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The Best Episodes of Banged Up Abroad

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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.

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  1. 9.3/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Big Trouble in Tokyo

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    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.

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  2. 9.2/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Undercover Arms Dealer

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    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.

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  3. 9.0/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Dame of Cocaine

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    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.

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  4. 8.8/10(25 votes)

    #4 - Mexico/Mexican Cartel Hell

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    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.

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  5. 8.8/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Drug Runner Mom

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    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.

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  6. 8.7/10(56 votes)

    #6 - The Real Argo

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    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.

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  8. 8.7/10(26 votes)

    #7 - Dominican Republic/Caribbean Coke King

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    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.

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  9. 8.7/10(21 votes)

    #8 - Argentina/Narco Wine Bust

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    S12:E5

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

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  10. 8.7/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Love Behind Bars

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    S15:E4

    After smuggling drugs for eighteen months, Anelda Mare decides to quit, only to be told her parents will be killed unless she makes one last run.

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  11. 8.6/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Colombian Kidnap

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    S7:E8

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

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  12. 8.6/10(21 votes)

    #11 - Thailand/Bangkok Betrayal

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    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.

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  13. 8.6/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Peruvian Prison Break

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    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.

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  14. 8.6/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Declassified Mexican Cartel Takedown

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    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.

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  15. 8.5/10(37 votes)

    #14 - Sierra Leone/Jungle Siege

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    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.

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  16. 8.5/10(21 votes)

    #15 - Gadaffi's American Prisoner

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    S10:E5

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

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  17. 8.5/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Colombia/Jungle Crash

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    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.

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  18. 8.5/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Miami Mobster Take Down

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    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?

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  19. 8.4/10(129 votes)

    #18 - Son of Saddam

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    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.

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  20. 8.4/10(48 votes)

    #19 - Vietnam POWs: McCain and Brace

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    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.

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  21. 8.4/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Thai Prison Hell

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    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.

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  22. 8.3/10(47 votes)

    #21 - Raving Arizona

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    S9:E2

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

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  23. 8.3/10(15 votes)

    #22 - Narco at Nineteen

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    S11:E2

    In 2012 Simone Blignaut has a lucrative job working for one of Johannesburg’s biggest drug dealers, but when her boss entrusts her to fly to Bolivia and secure a major cocaine deal, the 19-year-old is in over her head.

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  24. 8.3/10(23 votes)

    #23 - Indian Hash Bust

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    S12:E9

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

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  25. 8.3/10(20 votes)

    #24 - Korean Ecstasy King

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    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.

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  26. 8.3/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Fighting Yaba

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    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Big Trouble in Tokyo" is the best rated episode of "Banged Up Abroad". It scored 9.3/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/2/2022. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Undercover Arms Dealer".