Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. More broadly, social scientists define smuggling as the purposeful movement across a border in contravention to the relevant legal frameworks.
British H.M. Revenue & Customs officers with seized smuggled tobacco, 2014.
A book with cigarettes.
The International Anti-Opium Association, Peking "The War Against Opium"
Road sign at the Canada-US border prohibiting cannabis, Abercorn, Québec (2018)
Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders can be established through warfare, colonization, or mutual agreements between the political entities that reside in those areas.
North Korean policemen standing guard at the North Korea-South Korea border. View from North Korea.
A photograph of the France–Italy border at night. The southwestern end of the Alps separates the two countries.
The purpose of the Great Wall of China was to stop people and militaries from crossing the northern border of China. Today it is a relic border.
Crossing the Ambassador Bridge into Canada from the US