Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
A 360-degree view of the trafficking world from the point-of-view of the traffickers, law enforcement agents and those caught in the crossfire with access only National Geographic can provide.
Seasons
1. Scams
Air Date: 2020-12-02
Mariana dives into the world of international scamming to understand how it all works.
2. Fentanyl
Air Date: 2020-12-02
Mariana investigates fentanyl, a contributor to the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history.
3. Counterfeiting
Air Date: 2020-12-09
Mariana meets the craftsmen who make and sell the world's finest counterfeit U.S. dollars.
4. Steroids
Air Date: 2020-12-16
Mariana attempts to understand the vanity, insecurity and greed that drives steroid use.
5. Pimps
Air Date: 2020-12-23
Mariana sets out to understand the ugly business of illicit sex in America.
6. Cocaine
Air Date: 2020-12-30
Mariana retraces one of the world's most intractable smuggling routes, following cocaine's path around the world - from the Peruvian jungles, to the Colombian coastline, and to the streets of Miami.
7. Tigers
Air Date: 2021-01-06
Mariana van Zeller tackles the black market for tigers and tiger parts, so secretive and dangerous that few have attempted to uncover its ugly details.
8. Guns
Air Date: 2021-01-13
Mariana uncovers a supply chain of firearms being smuggled into the hands of drug cartels.
1. Black Market Surgery
Air Date: 2021-12-01
Mariana van Zeller investigates underground plastic surgery, from motel-room operations to a deadly revelation about Miami’s discount surgery centers.
2. Romance Scams
Air Date: 2021-12-08
Mariana meets the villains behind an exploding online romance scam.
3. Black Market Marijuana
Air Date: 2021-12-15
Mariana sets off on a wild journey through California’s black market for weed, which has mushroomed since marijuana legalization four years ago.
4. Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs
Air Date: 2021-12-22
Mariana van Zeller investigates outlaw motorcycle gangs known as 1% clubs, learning about the bonds of brotherhood that fuel these violent groups.
5. Meth
Air Date: 2021-12-29
Mariana van Zeller follows a meth superhighway from a cartel-run lab in Sinaloa across the border and into the lives of American users.
6. White Supremacy
Air Date: 2022-01-05
Mariana exposes a racist underground movement hellbent on a violent future.
7. Stolen Cars
Air Date: 2022-01-12
Mariana tracks a smuggling route of stolen cars from the U.S. to West Africa.
8. Cocaine Queens
Air Date: 2022-01-19
Mariana investigates a new breed of cocaine trafficker: lady bosses.
9. Amazon Mafia
Air Date: 2022-01-26
Mariana investigates the criminals destroying the Amazon rainforest.
10. Fish Pirates
Air Date: 2022-02-02
Mariana explores the billion-dollar underworld of illegal fishing.
1. Black Market Organs
Air Date: 2023-01-18
A look at the complex inner-workings of the global underworld, black and informal markets.
2. LSD
Air Date: 2023-01-25
Mariana goes in search of the elusive chemists who make the world's LSD.
3. Ghost Guns
Air Date: 2023-02-01
Mariana exposes the dangers of the growing and deadly ghost guns industry.
4. Terrorist Oil
Air Date: 2023-02-08
Mariana investigates how illicit oil is fueling terrorist groups worldwide.
5. MDMA
Air Date: 2023-02-15
An alarming message from her son's middle school about MDMA sparks van Zeller into high gear. She traces the supply chain of "the love drug" within the Los Angeles clubs back to its booming epicenter in the Netherlands, where a mob-infested underworld has recently murdered a well-known journalist.
6. Black Market Babies
Air Date: 2023-02-22
Mariana explores surrogacy's dark side; a babies-for-cash black market.
7. Cyber Pirates
Air Date: 2023-03-01
Mariana investigates the lucrative black market for private data.
8. Gangs
Air Date: 2023-03-08
Mariana journeys into gangland to understand the violence plaguing LA.
9. Crypto Scams
Air Date: 2023-03-15
Mariana embeds with crypto scammers who show her how they make millions.
10. Fight Clubs
Air Date: 2023-03-22
Mariana investigates the growing popularity of bare-knuckle fighting.
1. Cartel USA
Air Date: 2025-07-19
Mariana explores the growing influence of Mexican cartels in the U.S.
2. Scam City
Air Date: 2025-07-26
Mariana travels to Southeast Asia's epicenter of romance and investment scams, known as "pig butchering."
3. The Tranq Dope Underground
Air Date: 2025-08-02
Mariana investigates the mysterious next wave of America's opioid crisis.
4. Brides for Sale
Air Date: 2025-08-09
Mariana investigates the black-market trade in trafficked brides destined for China.
5. Million Dollar Highway Heists
Air Date: 2025-08-16
Mariana investigates the explosive world of heists.
6. Inside America's Militias
Air Date: 2025-08-23
Mariana investigates the growing influence of heavily armed militias.
7. The Great American Rehab Scam
Air Date: 2025-08-30
Mariana investigates the dark underworld of fraudulent addiction treatment programs.
8. Black Market Love
Air Date: 2025-09-06
Mariana investigates the global surge in anti-LGBTQ+ violence.
9. Underground Street Racing
Air Date: 2025-09-13
Mariana investigates the deadly world of illegal street racing.
10. Shark Hunters
Air Date: 2025-09-20
Mariana investigates the underground market for shark fins.
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Rating
8.4/10
Release Date
2020-12-02
Episodes
38 (4 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Muck Media
National Geographic