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To Catch a Smuggler: Season 10: South Pacific

10 episodes Premiered Nov 12, 2022 Updated Oct 26, 2026
Previously on To Catch a Smuggler

Season 10 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of To Catch a Smuggler Season 9.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 10 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 10: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (7): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S10·E1 Mytharc

Ecstasy Trip

Nov 12, 2022 · 22 min

Three young men are found with MDMA, a chartered flight of fishermen brings contraband, and a suspiciously strong smell stumps officials.

S10·E2 Core

Big Booze Bust

Nov 12, 2022 · 22 min

A booze smuggling scam is busted at the Ports of Auckland, a Kurdish New Zealander shares tales of high adventure, and a French woman loses her cool.

S10·E3 Core

Cocaine Cases

Nov 19, 2022 · 22 min

A Portuguese man is busted with cocaine, a Spanish film crew arrives with gear but claim they’re on vacation, and a Malaysian man tells a hefty story.

S10·E4 Core

Methamphetamine Makeover

Nov 19, 2022 · 22 min

A French Canadian with an illegal habit is stopped at the border; Customs nails a colorful package from Uganda; a Filipina woman has quite the story.

S10·E5 Core

Panda-monium

Nov 26, 2022 · 22 min

Customs stops some suspicious pandas, a passenger from Sydney courts trouble, and a Brazilian woman with vague plans is questioned by Immigration.

S10·E6 Core

Under the Wire

Nov 26, 2022 · 22 min

A Guangzhou man is upset after his cigarettes are confiscated; a high risk biosecurity item; a sketchy shipment of copper wire is intercepted.

S10·E7 Core

100-Million Dollar Meth Bust

Dec 3, 2022 · 22 min

$100 million worth of meth is found in fake shipping containers, suspected sex workers are stopped at the border, and illegal weapons are confiscated.

S10·E8 Core

Cocaine Cooler

Dec 3, 2022 · 22 min

Immigration catches a supposed fisherman; Customs intercepts a cooler packed with cocaine; a biosecurity dog sniffs out a suspicious package.

S10·E9 Mytharc

High Rollers

Dec 10, 2022 · 22 min

A Brazilian man smuggling drugs is stopped, a messy concealment at the International Mail Center, and a Malaysian man on the run from loan sharks.

S10·E10 Mytharc

Meth Games

Dec 10, 2022 · 22 min

A woman says she plans to visit a cathedral destroyed in an earthquake years before, illegal drugs hidden in games, a biosecurity hazard.

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