The control cabin of a patrol boat is pictured in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. (National Geographic/Antonio Javier López Castillo)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_10.jpg
A guard uses binoculars to observe from the deck of a patrol boat in Marín, Pontevedra, Spain. (Guardia Civil)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_04.jpg
A patrol boat arrives at the dock, with cruise ships visible in the background in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. (Guardia Civil)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_05.jpg
A guard watches the arrival of his colleagues from the dock of the port in Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain. (National Geographic/Juan Antonio Domínguez)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_07.jpg
A drug stash is found hidden in a shrimp farm in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. (Guardia Civil)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_06.jpg
A sound operator from the crew is pictured in a behind-the-scenes image in Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. (National Geographic/Jose Antonio Gavilán Tobal)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_02.jpg
Recreational boats are anchored at sea in Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. (National Geographic/Jose Antonio Gavilán Tobal)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_03.jpg
Two boats and a helicopter from the Guardia Civil are pictured during a police operation in Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. (National Geographic/Jose Antonio Gavilán Tobal)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_01.jpg
A guard scans the horizon with binoculars in Almeria, Spain. (National Geographic)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_UHD_15.jpg
Two guards shine a flashlight in Cadiz, Spain. (National Geographic)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_UHD_11.jpg
A guard in the Coordination Center is communicating in Almeria, Spain. (National Geographic)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_UHD_14.jpg
The crew of a police patrol boat has seen something in Almeria, Spain. (National Geographic)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_UHD_13.jpg
A Guard uses the dashboard of a maritime patrol vessel in Cadiz, Spain. (National Geographic)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_UHD_12.jpg
A camera operator records from the deck of a ship in a behind-the-scenes image in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. (National Geographic/Salvador Antonio Díaz Montes)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_08.jpg
Recreational boats are anchored in a rocky cove in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. (National Geographic/Salvador Antonio Díaz Montes)Episode: #204 "Lives At Stake"Air Date 01/04/2025204_LivesAtStake_ToCatchASmuggler-Mediterranean_09.jpg