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Documentaries like To Catch a Smuggler

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The 3 reasons people love To Catch a Smuggler

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  1. You like seeing real customs officers at work.

  2. You like the tricks smugglers use to hide drugs.

  3. You like the moment a nervous passenger's bag gets opened.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Bus 1742002

    • seeing real customs officers at work
    • the moment a nervous passenger's bag gets opened

    Good for you if you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.

  • La Línea: Shadow of Narco2020

    • seeing real customs officers at work
    • the tricks smugglers use to hide drugs

    Good for you if you like hearing from the real officers and residents of La Línea.

  • Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?2020

    • seeing real customs officers at work

    Good for you if you follow real cases and the people caught up in them.

  • Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer2021

    • seeing real customs officers at work
    • the moment a nervous passenger's bag gets opened

    Good for you if you like a manhunt where the city waits for the next attack.

  • O.J.: Made in America2016

    • seeing real customs officers at work
    • the tricks smugglers use to hide drugs

    Good for you if you want to understand a trial through the city around it.

  • The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo2020

    • seeing real customs officers at work
    • the tricks smugglers use to hide drugs

    Good for you if you want the true story of Marisela Escobedo's fight for justice.

  • Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills1996

    • seeing real customs officers at work
    • the tricks smugglers use to hide drugs

    Good for you if you want the true story of the West Memphis Three, told as it unfolded.

  • Narcos2015

    • seeing real customs officers at work
    • the tricks smugglers use to hide drugs
    • the moment a nervous passenger's bag gets opened

    Good for you if you want the hunt for Pablo Escobar told through the American agents who were part of it.

  • Cartel Land2015

    • seeing real customs officers at work
    • the moment a nervous passenger's bag gets opened

    Good for you if you want to hear from people living with a cartel rather than a report about them.

  • Paradise Lost 2: Revelations2000

    • seeing real customs officers at work
    • the tricks smugglers use to hide drugs

    Good for you if you want to follow a real case that kept doubting its own verdict.

  • The Mole: Undercover in North Korea2020

    • seeing real customs officers at work
    • the moment a nervous passenger's bag gets opened

    Good for you if you like a real undercover operation where one slip could be fatal.

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