as in dealing
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
arrested him for trafficking in drugs
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Recent Examples of trafficking
That operation led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were transferred to New York to face federal drug-trafficking charges.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Items that police said were seized in connection with a firearms trafficking investigation.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Wedding also faces separate drug-trafficking charges in Canada dating back to 2015.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The arrest came after Wedding and associates traveled from Canada to San Diego, California, to buy cocaine as part of a drug trafficking organization based in Vancouver, according to an affidavit.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
In December the group detonated a car bomb in a municipality located along a top cocaine-trafficking route, killing four police officers.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
The Emberá are a large Indigenous community living in remote villages along the country’s west coast, a region plagued by acute poverty and violence from armed groups that are vying for drug-trafficking routes.
—Camila Osorio, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Hernandez had been indicted in American courts on drug-trafficking and firearms charges and then extradited to the US.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026
Police charged Edward Gillespie, of Nantucket, with trafficking over 200 grams of cocaine.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Items that police said were seized in connection with a firearms trafficking investigation.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Wedding also faces separate drug-trafficking charges in Canada dating back to 2015.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The arrest came after Wedding and associates traveled from Canada to San Diego, California, to buy cocaine as part of a drug trafficking organization based in Vancouver, according to an affidavit.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
In December the group detonated a car bomb in a municipality located along a top cocaine-trafficking route, killing four police officers.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
The Emberá are a large Indigenous community living in remote villages along the country’s west coast, a region plagued by acute poverty and violence from armed groups that are vying for drug-trafficking routes.
—Camila Osorio, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Hernandez had been indicted in American courts on drug-trafficking and firearms charges and then extradited to the US.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026
Police charged Edward Gillespie, of Nantucket, with trafficking over 200 grams of cocaine.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficking
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But Getz ended that story once and for all late Tuesday, dealing Robert to the New York Mets for a middling prospect in Luisangel Acuña and a prayer in former 12th-round pick Truman Pauley.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Tamma’s mother is partnered with a drug-dealing layabout; Dan’s mother, a onetime successful novelist, has a worsening heart condition.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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Young’s agents were having conversations with the Hawks, who sit at 17-21 so far this season, about trading their client out of Atlanta.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Today, Netflix’s stock price is trading well beneath the low end of its collar, reducing the value offered to WBD shareholders.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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In November, four other men received sentences ranging from 37 days to 30 months for smuggling 21 people to Guam, all of whom were Chinese nationals who the Justice Department said were attempting to avoid airport immigration checks.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The number of Starlink terminals currently in Iran is limited and smuggling more devices into the country would be dangerous and take time, according to Iranian opposition activist and cyber expert Nariman Gharib.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
19 Jan. 2026
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Discover for yourself why this Bedsure Heated Blanket pick is Amazon’s number one best-selling electric throw.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, Grains and Taps has expanded from selling local and worldwide beer selections to offering their own brews, opened a second location at Pine Tree Plaza and added a restaurant.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Trafficking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficking. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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