variants
or less commonly antismuggling
: serving or intended to prevent or restrict smuggling
anti-smuggling laws/measures
NATO remains deployed in the Aegean to back up Greek and EU anti-smuggling operations …—
Associated Press
Associated PressThree years ago, when James joined Ghana's anti-smuggling task force, his job was to intercept illicit cocoa shipments …—Joe Bavier
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Egypt will also need to finally enforce strict anti-smuggling measures along the Gaza border.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers, in collaboration with U.S. Border Patrol agents, rescued the child, originally from Guatemala, on Monday as part of an anti-smuggling operation in the Rio Grande Valley and intercepted a group of migrants attempting to cross the border unlawfully.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
But this too could hamper a broader humanitarian and anti-smuggling mission in the Aegean.
—Yuri M. Zhukov, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2016
Police added that the suspect faces charges under anti-smuggling law for attempting to carry the specimens out of the country.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
The Biden administration has taken several steps, including a collaborative law enforcement anti-smuggling campaign in 2022 that led to thousands of arrests, to crack down on cartel smuggling.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2024
Operation Sentinel is a collaborative anti-smuggling initiative between three DHS entities − HSI, CBP and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services − and the State Department, and the FBI and DEA, which fall under the Justice Department.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
Unless the House returns to Austin and reverses its previous vote, the anti-smuggling can’t move on to the Governor.
—Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
Biden highlighted his announcement in Los Angeles earlier this month of the launch of an anti-smuggling campaign with the country’s regional partners.
—Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 28 June 2022
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers, in collaboration with U.S. Border Patrol agents, rescued the child, originally from Guatemala, on Monday as part of an anti-smuggling operation in the Rio Grande Valley and intercepted a group of migrants attempting to cross the border unlawfully.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
But this too could hamper a broader humanitarian and anti-smuggling mission in the Aegean.
—Yuri M. Zhukov, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2016
Police added that the suspect faces charges under anti-smuggling law for attempting to carry the specimens out of the country.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
The Biden administration has taken several steps, including a collaborative law enforcement anti-smuggling campaign in 2022 that led to thousands of arrests, to crack down on cartel smuggling.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2024
Operation Sentinel is a collaborative anti-smuggling initiative between three DHS entities − HSI, CBP and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services − and the State Department, and the FBI and DEA, which fall under the Justice Department.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
Unless the House returns to Austin and reverses its previous vote, the anti-smuggling can’t move on to the Governor.
—Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
Biden highlighted his announcement in Los Angeles earlier this month of the launch of an anti-smuggling campaign with the country’s regional partners.
—Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 28 June 2022
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“Anti-smuggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-smuggling. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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