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WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A multimedia asset accompanying this release dated August 3, 2020 has been removed. The release reads: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TAKES VIEWERS INSIDE THE GLOBAL UNDERWORLD IN NEW DOCUSERIES, TRAFFICKED WITH MARIANA VAN ZELLER, PREMIERING JANUARY 1, 2021 Ahead of Winter Premiere, Network Greenlights Second Season Armed with National Geographic’s trademark inside access, Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller takes viewers on a journey inside the most dangerous black markets on the planet. Trafficked offers viewers a mission-driven adventure to places rarely seen, providing an intimate peek behind the criminal curtain.

Along the way, she also meets with law enforcement, ex-cons, fellow journalists and locals caught in the crossfire, all in an attempt to provide a 360-degree view of these poorly understood trafficking networks that contribute to the world’s multi-trillion-dollar shadow economy. “People don’t realize that black markets are all around us, hidden in plain sight. And what fascinates me most is how normal, law-abiding people — people like you and me — get pulled into these criminal worlds.”

A journey filled with jaw-dropping access to gunrunners, mules, cartel bosses and assassins takes an even more terrifying turn when the son of the world’s most notorious drug lord, El Chapo Guzman, is arrested and the cartel that Mariana infiltrates decides to violently revolt. Additional episode topics include: COUNTERFEITING Mariana journeys deep inside the Peruvian underworld to meet the gangster craftsmen who make and sell the world’s finest counterfeit U.S. dollars. SCAMS Mariana dives into the world of international scamming to understand how it all works and meet the outlaws at the heart of this booming industry.

COCAINE Mariana retraces one of the world’s most intractable smuggling routes, following cocaine’s path from a remote Peruvian valley through Colombia’s Caribbean coast, all the way to the streets of Miami. STEROIDS In the age of social media, the demand for illegal steroids is booming. Mariana searches out producers and users in an attempt to understand the vanity, insecurity and greed that’s driving this dangerously unregulated, billion-dollar black market in body-enhancing drugs.

Mariana journeys far, and near, to meet the smugglers face-to-face. PIMPS In an eye-opening journey through her home state of California, Mariana embeds with pimps, victims, undercover cops and private investigators to understand the ugly business of illicit sex in America. And just how far will they go to grab their share of this billion-dollar black market?

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