smuggling

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Both are from the town of Ranya in Iraqi Kurdistan - a region "riddled with active smuggling networks", according to a report by the UK think tank, Chatham House.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Abelardo de la Espriella is on the cusp of victory by promising to crush drug smuggling and lock up criminals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

To combat smuggling, industry leaders such as the French firms Nexira and Alland & Robert say they buy only gum arabic certified by the Sudanese government in Port Sudan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 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

The treasury clerk, Joshua Dawson, did note “fine doings in the River, easy means of smuggling, & most likely, little precaution taken to prevent it.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy