trafficking
Criminal human transport
Trafficking is the illegal trade or movement of people, goods, or substances.
Human trafficking involves coercing or deceiving people into forced labor or sexual exploitation.
Drug trafficking is the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances: He was arrested for trafficking cocaine across the border.
The word implies organized criminal activity rather than casual dealing.
Prohibited trade goods
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
- coyoteWild North American canid
- borderOuter edge or limit
- smugglerIllegal goods transporter
illicit · clandestine · underground · covert · evasion · concealment · routes · stash
Selfish use of others
- slaveryOwnership of people
- prostitutionCommercial sexual services
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
victims · coercion · forced labor · sex trade · brothel · recruitment · grooming · debt bondage
Tools for fighting
- gunsProjectile-launching weapons
- firearmsWeapons using explosive propulsion
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
missiles · explosives · grenades · military · dealer · embargo · conflict zones · small arms
Unlawful wildlife capture
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- rhino hornLarge mammal's nasal protrusion
- bushmeatHunted tropical wildlife flesh
exotic pets · pangolin · CITES · conservation · black market · specimen · taxidermy · fins
Price-fixing coalition
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- cocaineAddictive stimulant narcotic
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
kingpin · distribution · shipment · smuggler · stash house · overdose · seizure · interdiction
State of perceiving reality
- survivorOne still alive after
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- NGOIndependent charitable organization
rescue · shelter · hotline · legislation · protocol · Palermo · campaign · education
Pursuing legal charges
- arrestSeize by law
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- raidSudden armed incursion
- stingSharp wound from insect
task force · Interpol · extradition · indictment · conviction · sentencing · crackdown · surveillance
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
smuggler · illicit · clandestine · underground · covert · evasion · concealment · routes · stash · courier
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- slaveryOwnership of people
- prostitutionCommercial sexual services
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
abduction · victims · coercion · forced labor · sex trade · brothel · recruitment · grooming · debt bondage · servitude
weapons
Tools for fighting
- gunsProjectile-launching weapons
- firearmsWeapons using explosive propulsion
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
ammunition · missiles · explosives · grenades · military · dealer · embargo · conflict zones · small arms · arsenals
poaching
Unlawful wildlife capture
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- rhino hornLarge mammal's nasal protrusion
bushmeat · exotic pets · pangolin · CITES · conservation · black market · specimen · taxidermy · fins · pelts
cartel
Price-fixing coalition
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- cocaineAddictive stimulant narcotic
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
fentanyl · kingpin · distribution · shipment · smuggler · stash house · overdose · seizure · interdiction · dealer
awareness
State of perceiving reality
- survivorOne still alive after
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
NGO · rescue · shelter · hotline · legislation · protocol · Palermo · campaign · education · outreach
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
- arrestSeize by law
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- raidSudden armed incursion
sting · task force · Interpol · extradition · indictment · conviction · sentencing · crackdown · surveillance · informant
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- environmental threatshabitat loss, deforestation, pollution, climate change, invasive species
- substance abuseaddiction, abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, substance use
- women's rightssuffrage movement, women's suffrage, women's rights, gender equality, feminism
- criminal chargesarson, burglary, homicide, kidnapping, robbery
- criminal schemesconspiracy, collusion, racketeering, kickback scheme, assassination plot
traffickingliberation
Release from constraint
emancipation · freeing · rescue · deliverance · manumission
traffickingcounterdrug
Opposing narcotics trafficking
anti-trafficking · interdiction · prosecution · abolition · policing
- cocaine traffickingIllegal distribution of stimulant powder
- drug traffickingIllegal distribution of controlled substances
- human trafficking survivorPerson freed from forced servitude
- human traffickingCriminal trade in people
- sex traffickingForced commercial sexual exploitation
- wildlife traffickingIllicit trade in animals
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