smuggling

Example Sentences

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Much of Libya is controlled by rival militias, and smuggling networks rely on their co-operation.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

To combat smuggling, industry leaders such as the French firms Nexira and Alland & Robert say they buy only gum arabic certified by the Sudanese government in Port Sudan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Despite U.S. efforts to suffocate the smuggling, Tehran reaped around $31 billion in oil revenue from China last year, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a Congressional group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

After his return, federal prosecutors charged him with human smuggling over a 2022 incident in Tennessee where he was found to have several people in his car during a traffic stop.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“I don’t quite understand the need for all this secrecy. Don’t law enforcement agencies usually want to publicize big arrests? Aren’t smuggling busts public information?”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix