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To Catch a Smuggler (2012)
Mostly enjoyable, with a couple caveats
My biggest complaint has got to be the segment when they flash the values of drugs on the screen after a bust. I always took this at face value, until watching an episode where stolen cars are recovered. They claimed that the value of the 6 cars was around $600k. However, there is no way the value of the cars shown adds up to this. That would imply an average cost of about $100k per car. This estimate is reasonable for the Lexus LX and Mercedes GLS, but not for the 2012 Honda Accord, 2012 Mercedes C Class and 2015 Mercedes C Class. I forget what the 6th car was. It was either an early 2010s Mercedes ML or a Honda SUV. Either way, the total of these cars is far below $600k. Maybe, if we're being generous, they're assuming that the cars would have been parted out. Even then, $600k is still really steep.
I know it sounds like I'm nitpicking, but as somebody who is knowledgeable about cars and has no clue what drugs are worth, this casts doubt on their estimations of street values. Otherwise, it's an enjoyable show.