muling
Transporting illegal goods
Muling is the act of transporting contraband—typically drugs or money—on behalf of others, often across borders.
The term comes from mule, the pack animal, applied to people who carry illegal goods: He got five years for muling cocaine through the airport.
Drug organizations recruit mulers who may not know what they're carrying or who face coercion.
Prohibited trade goods
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
- concealmentAct of hiding something
trafficking · courier · hidden cargo · drug running · cartel · packages · illicit goods · cross-border
Long-eared equine
- burroSmall domesticated donkey
- packsaddleLoad-bearing animal frame
- pannierCarrier hung from sides
- saddlebagsBags draped over mounts
beast of burden · caravan · trek · provisions · supplies · mountain trail · porterage · loading
Prolonged, repetitive thinking
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
thinking over · turning over · chewing over · puzzling · brooding · cogitation · reflection · meditation
Renewed evaluation of something
- rethinkingReconsidering a position
- reevaluationJudging something anew
- reexaminationInspecting something once more
- reviewCritical written assessment
reappraisal · revisiting · second look · fresh perspective · questioning · doubting · reconsidering
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
concealment · trafficking · courier · hidden cargo · drug running · cartel · packages · illicit goods · cross-border · stash
donkey
Long-eared equine
- burroSmall domesticated donkey
- packsaddleLoad-bearing animal frame
- pannierCarrier hung from sides
saddlebags · beast of burden · caravan · trek · provisions · supplies · mountain trail · porterage · loading · expedition
rumination
Prolonged, repetitive thinking
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
weighing · thinking over · turning over · chewing over · puzzling · brooding · cogitation · reflection · meditation · second thoughts
reconsideration
Renewed evaluation of something
- rethinkingReconsidering a position
- reevaluationJudging something anew
- reexaminationInspecting something once more
review · reappraisal · revisiting · second look · fresh perspective · questioning · doubting · reconsidering
mulingmasterminding
Planning and directing something
bossing · orchestrating · kingpin · crime boss · commanding
mulingcommanding
Exerting strong authority
controlling · exploiting · manipulating · pulling the strings · calling the shots