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The Traffickers

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Enter the global black market with Nelufar Hedayat as she sets out to meet the people trafficking illegal goods and those trying to catch them.

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13th November 2016 - 18th December 2016
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Nelufar Hedayat
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The Dark Side of Adoption
13th November 2016

Episode 1

Nelufar Hedayat investigates how the West's desire to adopt internationally is driving demand for a supply of the world's poorest children. Genuine acts of kindness are corrupted by fraud, theft and deceit ultimately leading to child trafficking.

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Killed for a Horn
13th November 2016

Episode 2

Nelufar Hedayat investigates the black market in rhino horns from Vietnamese dealers to South African smugglers. In the Kruger National Park she uncovers a secret war between gamekeepers and poachers and witnesses the tragic consequences for rhinos.

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Organs For Sale
20th November 2016

Episode 3

Nelufar Hedayat investigates the black market in trafficked human organs. She discovers how poverty drives together sellers from Bangladesh and wealthy kidney disease patients in a desperate embrace that defies easy moral judgements.

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Guns and Gangs
27th November 2016

Episode 4

Trafficked US weapons are helping to incite violent crime in El Salvador and Guatemala: In an adrenaline-fueled ride through Central America's notorious ganglands, Nelufar Hedayat investigates how the guns get there, and who pays the ultimate price.

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Bloody Gold
4th December 2016

Episode 5

Nelufar Hedayat investigates the black market in trafficked human organs. She discovers how poverty drives together sellers from Bangladesh and wealthy kidney disease patients in a desperate embrace that defies easy moral judgements.

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The $3000 Meal
11th December 2016

Episode 6

Nelafur investigates the rise of the Pangolin as a rare and expensive exotic food source

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The Girl in the Window
18th December 2016

Episode 7

Nelufar Hedayat investigates how the sex industry in Western Europe is fuelling a market for sex slaves. Vulnerable children in poor Eastern European countries are groomed for years, targeted by unscrupulous traffickers who reveal their methods.

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Fake Pharma
18th December 2016

Episode 8

Nelufar Hedayat investigates the fake pharmaceutical industry. It's so profitable criminal gangs are ditching cocaine and heroin for counterfeit medicine. Nelufar follows the fake pharma trail across West Africa to the source of the drugs in China.

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