Black Market

Illicit Abalone

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.

Iron Pipeline

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.

The Lean Scene

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

Higher Stakes

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

Lifted in London

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.