. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. Rafael Arguelles was a gangster by the age of 17, but faced the consequences after going undercover for the FBI against his former friends. The plan is interrupted by Tijuana cops and Steve faces years behind bars in the infamous and deadly La Mesa penitentiary. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. One man stabbed someone over a $10 debt. Eventually he becomes a wanted man and goes on the run. "The investigation was so poorly handled and rushed," says Otero, the journalist. Along the way she makes friends with English backpacker Laura who is also travelling to Paris. Searching for drug labs in Colombia, Keith is kidnapped and held for years. David starts drug smuggling after hitting a mid-life crisis. Live TV. Keith Stansell is flying over the Colombian jungle on a US Government mission to locate hidden drug labs when he is forced to crash-land. The official Twitter account of Anthony James Galeota aka 'FAT TONY' from #Showtime Operation Odessa and #NATGEO Locked Up Abroad. A Chicago woman, dumped by her lover, smuggles heroin from Thailand to fund a new life. The fame? A drug run gone wrong in Peru leads to imprisonment in a jail nicknamed The House of the Devil, where he must escape or die trying. 9x08 Vegas Mobster. But he was too shell-shocked to take up his attorney's offer for a ride to a nice hotel. 17+ Miami mobster Tony Galeota is framed and locked up in Panama. 2020. 13x06 Drug Runner Mom. In Spokane, Washington, teenage street racer Rick Cedar is overwhelmed to find out his girlfriend is pregnant. Struggling musician David Evans agrees to smuggle cocaine from Venezuela to Europe. In South Korea, English teacher Jesse Moskel becomes the kingpin of a huge MDMA smuggling operation, and one of South East Asia's most wanted men. The incredible story of two pilots imprisoned during the Vietnam War, John McCain and Ernest Brace, who depended on each other for survival but who never met face-to-face during the war. : "Jailed abroad"), "Preso en el extranjero" (Eng. In this real life Goodfellas tale, New York teen John Alite (portrayed by Dean Goldblum) gets a job at his local deli, a hangout for 'wise guys'. Eddie shares his story of being Locked Up Abroad and the terrifying events that led to his freedom. Single mom Heather Ebling's dream vacation to Colombia doesn't live up to expectations. Skier Nick Brewer is caught smuggling cocaine into Europe in wine bottles. Martial arts teacher Chris Chance turned to smuggling. (Their story is detailed in the National Geographic series Locked up Abroad Season 13 Episode 10 Miami Mobster Take Down. news. After being apprehended, she must serve time and can only keep her son with her for his first three months. Welcome to 24kitchen! But within days of arriving, he was kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf - a brutal Islamic terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda. Michael Singh loses his job in recruitment and gets a divorce. Kijk mee met de verhalen van twee feestbeesten die totaal aan de grond zitten en hopen dat ze hun problemen kunnen oplossen door het smokkelen van cocane. Also in the '70s, five Americans imprisoned for smuggling marijuana desperately plan an escape, digging a tunnel through concrete with just a butter knife and rocks. He is lured into smuggling heroin to L.A., but finds himself facing a life sentence when he is betrayed by another smuggler. Tina Myers is an exotic dancer and part time drug dealer. But when he was finally caught, he was sent to a notoriously brutal prison. Banged Up Abroad: Prison Nightmares recounts some of the worst prison stays experienced by . Tony Galeota is framed for drug trafficking in Panama City. [1] In most cases, the convicted or captured have returned home. In 1976 Jerry Amster is having the time of his life traveling around Amsterdam. They are caught, handcuffed and sent to Kingston's over-crowded, roach-infested Central Jail, where they end up defending their gay lifestyle to hostile Jamaicans. The 1978 film "Midnight Express" told the story of 23-year-old college student Billy Hayes his life, imprisonment due to drug smuggling and escape from a prison in Istanbul, Turkey. So when a local drug dealer offers her the chance to bring a suitcase of cocaine back from Venezuela, she agrees. . When Miami mobster Tony Galeota opens a club in Panama City, the competition frames him for drug dealing and human trafficking. : "Lost among foreigners"), "Vangistatud Vlismaal" (Eng. Dan Miller Art, A Miami mobster Tony Galeota is locked up in Panama after being framed for drug dealing and human trafficking. When a stunning swimwear model hits the big time, she moves to Hollywood to cash in. But Tabitha is about to enter a world far darker than the one she's escaping. When he got to Quito, he was told he'd need to cut his dreadlocks. Most episodes feature stories of people who have been arrested while travelling abroad, usually for trying to smuggle illegal drugs, although some episodes feature people who were either kidnapped or captured while they were either travelling or living in other countries. But then the country's corrupt system turned on them. British student accused of smuggling cocaine forced to flee. It's a game which costs him his family, his career and his freedom. Banged Up Abroad: Crime & Punishment: Tricked Into Trafficking. Locked up in La Joya, one of the worst prisons in the world, Galeota must fight for his life, prove his innocence and attempt an audacious escape back to S10 E10 Miami Mobster Take Down. In 1974 Steve Peterson attempts to smuggle 120 kg of marijuana from Mexico into the US. April 2006: Atlanta musician David Evans loves his girfriend Julie Goldstein but they're always broke. "I wouldn't leave a dog in that prison, let alone my husband.". Hours before their return, the true nature of the trip is exposed. