contraband goods
Illicit trade items
Contraband goods are items that are illegal to import, export, or possess—smuggled merchandise or prohibited materials.
The phrase appears in legal and trade contexts: Customs agents seized the contraband goods at the border.
Often shortened to simply contraband: The ship was carrying contraband.
- smuggledMoved goods illegally
- illicitProhibited by law
- forbiddenNot allowed
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
drug mule · customs · port of entry · border · hidden · illegal · controlled substance · stash · black market · back alley · drugs · weapons · seized · concealed · embargo · underground · cargo · inspection
- smuggling enforcementcustoms agents, customs officers, border patrol, seizure, interdiction
- prize lawprize court, prize money, prize fund, war prize, condemnation