antismuggling
Opposing illegal imports
Antismuggling describes efforts, laws, or operations designed to prevent or combat smuggling—the illegal transport of goods or people across borders.
The term appears in government and law enforcement contexts: antismuggling task force, antismuggling legislation, antismuggling patrols along the coast.
Regular surveillance route
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- raidSudden armed incursion
sting · checkpoint · surveillance · agents · taskforce · coastguard · investigation · undercover
Official enactment of statutes
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- policyAdopted principle of action
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
penalties · clampdown · deterrence · governance · protocol · standards · oversight · authority
Illegal transport for profit
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- weaponsTools for fighting
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
black market · clandestine · piracy · forgery · laundering · racketeering · drugs · arms
Traditional practices or import taxes
- checkpointInspection station on route
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- frontierEdge of settlement
- boundaryLine marking a limit
territory · passport · visa · immigration · guard · fence · wall · barrier
patrol
Regular surveillance route
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
raid · sting · checkpoint · surveillance · agents · taskforce · coastguard · investigation · undercover · informant
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- policyAdopted principle of action
sanctions · penalties · clampdown · deterrence · governance · protocol · standards · oversight · authority · injunction
trafficking
Illegal transport for profit
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- weaponsTools for fighting
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
bootlegging · black market · clandestine · piracy · forgery · laundering · racketeering · drugs · arms · wildlife
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- checkpointInspection station on route
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- frontierEdge of settlement
boundary · territory · passport · visa · immigration · guard · fence · wall · barrier · watchtower
antismugglingsmuggling
Illegal covert transport
trafficking · contraband trade · illicit trade · bootlegging · black market