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Smuggled birds made up roughly 8% of the cases, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Smuggled books on Soviet history were like gold to him, he recalled.

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2022

Smuggled across the border at night in small groups, they said they left their country to escape the Taliban, violence and poverty.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2021

Smuggled in those pools of money was the Adelsons' combined $20,000 from February, which records show was among the funds sent by Trump Victory to Maine on Sept. 4.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2020

Smuggled out by certain friendly spirits, they miraculously escaped the infamous pyre in which so many other family papers perished.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende