Border Control Türkiye — Season 1, Episode 17: Alcoholic Beverages, Cigarettes and handcrafted Porcelain

Episode synopsis

Customs officers uncover several suspicious shipments during routine inspections. In one case, they discover 400 cartons of tobacco products hidden inside passengers’ luggage after unusual density patterns detected within insulation materials trigger a closer examination. At the airport, a traveler attracts attention for carrying an unusually large quantity of handcrafted porcelain plates instead of personal belongings. Officers investigate whether she intended to evade import duties on the high-value tableware and later sell the goods. Meanwhile, at the port of the Turkish metropolis, a shipping container declared as carrying fruit juice and water is flagged as suspicious. X-ray images reveal irregularities, raising concerns that the container may be concealing smuggled goods.

About Border Control Türkiye

Elite teams battle smugglers at Turkey's land, air, and sea borders in a nonstop fight to protect national security.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Automobile Parts, Gold Bars
• E2Smuggled Cigarettes, Bird Trade, Lighter
• E3Raw Meat, Filling Materials, Prohibited Substance
• E4Drill Bits, Potatoes
• E5Cigarette Smuggling, Prohibited Plant
• E6Prohibited Substance, Currency Smuggling
• E7Medicines, Human Hair
• E8SIM Cards, Suspicious Automobile
• E9Gold Hidden Inside Walnuts, Illegal Migrant
• E10False Eyelashes, Motorcycle Spare Parts
• E11Prohibited Substance, Phone Cases
• E12Smuggled Alcohol, Crocodile Skin, Intestines