smuggling

Example Sentences

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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

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

In some cases, people have been prosecuted alongside other offences, such as people smuggling or re-entering after deportation.

From BBC • May 21, 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

Like her son, the attractive forty-year-old widow is a Confederate sympathizer who has been involved with spying and smuggling weapons.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly