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1. Smuggling: Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. More broadly, social scientists define ... (Finance) [100%] 2024-01-06 [Black markets]
2. Smuggling: Smuggling is the transportation of an illegal substance across state or international lines, in a concealed manner. It also includes moving a legal product, such as cigarettes or liquor, or even people, across state or internation al lines without paying ... [100%] 2024-01-08 [Crime]
3. Smuggling: Smuggling, or trafficking, is illegal transport, in particular across a border, of goods or people. Taxes are avoided; or the goods themselves are illegal for unlicensed possession; or people are transported to a place where they are not allowed to ... [100%] 2023-02-03
4. Smuggling: Smuggling, a breach of the revenue laws either by the importation or the exportation of prohibited goods or by the evasion of customs duties on goods liable to duty. Legislation on the subject in England has been very active from ... [100%] 2022-09-02
5. Smuggling tunnel: Smuggling tunnels are secret passages used for the smuggling of goods and people. The term is also used where the tunnels are built in response to a siege. (Earth) [70%] 2024-01-08 [Tunnels] [Subterranea (geography)]...
6. Smuggling of firearms into Mexico: Mexicans have a right to own firearms, but legal purchase from the single Mexican gun shop in Mexico City, controlled by the Army, is extremely difficult. In other cases the guns are obtained through Guatemalan borders, or stolen from the ... (Guns smuggled into Mexico) [44%] 2024-01-08 [Battles of the Mexican drug war] [Arms trafficking]...
7. Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974: COFEPOSA or the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act is an Act of Parliament passed in 1974 during administration of Indira Gandhi, trying to retain foreign currency and prevent smuggling. It was an economic adjunct to ... (Indian act of parliament) [30%] 2023-09-05 [Indian business law] [Economic history of India (1947–present)]...
8. Mule (smuggling): A mule or courier is someone who personally smuggles contraband across a border (as opposed to sending by mail, etc.) for a smuggling organization. The organizers employ mules to reduce the risk of getting caught themselves. (Medicine) [70%] 2023-12-11 [Drug control law]
9. Maritime cocaine smuggling: Maritime cocaine smuggling refers to the practice which involves the smuggling of cocaine between borders via maritime means. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), there are an estimated 18 million users of cocaine globally. [57%] 2024-01-06 [Cocaine trafficking] [Smuggling]...
10. Hobby Lobby smuggling scandal: The Hobby Lobby smuggling scandal started in 2009 when representatives of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores received a large number of clay bullae and tablets originating in the ancient Near East. The artifacts were intended for the Museum ... (2009 controversy) [50%] 2024-01-08 [Archaeological theft] [Hobby Lobby]...
11. Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling: According to the United Nations, human smuggling is defined as "the procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the illegal entry of a person into a State Party of which the person ... (Organised illegal international movement of people from MENA to Europe) [50%] 2023-11-19 [European migrant crisis] [Human trafficking]...
12. Soviet computing technology smuggling: Soviet computing technology smuggling, both attempted and actual, was a response to CoCom (Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls) restrictions on technology transfer. Initially the Soviet Union focused on mainframe computing technology, particularly the IBM 360 and 370. (Illegal import of computers) [50%] 2024-12-07 [History of computing hardware] [History of international relations]...
13. Wildlife smuggling and zoonoses: Wildlife trafficking practices have resulted in the emergence of zoonotic diseases. Exotic wildlife trafficking is a multi-billion dollar industry that involves the removal and shipment of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and fish all over the world. (Medicine) [50%] 2025-03-04 [Zoonotic bacterial diseases]
14. Oil smuggling in Iran: Oil smuggling is driven by factors like international sanctions on Iranian crude and steep fuel price differences with neighboring countries. These conditions have spawned a thriving illicit trade in both crude oil and refined fuels. [50%] 2025-03-24
15. Wildlife smuggling in New Zealand: New Zealand has a number of rare and endangered species and there have been cases of wildlife smuggling. New Zealand is a signatory to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) which was set ... [44%] 2024-01-06 [Wildlife smuggling] [Environmental issues in New Zealand]...
16. 2023 Iranian tea smuggling scandal: The Debsh Tea company set a new financial record for a corruption case in Iran by diverting over $3.37 billion from the government's subsidised foreign currency for importing tea and equipment for the tea sector. Local Iranian media ... [44%] 2024-01-08 [Crime in Iran] [Corruption in Iran]...
17. 2020 Kerala gold smuggling case: On July 5, 2020, 30 kilograms (66 lb) of 24 carat gold worth ₹14.82 crores was seized by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs at Thiruvananthapuram Airport from a diplomatic bag that was meant to be delivered to ... (Finance) [44%] 2024-07-16 [Financial scandals] [Finance fraud]...