contraband
சட்டப்படி
definition
noun
the police looked for drugs, guns, and other contraband
goods that have been imported or exported illegally.
adjective
contraband drug shipments
imported or exported illegally, either in defiance of a total ban or without payment of duty.
translation of 'contraband'
சட்டப்படித் தடை செய்யப்பட்ட,
திருட்டுத்தனமாகக் கடத்தப்பட்ட பொருள்
noun
சட்டமீறிய வணிகம்
example
So cooperative are some guards that they will warn prisoners if there is going to be a search of the cells, so the inmates can hide 'contraband' items like weapons, cellular phones and pornographic VCDs.
He carries concealed 'contraband' , which he sneaks into the country in order to avoid inspection by the U.S. Customs Service.
Smugglers and drug traffickers will find it even harder to sneak in 'contraband' goods.
Apart from fishery protection duties naval ships carry out a variety of other tasks including search and rescue operations and the inspection of craft suspected of carrying illegal drugs or other 'contraband' .
Many of the goods she sells are 'contraband' items smuggled in from The Gambia (about 30 kilometers to the south).
But 90 per cent of those polled also backed random searches for 'contraband' - and educational authorities are making moves to ‘get tough in the war on drugs’.
The international cocaine trade re-emerged in Colombia in the 1970s, courtesy of a mafia which cut its teeth on 'contraband' whiskey, marijuana and luxury goods.
The 'contraband' at park headquarters has a market value totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
There is no doubt that without the dogs some of that 'contraband' would go on down the road.
The proceeds of the drugs trade or other 'contraband' finance organised crime groups.
Other government figures said the dispatch of soldiers to the border was to curb 'contraband' traffic in the region.
‘I'm convinced that such illegal activities will cease as soon as the police arrest the 'contraband' mafia bosses,’ she said.
Membership has instead arguably contributed to a growth in the shadow economy, and most notably, 'contraband' , due to tax harmonization.
In addition to signing mutual agreements the leaders discussed drafting policies to battle 'contraband' trade and drug trafficking along the border.
On the contrary, the moment a book becomes illegal 'contraband' it is suddenly all the more desirable.
Many 'contraband' items such as drugs are smuggled in without being declared even though it is common knowledge that the drugs trade exists.
He added that trained police dogs have long been a presence in Army prisons, where they are used for sniffing out narcotics and other 'contraband' among the prisoners, and, occasionally, for riot control.
Although the gangs were predominantly comprised of labourers or artisans, who regarded the practice as a legitimate part of the local economy, the 'contraband' reached all sections of society.
Last year customs launched a three-year £209 million strategy to tackle tobacco smuggling, but with a flood of 'contraband' cigarettes still easily available, some vendors feel more must be done.
Although I may agree that criminalizing alcohol was ridiculous, I cannot sanction the support that people gave criminal enterprises through their 'contraband' purchases.
With caves, coves and beaches round the island, there was many a hiding place for smugglers, and 'contraband' was a way of life on Portland - with even the man employed by the government to put a stop to the practice deeply involved.
We will take the fight to all those involved in piracy and 'contraband' trafficking.
This lust for profit means they will trade in anything that makes money: drugs, 'contraband' goods, even illegal immigrants.
Warden replied that forfeiture ‘typically extends to the proceeds of some crime or 'contraband' .’
Their political power is tied to networks of corruption and 'contraband' .
Most were arrested for prostitution, selling 'contraband' cigarettes and working illegally.
A Chinese fishing boat disguised as a Taiwanese vessel was intercepted off the coast early yesterday while it was attempting to smuggle a large amount of 'contraband' cigarettes to Taiwan.
At a frontier, one's personal belongings are subject to scrutiny, one's suitcases opened and searched for 'contraband' , and one's passport examined to ensure that one's credentials are in order, and all this is done by a customs officer.
I have researched 'contraband' caviar in Azerbaijan, in Astrakhan, and Moscow and have seen the toll it took on depleting fish stocks.
Massive police raids on 'contraband' markets in Mexico City earlier this year met with resistance from vendors who hurled sticks and stones and trashed vehicles to defend their merchandise.
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