The Force: Behind the Line - Episode Guide

A father is caught by police for growing pot in his shed – which he says he is doing in order to help his son. Police move in to stem the illegal supply of firearms throughout Western Sydney.

Episode 8

Episode: 12x08 | Airdate: Jul 27, 2016

"Operation Roder" sees the cleaning up of a Methyl amphetamine syndicate in the Albury local area, with the 'Top Dog' arrested in Penrith.

Episode 9

Episode: 12x09 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2016

Police bust a man who claims he is growing pot for medicinal purposes. He must be very sick as he has over 1.5kgs of it.

Episode 10

Episode: 12x10 | Airdate: Aug 3, 2016

A 68 year old couple is caught with a sophisticated hydro setup in their back shed. Also, Police attend a job involving an abandoned scooter that looks like it's been in an accident.

Episode 11

Episode: 12x11 | Airdate: Sep 28, 2016

Police from the small southwest town of Collie run an operation to disrupt the sale of prohibited drugs in the town. Also, police are called when a dog is found locked in a car.

Season 13

Episode 1

Episode: 13x01 | Airdate: Jun 7, 2017

In Gunderworld, a drug smuggling syndicate has been arming organised crime gangs in Sydney with overseas weapons. Police raid the house of a suspected drug dealer in Victoria.

Episode 2

Episode: 13x02 | Airdate: Jun 14, 2017

Redfern Police are on patrol in an unmarked police car looking for wanted offenders and people who have breached their bail conditions. Also, police respond to a grass fire on the Hume Highway.

Episode 3

Episode: 13x03 | Airdate: Jun 28, 2017

Operation Permute targets large scale cannabis cultivation activities of a number of Vietnamese immigrants in Melbourne. A P-plater is detected speeding at 146km/h in a 100km zone.

Episode 4

Episode: 13x04 | Airdate: Jul 5, 2017

Police search for two men wanted over a robbery at a busy road house. Also, Green Valley police move in on a suspected drug dealer's house, where they hope to find ice and other drugs.

Episode 5

Episode: 13x05 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2017

Officers execute a search warrant on a premises where drugs are being sold. Also, a dog has been left to fend for itself for several weeks by its owners.

Episode 6

Episode: 13x06 | Airdate: Jul 26, 2017

An armed robbery of a jewellery store turns violent, with the owner being punched and stabbed multiple times. Also, police are alerted to a German backpacker shoplifitng chicken wings.

Episode 7

Episode: 13x07 | Airdate: Aug 2, 2017

Police are called to a bakery where there are reports of an assault with a knife and syringe. Also police attend a two-car accident, where both drivers are injured and one is stuck in their car.

Episode 8

Episode: 13x08 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2017

Police attend a break and enter in progress at the rear of a shopping centre. Also, a speeding driver is stopped by a highway patrol officer and subjected to a breath test.

Episode 9

Episode: 13x09 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2017

Daly River Police team up with local rangers to catch a crocodile that has been attacking a farmer's cattle. Police conduct a covert operation in a park where they believe drug deals happen.

Episode 10

Episode: 13x10 | Airdate: Aug 23, 2017

Macquarie Fields Detectives investigate an aggravated abduction and robbery. Police conduct a rural roadside operation, stopping vehicles for RBT and utilising the police drug dog to search vehicles.

Episode 11

Episode: 13x11 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2017

A father is caught by police for growing pot in his shed - which he says he is doing in order to help his son. Police move in to stem the illegal supply of firearms throughout Western Sydney.

Episode 12

Episode: 13x12 | Airdate: Sep 6, 2017

Episode 13

Episode: 13x13 | Airdate: Sep 13, 2017

Police are on the lookout for a target who has skipped bail and avoided police the night before. Officers attend a call regarding a burglary at a unit in a gated retirement village. .

Episode 14

Episode: 13x14 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2017

Police execute 5 search warrants and arrest 15 people in Katoomba, dismantling a local drug syndicate. A male offender is on the run with several warrants, and needs to go straight back to jail.

Episode 15

Episode: 13x15 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2017

A drug smuggling syndicate has been arming organised crime gangs in Sydney with weapons from overseas. Also, police raid the house of a suspected drug dealer.

Episode 16

Episode: 13x16 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2017

Follow Operation Serp, a 5 month investigation with Campsie PCT unit into the investigation of Heroin in the local Campsie area.

Season 14

Episode 1

Episode: 14x01 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2018

Police searching for illegal firearms in semi-rural Serpentine locate a 'Bag Lab', a cooler bag filled with noxious liquids and compounds used in the illicit manufacture of methyl amphetamine.

Episode 2

Episode: 14x02 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2018

Police exercise a warrant at a house suspected of having a hydroponic cannabis setup. A Nigerian woman is caught in a huge credit card skimming scheme. A P Plater is caught doing 45kms over the limit.

Season 16

Episode 1

Episode: 16x01 | Airdate: May 19, 2020

Over 80 police conduct six dawn raids on homes scattered across western Sydney to arrest numerous targets for their involvement in the illegal supply and sale of firearms.