There are no cases of large-scale smuggling – we are not seeing truckloads.
The incident was among the first to focus attention on the large-scale smuggling of Chinese to the United States.
The difference in price compared with neighbouring countries – Tunisia and Morocco – encourages large-scale smuggling on the eastern and western borders.
(Agence France-Presse) JAPAN: A NEW WIRETAP LAW -- Japan's first wiretapping law went into effect, allowing authorities to use wiretaps when investigating crimes involving narcotics, guns, gang-related murders and large-scale smuggling of people into the country.
The area has also been investigated repeatedly by Philippine legislators, and criticized by President Benigno S. Aquino III, in connection with large-scale smuggling of oil, vehicles, rice and other commodities.
Still, clandestine trade, including large-scale smuggling of oil and oil products, has been increasing, and the Iraqi government has done little to stop a highly organized effort that frequently provides financial benefits to Iraqi political parties and powerful political leaders, according to American and Iraqi oil traders and experts.
In addition to relatively minor transactions like those mentioned above, the usurious taxes have also led to large-scale smuggling between states for the same reasons.
Venezuela says it will close its border with Colombia at night from Monday, to try to stop large-scale smuggling of petrol and food.
At least 40 such tunnels that have been discovered since 9/11, enabling the large-scale smuggling of drugs, weapons, and immigrants to take place.
"All large-scale smuggling features some involvement of officials," he observed, "either in the form of protection, large bribes, or direct participation".