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Latasha, a dancer from L.A, is caught with her boyfriends heroin in Bangkok. But it soon comes crumbling down around him. Ordered to nurse a fellow inmate with a heroin addiction, Angela Carnegie has an epiphany. Banged Up Abroad: Crime & Punishment: Ecstasy Underworld, Banged Up Abroad: Crime & Punishment: Betrayed And Afraid, Banged Up Abroad: Crime & Punishment: Wise Guys. Miami mobster Tony Galeota is locked up in Panama after being framed for drug dealing and human trafficking. All was revealed when this great episode went out on air in February 2020. Canadian rising hockey star Ryan Phillips smuggles marijuana into the US. The FBI catches up to him and while not exactly 'locked up abroad,' he enters witness protection. He starts working for a crime gang in the Costa Del Sol and is enamored by the gangster lifestyle. Struggling single mom-of-three agreed to smuggle cocaine. A teacher becomes the kingpin of an MDMA operation. [3] He was arrested and convicted of smuggling and racketeering and spent thirty months in jail before his trial, and was convicted. She met him in Nigeria while visiting the country with her Nigerian husband Olu, and they soon all became close friends. Scott Campbell can't wait to go traveling in China with his estranged father Lockie, and then he finds out his dad is secretly planning to smuggle 20 kilos of cannabis. She has no idea why he is not there to meet her - until he calls. : "From Paradise to Hell"), "Vankilassa ulkomailla" (Eng. The FBI swooped in January 21, surrounding the club and arresting Fainberg. Episode 3: New York/Brazil/Mafia Terminator. A teenage drug courier is tricked into a more dangerous job than she bargained for in Bolivia. But when he opens a new club in Panama City, the competition isn't happy and frames him for drug dealing and human trafficking. Each episode of Banged Up Abroad: Crime & Punishment delivers two fast-paced, in-depth accounts 2018 National Geographic Abu Dhabi, All Rights Reserved. Henry Hill of 'Goodfellas' tells the true story of his rise and fall in the mob. Adventure-seeker Thomas Hamill took a job driving trucks in Iraq, leading to terrifying spell in captivity after being kidnapped by insurgents. On the journey home they crash-land, with the Mexican police hot on their heels. When caught at Bangkok airport shes sentenced to life at a notorious Bangkok prison. Garrain Jones moves to L.A and launches a modeling career. After a smash hit, Latino pop star Jimmy Bauer has been dropped by his label, desperate to raise funds to self-promote his new single he agrees to swallow and smuggle heroin back to America. But he insists that, for once, he has done nothing wrong. Michael James Duggar, After days embedded with rebels from the Free Syrian Army, rookie photographer Matthew Schrier decides he's ridden his luck long enough. Season 3 Episode Guide. Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jurassic Park Movies Ranked By Tomatometer, The Most Anticipated TV & Streaming Shows of March 2023, Pokmon Detective Pikachu Sequel Finds Its Writer and Director, and More Movie News. Gunshots flashed like fireworks in the darkness. A young American dancer is sent to the "Bangkok Hilton.". Mark Greening breaks the golden rule to never body-pack hash, and enhanced airport security for soccer's World Cup in Tokyo gets him busted. Texan Carlos Quijas is a happy, family man, whose girlfriend Anna is expecting their first child. Rafael Arguelles is a gangster by the age of 17 but faces life-threatening consequences after going undercover for the FBI against his former friends. An American kid from El Paso drops out of high school and tries to make easy money by smuggling marijuana for some drug-running brothers from Mexico. A police informant is swept up in a biker gang murder. A hit man has to choose between his family and the mob. After this he stood trail and was sentenced to life in prison. February 4, 2020 4:00 PM 45m. After 19 years in hiding, with a bounty still on his head, Paul Derry tells his story for the first time. For $1,000 a trip, Tim arranged fake marriages with Thai girls and flew with them to other countries. : "Nightmare beyond borders"), " " (Eng. Panama's judicial system is outdated and overburdened, she says. Banged Up Abroad: Crime & Punishment: Rise To Fall. A drug courier is tricked; a teen moves drugs from Colombia. TK's family secures her release back home to New York after paying a lawyer, but now, the guilt-ridden TK must convince her girlfriend's grandmother January 2000: Major Phil Ashby has joined the United Nations to disarm warring factions in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Can he prove his innocence and escape? However once in the middle of an inhospitable desert a betrayal between the two men occurred and they were captured by the Mukhabarat, Saddams infamous and terrifying secret police force, and plunged into a brutal world of torture and execution. Faced with years behind bars, the gangster turns FBI informant to stay out of jail. : "Banged up abroad"), "Voyage au bout de l'enfer" (Eng. When US Naval Officer Lemar Burton's wife and son leave him, he turns to partying all night with his best friend Dom. But they are kidnapped by insurgents who think they're American spies. 2.3k. Miami mobster Tony Galeota is locked up in Panama after being framed for drug dealing and human trafficking. But when the house of cards tumbles, John must choose between his family and his oath to the Mob.