Border Patrol - Series Eight, Episode One

This 2016 episode of Border Patrol makes for one wild ride, packing in snakes, drugs, fraud and illegal sex work— all in 22 minutes! At both Auckland and Queenstown International Airports, the stakes are high as the team uncover danger and deception. Perhaps most bizarrely, a baby grand piano sent from China is revealed to be constructed out of a Chinese flu remedy used to make meth. Other fascinating segments include fumigating an SUV to sedate a snake, identifying an international criminal at customs, and a security officer remaining calm in the face of some serious attitude. 

What I have to say is thank you for being honest but that wasn't very nice.

– Immigration officer Joyce responds to a Bulgarian admitting he 'skimmed' $7000 from an ATM machine in New Zealand

Key Cast & Crew

Tim Balme

Narrator

Richard Calder

Post-Production Director, Editor

Jani Alexander

Production Manager, Associate Producer

Reuben Pollock

Post-Production Director

Kate Peacocke

Producer, Post-Production Director

Nithya Ratnayake

Production Coordinator