smuggling

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The company, which suffered another steep stock fall in March after the indictment of a board member on smuggling charges, said it needed the money to buy components to satisfy AI orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Since Lebanon’s civil war ended in 1990, the army has disarmed various nonstate actors, played intermediary between rival political factions and has cracked down on drug smuggling and Islamist groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

He said the government had given officers "stronger powers to act earlier and disrupt, intercept and take down the operations of criminal smuggling gangs who bring illegal migrants to our shores".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“What does it matter if we’re smuggling Dark stuff OUT?” demanded Ron, eyeing the long thin Secrecy Sensor with apprehension.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling