smuggler
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A high-level people smuggler identified in a BBC investigation has been arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
After a visit home, I returned to campus with a stockpile, like a confectionery smuggler crossing state lines with sugary contraband stuffed between sweatshirts in my suitcase.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Fewer people are leaving because "not everyone can pay" the elevated costs of the people smuggler, he adds.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
"Are you here to serve me, smuggler? Or to vex me with arguments?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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