contrabando hormiga: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Latin AmericaGeneralinformaljournalistic
  • The practice of smuggling small quantities of goods repeatedly in order to evade detection, customs duties, or legal controls; incremental or petty smuggling.
  • A method of illicit transport characterized by many minor shipments rather than large consignments.

  Examples

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  • El contrabando hormiga consiste en pasar pequeñas cantidades de mercancía para evitar ser detectados en la aduana.

    Ant smuggling consists of passing small quantities of merchandise to avoid detection at customs.

  • Las autoridades han intensificado los controles para frenar el contrabando hormiga que afecta la economía local.

    Authorities have intensified controls to stop the ant smuggling that affects the local economy.

  • En la frontera, se observan muchas acciones de contrabando hormiga que dificultan el control policial.

    At the border, many ant smuggling actions are observed that make police control difficult.

  • El contrabando hormiga es una práctica ilegal pero común en zonas donde la vigilancia es limitada.

    Ant smuggling is an illegal but common practice in areas where surveillance is limited.