Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: contraband

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Usage examples:

A former federal corrections officer has pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for providing illegal contraband to people detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park.

Source: https://www.brooklynpaper.com/federal-corrections-officer-pleads-guilty/

Further, mentioning that Phulbari is expected to be the next commercial hub of the region, he said that commercialization has both advantages and disadvantages adding that undesirable goods such as contraband drugs also come along with it.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/06/17/chief-justice-of-meghalaya-hc-inaugurates-circuit-court-at-phulbari/

He and advocates on his behalf maintained during his trial and afterthat he had thought he was helping to deliver contraband cigarettes for a friend, but the court didn’t believe him.

Source: https://time.com/6301702/singapore-death-penalty-drug-cases/

“Illicit drugs and weapons are contraband and offenders found to be in possession of drugs and/or weapons will be subject to disciplinary action and/or criminal charges,” said Cadorin.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/search-of-inmate-s-cell-at-abbotsford-prison-results-in-seizure-of-32k-worth-of-contraband-1.6370721

It is relatively easy for prisoners to get contraband into the jail via throw-overs because the prison exercise area is close to the prison wall.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23847531.troubling-conditions-hmp-wandsworth-by-no-means-unique-jail/?ref=rss

• Kenneth James Smith, 57 of Hope Mills, was charged with providing contraband to an inmate.

Source: https://www.bladenjournal.com/news/70856/detention-staff-and-inmates-charged-following-investigation

Ministers have promised a crackdown after a surge in the number of affairs between prison staff and inmates - with criminals exploiting illicit relationships to smuggle contraband into jails.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11695577/Crackdown-illicit-affairs-prison-guards-criminal-lovers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“She takes the stock of contraband drugs i.e heroin/smack after paying Rs 5,000 per pack of five grams.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/woman-drug-peddler-held-heroin-worth-rs-5-lakh-seized-2518807/

Statutory instruments that facilitate illegal immigration are often not easy to spot because, like contraband, they are hidden inside legislation that seems to address another matter.

Source: https://vdare.com/articles/union-jackal-on-immigration-in-u-k-the-deep-state-is-facilitating-illegal-immigration-what-about-u-s

TDCJ said the search, which was initiated last Wednesday and ended this Tuesday, was aimed at addressing "a rise in dangerous contraband and drug-related homicides."

Source: https://abc13.com/tdcj-texas-prison-contraband-prisons-lockdown-2023/13787791/

The contraband parcel containing 11.6 kg of foreign origin gold valued at Rs 7.13 crore was retrieved from the seabed with the help of the Coast Guard expert drivers and the same was seized along with the boat used for smuggling,” the statement said.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/gold-smuggling-seized-chennai-tamil-nadu-coast-8642418/

The plaintiff, Cordarlrius Sledge, stated that he was an inmate in 2015 when Haley and another corrections officer accused him of flushing contraband.

Source: https://gazette.com/ap/da-5-memphis-cops-all-responsible-for-tyre-nichols-death/article_000517d0-3e39-5259-aeb5-569a0287fad7.html

The Prison Head calls on both Prison Officers and civilians to recognise the dangers at which they place themselves, society and inmates by engaging in the trade of contraband within the penitentiary’s walls.

Source: https://www.inewsguyana.com/duo-arrested-trying-to-smuggle-marijuana-into-prison/

There is no prison yard, and exercise consists of pacing back and forth in another cell, during which time the cells of inmates are checked by guards for contraband.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/black-dolphin-jail-dubbed-most-31365936

They are mixed in with the general population, they have access to contraband, drugs, sharp implements, to cell phones and given the conditions at the prisons, there is not much I can do in relation to how they are housed,” the prison chief said.

Source: https://www.iwnsvg.com/2023/12/26/svg-still-has-no-psychiatrist-even-as-more-witnesses-battle-mental-impact-of-crime/

They said the weapons and the contraband substance were meant for a terrorist outfit in the Valley.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/huge-quantity-of-weapons-narcotics-seized-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-kupwara-3655593

Three years later, Torres again seized control of the county jails, using contraband cellphones to run them from his Northern California prison cell.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-11/enforcer-for-slain-mexican-mafia-member-stabbed-to-death-in-l-a-county-jail

We will never be able to eliminate contraband, never.

Source: https://lovefm.com/vegetable-interdiction-unit-aims-to-protect-local-farmers-in-belize/