smuggling

Example Sentences

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In dismissing the human smuggling charges, Crenshaw said "the evidence before this court sadly reflects an abuse of prosecuting power."

From Barron's • May 22, 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

After his return to the United States in June, Abrego Garcia was detained again in the southern state of Tennessee and charged with human smuggling.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“Immediately after we recognized this was a human smuggling situation, we contacted our partners through Homeland Security Investigations and our partners in border patrol,” Rodriguez said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

His was the topmost room in the Seaman's Rest, a high and spindly building built on a rocky outcrop to facilitate smuggling.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman