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Banged Up Abroad: Season 1

4 episodes Premiered Mar 31, 2007 Updated Sep 30, 2026

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story)

Mar 31, 2007 · 45 min

Scott Campbell and Lucy Baker are British travellers arrested in Mexico.

S1·E2 Core

Australia (Mark's Story)

Apr 7, 2007 · 45 min

Mark Knowles is arrested in Sydney after attempting to smuggle cocaine from the U.S. to Australia.

S1·E3 Core

Venezuela/Margarita Island (Denis and Donald's Story)

Apr 14, 2007 · 45 min

Donald McNeil, a yachtsman, is arrested after being pressured to collect an enormous shipment of cocaine worth 30 million pounds (more than $43.2 million in U.S. dollars).

S1·E4 Mytharc

Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story)

Apr 21, 2007 · 45 min

Sandra Gregory is arrested in Thailand trying to smuggle heroin into Japan.