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Illegal items
Contraband (from Medieval French contrebande "smuggling") is any item that, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold. It comprises goods
Contraband
2012 film by Baltasar Kormákur
Contraband is a 2012 action thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Caleb Landry Jones, Giovanni
Contraband_(2012_film)
American rock band
Contraband was a short-lived supergroup/side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as Shark Island, McAuley Schenker
Contraband_(band)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up contraband in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contraband refers to goods which are illegal to possess or trade. Contraband may also refer to:
Contraband_(disambiguation)
2023 video game
Contraband Police is a video game developed by Crazy Rocks Studios and published by PlayWay, released in March 2023 for Microsoft Windows. Two years prior
Contraband_Police
Annual festival in lake Charles, Louisiana
The Louisiana Pirate Festival (Contraband Days) is an annual festival in Lake Charles. It is among the larger celebrations in Louisiana, with an attendance
Contraband_Days
2004 studio album by Velvet Revolver
Contraband is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Velvet Revolver, released on June 8, 2004, by RCA Records. A commercial success, Contraband
Contraband (Velvet Revolver album)
Contraband_(Velvet_Revolver_album)
Freed slaves working with the Union
"Contraband" was a term commonly used in the US military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain people who escaped slavery
Contraband (American Civil War)
Contraband_(American_Civil_War)
1955 British film by Lawrence Huntington
Contraband Spain (also known as Contrabando.) is a 1955 British crime film directed by Lawrence Huntington and Josep María Forn and starring Richard Greene
Contraband_Spain
1976 studio album by Golden Earring
Contraband is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1976 in Europe and 1977 in the US. For the US, the album was re-titled Mad Love and
Contraband (Golden Earring album)
Contraband_(Golden_Earring_album)
American hard rock supergroup
In 2004, the band achieved commercial success with their debut album, Contraband. Despite positive reviews, some critics initially described Velvet Revolver
Velvet_Revolver
Contraband, a collection of artists led by director/choreographer Sara Shelton Mann, was a dance-based, live performance ensemble, working together from
Contraband (performance group)
Contraband_(performance_group)
Record label
RadioContraband is a Spokane, Washington-based radio promotion company founded by Steven Walker, Jacob Bunton, and Beatrix Danko. It is a privately held
RadioContraband
Icelandic filmmaker
He directed the films 101 Reykjavík, The Sea, A Little Trip to Heaven, Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest, Touch, and the TV series Katla. Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson
Baltasar_Kormákur
1940 British film by Michael Powell
Contraband (U.S.: Blackout) is a 1940 wartime spy film by the British director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, which reunited stars
Contraband_(1940_film)
The Grand Contraband Camp was located in Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on the Virginia Peninsula near Fort Monroe, during and immediately after the
Grand Contraband Camp, Virginia
Grand_Contraband_Camp,_Virginia
1980 Italo-crime film directed by Lucio Fulci
Contraband (Italian: Luca il contrabbandiere, lit. 'Luca the smuggler') is a 1980 poliziotteschi film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film is set in Naples
Contraband_(1980_film)
Dutch big band
Contraband is a progressive big band that formed in the 1980s led by trombonist Willem van Manen, recording exclusively for the BVHaast record label. The
Contraband_(big_band)
American inventor, activist, professional dressmaker and writer (1818–1907)
Todd Lincoln. She wrote an autobiography. Elizabeth also started the Contraband Relief Association in August 1862, later called the Ladies’ Freedmen and
Elizabeth_Keckley
1996 greatest hits album by Men at Work
Contraband: The Best of Men at Work is the third compilation album by Australian pop rock band Men at Work. It was released in 1996. The album includes
Contraband: The Best of Men at Work
Contraband:_The_Best_of_Men_at_Work
Australian rock band
In 1973, they changed to Finch and in 1978 they changed their name to Contraband. The band disbanded in 1979. Stillwater formed in 1972 in Sydney as a
Finch_(Australian_band)
Swedish video game developer and publisher
development, but was later put on hold. In 2021, the open world co-op game Contraband was announced to be in development at Avalanche and set to be published
Avalanche_Studios_Group
American documentary television series
Violations include fraudulent visas, human trafficking, and transportation of contraband items. To Catch a Smuggler is featured on National Geographic. A typical
To_Catch_a_Smuggler
Australian metalcore band
Married at First Sight. On 25 June 2021, the band released a new single "Contraband", featuring Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox. On 24 February 2022, the band
Make_Them_Suffer
Star Wars role-playing game supplement
Politics of Contraband is a 1992 role-playing supplement for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game published by West End Games. The Politics of Contraband is a supplement
The_Politics_of_Contraband
Large bayou in Louisiana, United States
Contraband Bayou is a large bayou, a tributary of the Calcasieu River. It runs through Lake Charles, Louisiana, and empties into Prien Lake.[citation needed]
Contraband_Bayou
1925 film by Alan Crosland
Contraband is a lost 1925 silent film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Alan Crosland directed and Lois Wilson stars
Contraband_(1925_film)
American video game programmer (1963–2025)
co-founder of video game companies Interplay Productions, Logicware, Contraband Entertainment, and Olde Sküül. She was the chief executive officer of
Rebecca_Heineman
Illegal movement of goods or people
emigration, tax evasion, import restrictions, export restrictions, providing contraband to prison inmates, or the theft of the items being smuggled. Smuggling
Smuggling
Visual or manual internal inspection of body cavities for prohibited materials
