the crime of taking something illegally from one country to another. Act of importing and exporting secretly and illegally to avoid paying duties or to evade enforcement of laws (e.g., drug-or firearms-control laws). Smuggling is probably as old as the first tax or regulation on trade. Two main methods exist: the undetected running of cargoes across frontiers, and the concealment of goods in unlikely places on ships or cars, in baggage or cargo, or on the person
{i} act of importing or exporting illegally; act of bringing in or taking out secretly
If someone smuggles things or people into a place or out of it, they take them there illegally or secretly. My message is `If you try to smuggle drugs you are stupid' Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle a bomb into Belfast airport Had it really been impossible to find someone who could smuggle out a letter? + smuggling smug·gling An air hostess was arrested and charged with drug smuggling