drug smuggling
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdrugandsmuggling
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drug
noun[C]
uk/drʌɡ/us/drʌɡ/
any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as ...
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smuggling
noun[U]
uk/ˈsmʌɡ.lɪŋ/us/ˈsmʌɡ.lɪŋ/
the act or process of taking things or people to or from a place secretly and ...
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(Definition ofdrugandsmugglingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Drugsmugglingis also a major source of distrust.
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We must take more action to preventdrugsmuggling.
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Drugsmugglingis by nature a covert activity.
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One protection we need is againstdrugsmuggling.
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Information on closed visits enforced because ofdrugsmugglingis not yet available centrally.
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Let us take, for example, cases involving drugs,drugsmuggling, gangster activities, and so on.
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Let us take problems such as illegal immigration,drugsmugglingor organised crime.
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No one will doubt thatdrugsmugglingis a very serious offence.
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We face a growing world-wide threat ofdrugsmugglingwhich is increasingly diverse and cunning.
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The penalty will be confiscation of everything you have ever gotten fromdrugsmuggling.
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Nevertheless, it is impossible to deny with absolute certainty thatdrugsmugglingby staff occurs.
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We also need greater customs co-operation to reducedrugsmugglingand the use of drugs.
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The heavy penalties fordrugsmugglingare much more severe than for offshore broadcasting.
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If the ports are not properly policed, the opportunity fordrugsmugglingwill be increased.
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The risks of arms anddrugsmugglingwill also increase if border controls are abolished.
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There has been no diversion of resources fromdrugsmugglingto tobacco.
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There are admittedlydrugsmugglingproblems, but it is claimed that policing is effective.
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The argument that they advance is that they are attempting to solve adrugsmugglingproblem.
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The increase in specialist investigators dealing withdrugsmugglingis even higher.
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We shall continue to combat drug misuse and the threat ofdrugsmuggling.
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They will not detract from the effectiveness of the customs response todrugsmuggling.
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The penalties fordrugsmugglingfar outweigh those for offshore broadcasting, and rightly so.
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Comparisons with the enforcement powers used againstdrugsmugglingand other serious offences are oversimplified.
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It is basically a clearing house of information on internationaldrugsmuggling.
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Migration anddrugsmugglingproblem has affected most border towns.
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