How is the word contrabando translated from Spanish to English

English translation
smuggling
noun

Paso ilegal de mercancías por una frontera.

Taking goods illegally across a border.

Examples with “contrabando”

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  • Los detuvieron por contrabando. — They were arrested for smuggling.

  • El contrabando le cuesta millones al país cada año. — Smuggling costs the country millions each year.

  • ¿Cómo frenan el contrabando en la frontera? — How do they stop smuggling at the border?

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