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All Episodes of Stop! Border Control: Cuba

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For the first time, an international film crew captures the round-the-clock action at Havana’s José Martí International Airport. Cuba’s elite security forces battle drug traffickers, arms smugglers, money launderers, and forgers to protect the nation’s

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Season 1

  • A pile of cash
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    A pile of cash

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/20/2025

    A Colombian passenger struggles to answer simple, routine questions, but the X-rays leave him embarrassed and speechless. Two Cuban women bring a large sum of money into Miami, which not only constitutes a customs violation but also requires an explanation if they don't want to be charged with a possible crime.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Messenger of the Gods
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    The Messenger of the Gods

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2025

    A young man is transporting a religious sculpture among his belongings, unaware that he is carrying it. An X-ray reveals, however, that something is hidden inside. Later, two friends arrive for a holiday, but instead of a swimsuit, they find documents in their luggage that raise serious doubts about their intentions and identities.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A clever hiding place
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    A clever hiding place

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2025

    A woman attracts the attention of the authorities after they X-ray two boxes of household appliances that contain something unusual. Later, the immigration authorities have to deal with the case of a young Egyptian man who, the day after his arrival, desperately tries to catch a flight to Nicaragua and begs not to be sent back to his country.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Chocolate surprise
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    Chocolate surprise

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/21/2025

    A young Colombian student returns from visiting his family with bulky luggage and two tins of chocolate powder, which conceal something else entirely. At immigration, two friends from Angola arrive, planning a holiday, but one of them has information on his phone that could change his plans.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Not just clean, but illegal
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    Not just clean, but illegal

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/21/2025

    A passenger brings liquid soap in capsules on request, but cannot wash his hands if the contents are illegal. A man from Angola wants to continue his journey to Panama. However, in addition to problems with his visa, the authorities also have doubts about the true purpose of his trip.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Foreign customs
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    Foreign customs

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2025

    A young Bolivian man arrives in Cuba intending to stay for a month. However, he has brought with him a tradition that the authorities might consider illegal. Meanwhile, immigration officials receive a Russian passenger with a violent past. But his problem is compounded when he presents a dubious passport.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Marijuana in capsules
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    Marijuana in capsules

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/22/2025

    A student is having trouble entering the country because electronic cigarettes are banned. However, the situation becomes even more complicated when cigarette remnants are found, the ingredients of which could jeopardize his education or freedom. Furthermore, the painful life story of a man deeply affects the immigration officials.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Financial flight or fear of women?
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    Financial flight or fear of women?

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/22/2025

    A passenger returns to Cuba from Mexico with bulky luggage and finds some containers there that could get her into trouble. Later, a Jordanian citizen tries to conceal some details of his life in order to enter the country, and finally, a man regrets bringing his brother the wrong gift.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown