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a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
during Prohibition, smugglers of alcohol did a brisk business
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Recent Examples of smugglers
What are common misconceptions about human smugglers?
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
In its travels around Brazil and America, the stone has wreaked havoc on the lives of smugglers, schemers and dreamers.
—Clara Harter, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Five unnamed chip smugglers told The Information that they were not caught by Supermicro’s recent inspections.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Biden has already imposed limitations on the advanced chips that companies like Nvidia can export to China, but there are concerns that Chinese firms are able to buy or access them in other countries or from smugglers.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Significantly, Sessions did not address families crossing the border — they were lumped in with smugglers.
—Errol Morris, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
While most are harmless, bad actors are using drones to surveil US military facilities, help drug smugglers import fentanyl, carry out attacks, and interrupt air traffic.
—Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, Border Patrol's San Diego Sector reported that smugglers were using magnets and GPS trackers while hiding drugs in vehicles.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The Department of Justice and the FBI is supposed to be there to go after drug traffickers, gun smugglers, to go after corrupt Wall Street financiers.
—NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
In its travels around Brazil and America, the stone has wreaked havoc on the lives of smugglers, schemers and dreamers.
—Clara Harter, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Five unnamed chip smugglers told The Information that they were not caught by Supermicro’s recent inspections.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Biden has already imposed limitations on the advanced chips that companies like Nvidia can export to China, but there are concerns that Chinese firms are able to buy or access them in other countries or from smugglers.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Significantly, Sessions did not address families crossing the border — they were lumped in with smugglers.
—Errol Morris, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
While most are harmless, bad actors are using drones to surveil US military facilities, help drug smugglers import fentanyl, carry out attacks, and interrupt air traffic.
—Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, Border Patrol's San Diego Sector reported that smugglers were using magnets and GPS trackers while hiding drugs in vehicles.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The Department of Justice and the FBI is supposed to be there to go after drug traffickers, gun smugglers, to go after corrupt Wall Street financiers.
—NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Smugglers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smugglers. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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