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contrabandists

noun

plural of contrabandist

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a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally contrabandists supplying the rebels with guns

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Such go-fast boats were designed for offshore racing but were later commandeered by drug smugglers in South Florida during the 1980s.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
All the passengers were migrants who paid smugglers to take them from the Bahamas to South Florida, Homeland Security Investigations agents said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

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