Black Market (2016)
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Michael Kenneth Williams as Self - Host
Episodes 12
New Jersey Drive
An international-car-theft operation based out of Newark, N.J., is spotlighted in the series premiere.
Read MoreIllicit Abalone
For the fishermen of Hout Bay, South Africa the post-Apartheid years have meant less opportunity as they are forced to turn to poaching to survive.
Read MoreIron Pipeline
Gunrunners move weapons from American states with loose laws to states with stricter ones, in a neverending flow that law enforcement can't seem to stop.
Read MoreThe Lean Scene
Across the U.S., a powerful opioid-based cough syrup has become a dangerous pop culture sensation.
Read MoreHigher Stakes
In New York City, an illegal gambling underworld flourishes, but sometimes the largest losers are the ones running the games.
Read MoreLifted in London
In a vicious cycle of dependency and despair, drug addicts shoplift meat and other everyday items and sell them to cash-strapped Brits struggling to get by in today's UK.
Read MoreScam Likely
Young street genius entrepreneurs have evolved from selling drugs to stealing identities and printing credit cards.
Read MoreThe Art of Boosting
Designer clothes are on sale for unbelievably low prices because the only cost is the risk of getting caught boosting.
Read MoreRage Against the Machines
That hit song or sold out show may not be what it seems. Digital trappers are manipulating streaming platforms to turn nobodies into somebodies.
Read MoreInside Job: Skin Deep
Black market beauty enhancement has become a game of Russian roulette for people looking to get big. But in the trans community, the black market might be a life saver.
Read MoreThirst Trap
Drinking water is so poorly managed that our most basic resource has emerged as a terrifying black market. The stakes are critical, yet for most of us, it's barely on our radar.
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