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NCA investigators estimated the pair may have smuggled thousands of people into and across Europe over two years, making huge profits in the process.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Do I know some people who have smuggled in a peanut butter sandwich?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

Indian monk Baba Budan is believed to have smuggled the fabled "seven seeds" out of Yemen around 1600, establishing Indian Arabica cultivars and setting the stage for coffee's global reach today.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024

In the 1600s, Indian monk Baba Budan is fabled to have smuggled seven raw coffee beans back to his homeland from Yemen, laying the foundation for coffee’s global takeover.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Reilly must have smuggled the pirate gimmicks out of the garage the afternoon before.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole