Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
Season 5
Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller's fifth season explores new and expanding underworlds, including Mexican cartels in the U.S., the scam industry in Southeast Asia, the next wave of the opioid crisis, a black market for brides, armored car heists, and the rising influence of American militias. The season emphasizes the interconnected nature of these illegal markets and how they are increasingly rooted in desperation and exploitation, affecting everyone in society.
Where to Watch Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller • Season 5
10 Episodes
- Cartel USA
E1Cartel USAA cartel murder in a small Georgia town launches Mariana's investigation into the true reach of Mexican organized crime in America. The results are shocking. From hundreds of small-town drug cells to high-level corruption, she exposes how cartels move drugs, launder billions, and even infiltrate law enforcement. It's a growing influence that's fueling violence and addiction across the country. - Scam City
E2Scam CityMariana heads for a lawless region in Southeast Asia to investigate a diabolical scamming operation. Criminal groups are luring workers from across the world with the promise of good jobs, only to hold them prisoner and force them to scam. It's part of a multibillion-dollar industry known as the “pig butchering” scam and countless Americans have fallen victim. - The Tranq Dope Underground
E3The Tranq Dope UndergroundMariana investigates a deadly new fentanyl cocktail called "tranq dope" that's devastating American users. She's spent her career covering the deadly waves of the country's opioid crisis, but she's never seen it this bad. Seeking answers, she heads to Sinaloa, the heart of Mexico's cartel land, to get answers, and makes a shocking discovery. - Brides for Sale
E4Brides for SaleMariana hears rumors that young women from Vietnam are being kidnapped and trafficked into China to be sold as unwilling brides. This begins a journey unlike any she's been on, as she's forced to navigate government minders, geopolitical tensions and shadowy criminal networks in a search for the truth. What she finds, with the help of a local reporter, is more shocking than she even imagined. - Million Dollar Highway Heists
E5Million Dollar Highway HeistsMariana investigates the global phenomenon of armored car heists, responsible for some of the most brazen and dangerous robberies in the world. In Los Angeles and in Johannesburg, she’ll meet crews, learn how they plan their attacks, and go behind the scenes to understand the ever-expanding arms race between these criminals and the private security companies trying to stop them. - The Great American Rehab Scam
E7The Great American Rehab ScamMariana dives into the dirty business of fraudulent addiction treatment facilities. Her investigation uncovers the shocking lengths that scammers will go to lure people struggling with addiction into sober homes, some of them even providing drugs to keep them using, while billing government health programs billions of dollars in bogus treatments. - Underground Street Racing
E9Underground Street RacingMariana goes inside the adrenaline-fueled subculture of illegal street racing that's wreaking havoc on cities worldwide. From late-night races in the Bronx to deadly motorbike showdowns in the Dominican Republic, she investigates the black-market gambling that fuels these events, why young men are so willing to risk their lives for speed, and what law enforcement is doing to prevent more deaths. - Shark Hunters
E10Shark HuntersAn estimated 100 million sharks are killed worldwide each year the majority to satisfy an insatiable demand for shark fin soup. Mariana goes undercover to explore how American consumers are an increasing part of the problem and investigates the shark hunters and smugglers making so much money that the Mexican cartels now want in on the trade.
