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Mule (smuggling)

A mule or courier is someone who personally smuggles contraband across a border (as opposed to sending by mail, etc.) for a smuggling organization. The organizers employ mules to reduce the risk of getting caught themselves. Methods of smuggling include hiding the goods in vehicles or carried items, attaching them to one's body, or using the body as a…

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Mule (smuggling)

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Edges58
Triples3
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
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fentanyl can cause smugglers to just grab anyone though - as fentanyl is easy to replaceinstance ofMoving cheap to produce product0.80text
any one courier getting caught is their probleminstance ofMoving cheap to produce product0.80text
and not a huge loss to the smugglersinstance ofMoving cheap to produce product0.80text

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