Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

Season 1

2024 · 10 episodes · 7h 39m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Assassins

   17 Jan 2024 · 45 min

   What drives a person to make a living out of killing? Mariana goes inside the dark world of contract killers.

2. 

   2. Sextortion

   24 Jan 2024 · 45 min

   Mariana investigates a new blackmail scam called "sextortion", in which compromising photos are used to extort victims and often leads to suicide.

3. 

   3. Body Parts

   31 Jan 2024 · 45 min

   Mariana exposes how black market operators are profiting from the sale of stolen human remains on secret marketplaces in the U.S. and beyond.

4. 

   4. Black Market Meds

   7 Feb 2024 · 45 min

   The high cost of prescription drugs has pushed millions of Americans to the black market — and into hands of criminal syndicates looking to cash in.

5. 

   5. Apes

   14 Feb 2024 · 45 min

   Mariana heads to the Congo to investigate the illegal trade in wild apes that have them on the brink of extinction.

6. 

   6. Migrant Smugglers

   21 Feb 2024 · 45 min

   Mariana heads to Mexico to investigate the billion-dollar business of people smuggling to the US — a system fueled by cartels and corruption.

7. 

   7. Hash Smugglers

   28 Feb 2024 · 45 min

   Mariana tracks the illicit path of hashish from Morocco into Europe — a world of shadowy dealers, lightning-fast smuggling boats and endless wealth.

8. 

   8. Illegal Gambling

   6 Mar 2024 · 45 min

   Mariana investigates a nefarious scam that tricks elderly Americans into becoming unwitting drug mules.

9. 

   9. The Drug Mule Scam

   13 Mar 2024 · 45 min

   Mariana investigates a nefarious scam that tricks elderly Americans into becoming unwitting drug mules.

10. 

    10. Caught in an African Coup

    20 Mar 2024 · 54 min

    Mariana's investigation into how gold mining is funding terrorism gets interrupted by a military coup that strands the team in Niger.