contraband
noun [U] /ˈkɒn.trə.bænd/
/ˈkɑːn-/ Definition
› goods that are brought into or taken out of the country secretly and illegally: The lorry contained thousands of pounds worth of contraband.Trafficking and racketeering contraband adjective › contraband cigarettes/goodsTrafficking and racketeering
(Definition of contraband noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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