Border Security

Channel Seven Melbourne had a strong finish for week fourteen (May 25 to 31) with an All People share of 26.5 per cent and the top program of the week.

Seven's powerhouse BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA'S FRONT LINE (488,000) was the most watched program of the week with an easy win over Nine's David Attenborough's Tiger – Spy In The Jungle (399,000) and Big Brother (323,000 from 7.30pm to 8pm) on Ten.

SURF PATROL (422,000) rounded out the hour in seventh spot beaching Nine's David Attenborough's Tiger – Spy In The Jungle, Ten's How To Look Good Naked (316,000) in 53rd place and Australian Story (283,000) on the ABC.

Seven's weekend news services put in top performances with SEVEN NEWS SUNDAY (477,000) the leading news service, scooping National Nine News Sunday (453,000), while SEVEN NEWS SATURDAY (374,000) had the lead over National Nine News Saturday (354,000) and ABC News Saturday (324,000).

Monday April 7
7:30pm

Taking viewers behind-the-scenes of Australia’s Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments, BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE is fly-on-the-wall television at its best.

With compelling, emotion-charged stories and real human characters, it was the must-see show on television last year.

The growing popularity of BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE has meant its cameras have become a familiar sight at our airports. Filmed with the full cooperation of Customs, Quarantine and Immigration, Seven’s crews are granted full access to all areas of national security – not just at our airports, but in our coastal waters and mailing centres. The cameras are always in the thick of the action, capturing all the suspense, drama and emotion of life on the frontline.

A search turns ugly tonight on BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE. The fight to stop a multi-million dollar black market trade. And a dangerous threat discovered at Quarantine.

A random baggage search turns ugly when two Australian men returning from Asia object to their luggage being checked. Having arrived from a high-risk country, customs needs to ensure they are not carrying any contraband. Are they just annoyed by the delay or are they hiding something?

Taking viewers behind-the-scenes of Australia’s Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments, BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE is fly-on-the-wall television at its best.

With compelling, emotion-charged stories and real human characters, it was the must-see show on television last year.

The growing popularity of BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE has meant its cameras have become a familiar sight at our airports. Filmed with the full cooperation of Customs, Quarantine and Immigration, Seven’s crews are granted full access to all areas of national security – not just at our airports, but in our coastal waters and mailing centres. The cameras are always in the thick of the action, capturing all the suspense, drama and emotion of life on the frontline.

Taking viewers behind-the-scenes of Australia’s Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments, BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE is fly-on-the-wall television at its best.

With compelling, emotion-charged stories and real human characters, it was the must-see show on television last year.

The growing popularity of BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE has meant its cameras have become a familiar sight at our airports. Filmed with the full cooperation of Customs, Quarantine and Immigration, Seven’s crews are granted full access to all areas of national security – not just at our airports, but in our coastal waters and mailing centres. The cameras are always in the thick of the action, capturing all the suspense, drama and emotion of life on the frontline.

Taking viewers behind-the-scenes of Australia’s Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments, BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE is fly-on-the-wall television at its best.

With compelling, emotion-charged stories and real human characters, it was the must-see show on television last year.

The growing popularity of BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE has meant its cameras have become a familiar sight at our airports. Filmed with the full cooperation of Customs, Quarantine and Immigration, Seven’s crews are granted full access to all areas of national security – not just at our airports, but in our coastal waters and mailing centres. The cameras are always in the thick of the action, capturing all the suspense, drama and emotion of life on the frontline.

Monday October 8 at 7:30pm (PG)

Taking viewers behind-the-scenes of Australia’s Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments, BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE is fly-on-the-wall television at its best. With compelling, emotion-charged stories and real human characters, it was the must-see show on television last year.

Nominated for a 2006 Logie Award for Most Popular Reality Show and again in 2007 for Most Outstanding Factual Series, the program has attracted a huge and loyal following since it debuted three years ago.

The growing popularity of BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONTLINE has meant its cameras have become a familiar sight at our airports. Filmed with the full cooperation of Customs, Quarantine and Immigration, Seven’s crews are granted full access to all areas of national security – not just at our airports, but in our coastal waters and mailing centres. The cameras are always in the thick of the action, capturing all the suspense, drama and emotion of life on the frontline.

Serious, how wrong is it to try and smuggle heroin into the country using your children's books as a hiding place for $1.8m worth of the stuff?

How to get one's kids to resent you for the rest of your life!

Now that poppa Chen is serving 7 years in a federal prison in Australia, at least it's his family that has been broken up because of the filthy drug.

<BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE

7:30pm (PG)

The fight to protect our border continues on BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE. In tonight’s episode, A New Zealand man has a secret and Immigration needs to find out the truth. The return of two newlyweds creates a Cuban crisis. And not all children’s books have a happy ending.

Immigration relies on the cross flow of information between countries to help determine the validity of millions of travelers. Today, Sydney’s Immigration Department wants to talk to a passenger arriving from New Zealand about some details that don’t add up. His story about why he is here is developing a few holes. It appears he has outstanding charges back home and could be a possible fugitive. Will he be sent back home to face the music?

Quarantine officers have to be thorough and in some cases tough during their baggage searches because biological hazards can come from the most unexpected of places. Quarantine has just found undeclared items in the bags belonging to newlyweds who have returned from the groom’s homeland, Cuba. Things go from bad to worse after officers find something unusual on the x-ray. What are they hiding? Could their honeymoon be over before it’s even begun?

BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE

7:30pm (PG)

The fight to protect our border continues on BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE. In tonight’s episode, a mysterious passenger has Customs baffled because the story he has is falling apart. A cigarette smoker blows his stack. And Customs make a disturbing discovery in the Mail Centre.

A passenger who has just arrived from the Philippines has caught they eye of Customs officers. They’re concerned about the length of his stay and his lack of knowledge about Sydney. He says he’s here on a holiday, but with not a lot of money and holes in his story Officers Clarinda and Greg decide to dig deeper. The man’s story isn’t holding up and the plot thickens when Clarinda finds a message to the passenger from a friend. Will this information land the passenger in trouble? Or let him off the hook?

A passenger loses his cool in Customs. He’s brought with him five packets of cigarettes over the allowable limit. Although he’s declared them, to keep them all he must pay $100 excess duty and he’s not happy about it. Because the man is so obviously upset – he is not giving Customs a chance to explain the procedure. If he can’t afford to pay the excess now, the receipt officers want to give him will allow him to pick the cigarettes up at a later date. The hostile passenger refuses to hand over his passport and tries to leave the airport. His aggressive behaviour could leave officers with no choice but to call airport security. How will the standoff end?

BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE

7:30pm (PG)

The fight to protect our border continues on BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE. In tonight’s episode, Customs believe a dishevelled Englishman might be hiding something. A Malaysian cook arrives in Sydney and Immigration Officers suspect he’s here to work illegally. And there’s an amazing find at the air cargo unit as officers uncover a most unexpected crime.

Customs believe a dishevelled Englishman might be hiding something. Craig’s just arrived at Melbourne’s International Airport and has let slip to officers he’s been in prison before. Customs try to uncover more about his past but he appears to be avoiding the subject. With his story going around in circles, will officials be able to uncover the truth?

A Malaysian cook arrives in Sydney and Immigration Officers suspect he’s here to work illegally. The 31-year-old has arrived here on a tourist visa but only appears to have vague holiday plans. If he is a bona fide tourist, why is he being so evasive?

BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE

7:30pm (PG)

An entire flight is suspected of drug smuggling; a sniffer dog’s reaction alerts officers to one of the world’s biggest killers; and an ex-con tries to convince Immigration he’s changed his ways as the fight to protect our border continues in tonight’s episode of BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE.

An entire flight from Vietnam is suspected of drug smuggling. Information has been received that there are drugs on their flight, and no stone will be left unturned as officers try to find the prohibited narcotics. The drugs could be either on the passengers, in their baggage or dumped on the plane. And if that’s the case, the entire plane will have to be thoroughly searched. For the officers, it takes time and a lot of diligence. After a painstaking search, a possible breakthrough emerges with an unlikely passenger…a heavily pregnant woman travelling with a young child. Could this be their drug mule?

Special Edition 5, ‘Sweat and Tears’

Wednesday March 7

7:30pm (PG)

In tonight’s special edition of BORDER SECURITY: AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE, we showcase passengers who find themselves in emotional and embarrassing situations in some of our most memorable stories.

In tonight’s episode:

* A newlywed’s dark past threatens to ruin his Australian honeymoon. When applying for his visa online, the American passenger failed to declare his criminal convictions. Now Immigration must decide if he should be let into the country much to the annoyance of his irate bride.

* An Australian man returning from a trip to China is pulled aside for a routine search that uncovers a case of major fraud.

Narrated by GRANT BOWLER, BORDER SECURITY: AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE takes viewers behind-the-scenes of our Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments.

Wednesday February 28, 7:30pm (PG)

In tonight’s special edition of BORDER SECURITY: AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE, we showcase showcases some of the best and biggest busts the show has captured on camera.

In tonight’s episode:

• A 24-year-old German passenger creates a stir in Customs. Officers have detected a mysterious mass hidden in the lining of her bag. She claims she found the bag at a council garbage pick-up. Is she telling the truth or lying to protect herself or someone else? Customs set out to uncover the truth.

• A passenger’s nervous behavior catches the attention of Immigration. He’s just arrived from the Philippines and claims he’s here for a holiday. His story keeps changing and the stress is beginning to show. Is he a legitimate tourist? Or does he have something to hide?

• A young passenger arriving from Brazil is examined by Quarantine after a dog reacts to her bag. The woman says she’s carrying a stale sandwich and some chocolates. But it’s not the food that’s causing the greatest concern for officers.

Wednesday February 21
7:30pm (PG)

In tonight’s special edition of BORDER SECURITY: AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE, we showcase some of the amazing lengths people will go to in order to smuggle drugs, illegal goods and people into the country.

In tonight’s episode:

• The mysterious and foul-smelling contents of an unidentified bag leave officers baffled. What’s hidden inside? Judging by its smell and feel, officers suspect it could be a dead animal or part of an animal or other remains. If it’s undeclared, someone will have both customs and quarantine, or maybe the police, to answer to.

• A fairly ordinary parcel attracts an extraordinary amount of attention at Customs mail centre. The incense sticks inside look innocent enough but officers smell something fishy.

• Immigration officers descend on a furniture factory after receiving information about a number of unlawful non-citizens from China working at the business. They’re walking into an unpredictable situation and will have to move quickly if they’re to apprehend the illegal workers.