contraband
/ˈkɒntrəbænd/ noun [U]Definition
› goods which are brought into or taken out of the country secretly and illegally: The truck contained thousands of pounds worth of contraband.
contraband adjective › contraband goods/cigarettes(Definition of contraband noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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