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Dominican Republic/Caribbean Coke King
    8.6/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Dominican Republic/Caribbean Coke King

    S12:E3

    Unemployed Michael Singh tries cocaine smuggling to make money. But after 7 successful runs, Michael is caught and left to rot in a Dominican prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Mexico/Mexican Cartel Hell
    8.6/10(28 votes)

    #8 - Mexico/Mexican Cartel Hell

    S12:E4

    In Mexico, Carlos Quijas is falsely imprisoned and tortured for drug smuggling. Inside Mexico's most dangerous prison, he has to get tough to survive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Drug Runner Mom
    8.6/10(21 votes)

    #9 - Drug Runner Mom

    S13:E6

    Struggling single mom Melanie Di Egidio risks all in exchange for a quick buck, but when the plan goes wrong Melanie is busted with 6 kilos of heroin, caught up in a high-profile sting, and sent to a tough Ecuadorian prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Sierra Leone/Jungle Siege
    8.5/10(37 votes)

    #10 - Sierra Leone/Jungle Siege

    S4:E11

    During a U.N. peace mission, a minor incident sparks nationwide fighting, leading Major Phil Ashby to flee his disarmament camp and chance survival in a daring escape through the jungle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Thai Prison Hell
    8.5/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Thai Prison Hell

    S10:E2

    In 1993, 25-year-old Australian Martin Garnett is already earning good money at a luxury car dealership in Sydney, but he's hungry for more. He is caught smuggling 4.7 kilos of heroin into Bangkok and is set to become Australia's longest serving prisoner overseas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Gadaffi's American Prisoner
    8.5/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Gadaffi's American Prisoner

    S10:E5

    Captured by Gaddafi's men while fighting with rebels in Libya, Baltimore-born Matthew VanDyke spent nearly six months in solitary confinement.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Thailand/Bangkok Betrayal
    8.5/10(23 votes)

    #13 - Thailand/Bangkok Betrayal

    S12:E6

    Hip hop dancer LaTasha thinks she's been offered the opportunity of a lifetime, but opportunity turns to nightmare when she finds herself locked up and pregnant in a Thai jail, having been fooled into smuggling heroin by a man she thought she loved.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Peruvian Prison Break
    8.5/10(22 votes)

    #14 - Peruvian Prison Break

    S13:E9

    A wild-living exotic dancer leaves the club scene of Florida to make a dangerous journey into Peru’s drugs underworld, culminating in an insane prison escape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Miami Mobster Take Down
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Miami Mobster Take Down

    S13:E10

    Miami mobster Tony Galeota is locked up in Panama after being framed for drug dealing and human trafficking. Can he prove his innocence and escape?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Declassified Mexican Cartel Takedown
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Declassified Mexican Cartel Takedown

    S14:E1

    When a DEA Agent goes after a notorious cartel boss, he gets sucked into a treacherous world where a fatal mistake destroys his life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Fighting Yaba
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #17 - Fighting Yaba

    S15:E8

    This installment details the true story of Boxing Billy Moore's struggle to survive inside Klong Prem Prison, the notorious "Bangkok Hilton". Billy Moore traveled to Thailand to escape a life of drug addiction and alcoholism. He managed to overcome his inner demons for awhile, but eventually relapsed after trying yaba, which is a highly addictive form of methamphetamine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Son of Saddam
    8.4/10(129 votes)

    #18 - Son of Saddam

    S7:E10

    Iraqi soldier Latif Yahia describes how he was summoned to Saddam Hussein's palace and forced to become the body double of the dictator's eldest and most notorious son, Uday.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Vietnam POWs: McCain and Brace
    8.4/10(49 votes)

    #19 - Vietnam POWs: McCain and Brace

    S9:E1

    As the longest POW in Vietnam, Ernie Brace likely endured more than any other POW during the war. After years in the jungle, he went to the infamous 'Hanoi Hilton' prison and heard an American voice: Lt. Cmdr. John McCain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Raving Arizona
    8.3/10(47 votes)

    #20 - Raving Arizona

    S9:E2

    Shaun Attwood left England to be a stockbroker in America and finds himself dealing ecstasy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Colombia/Jungle Crash
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Colombia/Jungle Crash

    S12:E7

    On a mission to find drug labs in the Colombian jungle, Keith Stansell crashes. He's kidnapped by FARC guerrillas and held hostage for over five years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Indian Hash Bust
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    #22 - Indian Hash Bust

    S12:E9

    Mark joins an ashram looking for enlightenment, but he finds himself locked up in India.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Korean Ecstasy King
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #23 - Korean Ecstasy King

    S13:E2

    In South Korea, English teacher Jesse Moskel becomes the kingpin of a huge MDMA smuggling operation - and one of Southeast Asia's most wanted men.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Indonesia/Busted In Bali
    8.2/10(41 votes)

    #24 - Indonesia/Busted In Bali

    S4:E5

    A random encounter with a family friend at the Bali airport was all it took to land Chris Parnell in jail and arrested on charges of smuggling 12 kilos of hashish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Black Palace of Horrors
    8.2/10(44 votes)

    #25 - Black Palace of Horrors

    S7:E5

    Dwight Worker is busted in Mexico for smuggling coke and attempts a daring escape from one of the country's most notorious prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Undercover Arms Dealer" is the best rated episode of "Banged Up Abroad". It scored 9.2/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/22/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dame of Cocaine".