Building Bad

Revealing how criminals innovate to stay ahead of law enforcement, from the capture of a narco-submarine loaded with cocaine in 2019 to the largest car theft bust in Canadian history.

Junior Johnson's moonshine-fuelled rise in NASCAR to sophisticated smuggling tunnels and the Trap King who engineered hidden drug compartments, we delve into how criminal ingenuity has shaped illicit industries.

Criminal strategies evolve constantly. The Alcatraz escape in 1962 demonstrates early ingenuity, and the discovery of heavily armoured drug tanks in 2023 reveals advanced methods.

Leonardo Notarbartolo's Antwerp Diamond Heist, the sophisticated gunsmithing operations fuelling Mexican cartels, and the underground bone factory in West Bengal.

A look into Brazil's largest bank raid, where a gang used an elaborate tunnel to steal millions. Discovering the campaign of the Unabomber, whose mail bombs terrorised the nation.

Delve into the counterfeit euro network that flooded Europe with fake currency. Uncover the rise of underwater cocaine smuggling and examine the Zetas' encrypted Radio Zeta, a clandestine communication network that keeps authorities on edge.