smuggler

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Dr. Olena Matiushyn also stands out, as does her husband, Ihor, a former Soviet military officer turned teacher turned smuggler turned playwright turned volunteer policeman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Deputy Minister of Oil Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly authorized trucking several million dollars’ worth of Iraqi oil per day to a smuggler who combined it with Iranian crude, Treasury plans to announce.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

The smuggler had attempted to get others to post the animals on his behalf but was identified by government investigators and the New South Wales police, it added.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

She and Lourdes spent days washing clothes along the Usumacinta River in exchange for food, asking every smuggler who went by if he would take them through the mountain pass.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario