Black Market: Dispatches
2016 · Documentary, Crime · 1 Season · 10 Episodes ·
In this global series presented by Michael K. Williams, we embed ourselves inside criminal enterprises to see how contraband moves across borders, and explore the politics behind a hidden economy nearly as big as the one you know.
Episodes
1. The Tunnels of GazaSuffering under economic blockade, Gazans use an illegal network of tunnels to smuggle in goods to survive. But the tunnels are under attack from Israel and Egypt.
2. Kamikaze Gas SmugglersTaking advantage of Venezuela's subsidized gas, Colombian smugglers known as kamikazes eek out a precarious living by smuggling this highly explosive commodity.
3. Dark WebA secret part of the Internet is revolutionizing drug dealing.
4. Syrian Refugee GirlsDesperate young women fleeing the Syrian war are being trafficked into the sex trade under the guise of religion.
5. Poaching PangolinThe world's most trafficked mammal may go extinct before most people know what it is.
6. Sugar BabiesA new kind of dating blurs the line between prostitution and romance.
7. Cheap WhitesWith their economy in shambles and a simmering war with Russia, Ukraine's citizens depend on smuggling contaminated, illegal cigarettes into the EU for survival.
8. Crime TowersScammers setup shop for their criminal enterprises inside London's public housing.
9. Vietnam's Transgender UndergroundIn Japan, young gangs look to break away from the older Yakuza through underground violence.
10. Underground FightingIn Japan, young gangs look to break away from the older Yakuza through underground violence.
