illicit business

Example Sentences

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“Our agents are preventing smugglers from conducting their illicit business and this is their very dangerous response,” the chief said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2023

Taco’s foodie-influenced approach, reporter Lexis-Olivier Ray wrote a companion piece about all the restaurants where prosecutors say Huizar met with developers while conducting illicit business.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2021

Locals in Apure, where thousands fled the fighting, told Reuters they've watched the guerrillas steadily consolidate power over the past five years, expanding their illicit business activities while largely assuming the role of law enforcement.

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2021

“It’s the globalized illicit business of the 21st century,” says Stryszowski, who laments it’s not taken as seriously as other contraband, such as cocaine.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2017

The kill switch is a strong disincentive to that illicit business.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2014