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The Traffickers

The Traffickers

Description: Nelufar Hedayat goes under the radar to expose the global black market trade. Crossing the globe from Asia to Africa, she meets the people trafficking illegal goods and the ones who set out to catch them.
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Reality-TV
Year Released: 2016
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 8
First episode air date: November 16, 2016
Presented By: Nelufar Hedayat
Production Locations: Global
Network: Fusion TV
Composer: Tandis Jenhudson
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