Black Market

Jul 5, 2016

An international-car-theft operation based out of Newark, N.J., is spotlighted in the series premiere.

Jul 13, 2016

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.

Jul 20, 2016

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.

Jul 27, 2016

Across the U.S., a powerful opioid-based cough syrup has become a dangerous pop culture sensation.

Aug 3, 2016

In New York City, an illegal gambling underworld flourishes, but sometimes the largest losers are the ones running the games.

Aug 10, 2016

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.

Jan 10, 2022

Young street genius entrepreneurs have evolved from selling drugs to stealing identities and printing credit cards.

Jan 17, 2022

Designer clothes are on sale for unbelievably low prices because the only cost is the risk of getting caught boosting.

Jan 24, 2022

That hit song or sold out show may not be what it seems. Digital trappers are manipulating streaming platforms to turn nobodies into somebodies.

Jan 31, 2022

The wave of cannabis legalizations has deepened divides and complicated the marijuana industry; corporate weed is thriving, but the black market for cannabis still looms large.

Feb 7, 2022

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.

Feb 14, 2022

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.