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The Best Episodes of The Traffickers Season 1

Every episode of The Traffickers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Traffickers Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The Traffickers Season 1

Enter the global black market with Nelufar Hedayat as she sets out to meet the people trafficking illegal goods and those trying to catch them.

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  1. 7.1/10(16 votes)

    #1 - Fake Pharma

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    S1:E8

    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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  2. 6.9/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Organs For Sale

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    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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  3. 6.8/10(18 votes)

    #3 - The $3000 Meal

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    S1:E6

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

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  4. 6.8/10(16 votes)

    #4 - The Girl in the Window

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    S1:E7

    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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  5. 6.5/10(15 votes)

    #5 - The Dark Side of Adoption

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    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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  6. 6.5/10(24 votes)

    #6 - Killed for a Horn

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    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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  8. 6.5/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Bloody Gold

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    S1:E5

    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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  9. 6.2/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Guns and Gangs

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    S1:E4

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Fake Pharma" is the best rated episode of "The Traffickers" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/18/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Organs For Sale".