Sentence examples for much smuggling from inspiring English sources

At first trade flourished, two settlements being founded in India while much smuggling into England occurred.

Much smuggling is going on and is linked with the Communist issue-they bring oil and gasoline from Hong Kong to Macao, for later sale in Red China.

Though post-office authorities are diligent, it is clear that much smuggling and other violation of interstate and international regulations occur.

OPENING THE RAFAH CROSSING 5. (S) The Ambassador asked whether Shin Bet was seeing much smuggling via the Rafah Crossing, and stressed that it was important to find a way to keep the crossing open, as called for in the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA).

During the 18th century, much smuggling took place along the Dorset coast; its coves, caves and sandy beaches provided opportunities for gangs such as the Hawkhursts to stealthily bring smuggled goods ashore.

The entire subsidy was swallowed by middlemen, and fertiliser supplies became erratic because so much was smuggled abroad.For Nigeria to recover, Mr Obasanjo must create a climate conducive to doing business.

But much of the smuggling is not so obvious, dealers said.

"How much of your smuggling fee do you still owe him?" "My parents paid up their fifteen per cent in Vietnam, but I still have eighteen thousand to pay".

"It's pretty much all organized smuggling at this point and it's pretty much all controlled by the transnational criminal organizations that operate over there," Mr. Self said.

It is possible that there will be a crackdown on smugglers, but that has not happened yet, said an official in the Yanbian Prefecture in Jilin Province, where much of the smuggling takes place.

Diplomats said they expect that strict enforcement of the embargo, which has won broad public support from diamond traders, will make smuggling much less easy and profitable than it has been in the past.