manual internal inspection of body cavities for prohibited materials (contraband), such as illegal drugs, money, jewelry, or weapons. Body cavities frequently
Body_cavity_search
WWII operation to restrict supply lines
War I, neutral ships were subject to being stopped to be searched for contraband. A large force, known as the Dover Patrol patrolled at one end of the
Blockade of Germany (1939–1945)
Blockade_of_Germany_(1939–1945)
2010 studio album by Madcon
Contraband is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian urban music duo Madcon. It was released on 17 November 2010. It peaked at number two on the Norwegian
Contraband_(Madcon_album)
1931 British film by Sidney Morgan
Contraband Love is a 1931 British crime film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Janice Adair and Haddon Mason. It was made at British
Contraband_Love
American actor (born 1980)
(2007), The Messenger and Pandorum (both 2009), The Mechanic (2011), Contraband (2012), Kill Your Darlings and Lone Survivor (both 2013), The Program
Ben_Foster_(actor)
English actress (born 1973)
work in action films, including Van Helsing (2004), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), Total Recall (2012), and Jolt (2021) while also earning praise
Kate_Beckinsale
Historic cemetery in Virginia, United States
The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery at 1001 S. Washington St. in Alexandria, Virginia was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August
Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery
Contrabands_and_Freedmen_Cemetery
Person who smuggles contraband and illegal drugs to another border
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
Mule_(smuggling)
band signed with RCA Records the next year and released its debut album Contraband in 2004, which topped the US Billboard 200 and has since sold over 4 million
Velvet_Revolver_discography
American former teacher and sex offender
she was taken into custody in 2015 for allegedly conspiring to smuggle contraband cell phones into a state prison and sentenced to eight years in prison;
Pamela_Joan_Rogers
American guitarist
group L.A. Guns, as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also a founding member of Guns N' Roses. However, he left shortly
Tracii_Guns
Legal doctrine for police searches in the United States
Amendment's warrant requirement that allows an officer to seize evidence and contraband that are found in plain view during a lawful observation. The doctrine
Plain_view_doctrine
American actor (born 1987)
his career acting in minor roles in films such as the action-thriller Contraband (2012), and the neo‑noir Broken City (2013). He is best known for portraying
Jason_Mitchell
American convicted serial killer (born 1986)
(x3) Third degree murder Attempted murder Constructive possession of contraband Criminal penalty 2006 2 consecutive life sentences without parole 2009
Leo_Boatman
Escaped American slave in 1863 photograph
contrabands, and in some cases thousands-strong columns of freed slaves followed U.S. Army troop movements through the South. Eventually, contraband refugee
Peter_(enslaved_man)
Network for fugitive slaves in 19th-century U.S.
Corinth Contraband Camp with homes, schools, hospitals, churches, and paid employment for African Americans. It was estimated that Corinth Contraband Camp
Underground_Railroad
1928 film by Leo D. Maloney
Yellow Contraband is a 1928 American silent thriller film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eileen Sedgwick and Noble Johnson. Leo D. Maloney
Yellow_Contraband
Doctrine in American criminal law
traveler and her trip, reasonably suspect that the traveler is smuggling contraband in her alimentary canal." Characterized in terms of the Fourth Amendment
Border_search_exception
1993 United States Supreme Court case
conducting a lawful patdown search for weapons feels something that plainly is contraband, the object may be seized even though it is not a weapon. By a 6-to-3
Minnesota_v._Dickerson
American singer (born 1989)
US "The Land of Nod" (featuring Courtney LaPlante) Scale the Summit "Contraband" (featuring Courtney LaPlante) Make Them Suffer "In Another Life" (featuring
Courtney_LaPlante
British filmmaking duo
two further films for Korda, he reunited with Pressburger in 1940 for Contraband, the first in a run of Powell and Pressburger films set during the Second
Powell_and_Pressburger
Former Colombian drug cartel
Medellín network emerged in the early 1970s from Colombia's longstanding contraband economy and expanded rapidly as cocaine replaced marijuana and other illicit
Medellín_Cartel
Criminal incidents involving the Outlaws Motorcycle Club
insurance fraud, extortion, arson, robbery, stolen property, counterfeiting, contraband smuggling, and the production, smuggling, transportation, and distribution
Outlaws MC criminal allegations and incidents
Outlaws_MC_criminal_allegations_and_incidents
Goods inspection system
on manifest verification, tariff collection and the identification of contraband. In February 2009, approximately 80% of US incoming containers were scanned
Cargo_scanning
Cell without plumbing facilities
reasonable grounds to believe that an inmate has ingested contraband or is carrying contraband in a body cavity, the institutional head may authorize in
Dry_cell_(prison)
American drummer (born 1962)
Year Title Chart positions US Main. US Hard Rock Digi. 2023 "Contraband" (GXTP feat. Tommy Lee) 33 12
Tommy_Lee
International border
The border between Andorra and Spain is in the Pyrenees between northern Spain and southern and western Andorra. It is 64 kilometres (40 mi) long. It is
Andorra–Spain_border
Australian bassist (born 1956)
numerous other groups, sometimes on lead guitar, including Finch (a.k.a. Contraband), Cheetah, Swanee, Heaven and The Party Boys. Evans' autobiography, Dirty
Mark_Evans_(musician)
2014 video game
Markets, Alloy Refineries, or Contraband Trade Ports) or storage facilities (Credit Vaults, Alloy Depots, or the single Contraband Safehouse) are attacked.
Star_Wars_Commander
American mass murderer and serial killer (born 1975)
First-degree murder (x7) Attempted murder Constructive possession of Contraband Criminal penalty 2003 5 consecutive life sentences without parole 2008
William_Edward_Wells
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Contrabandista, Contrabandist, or Contrabander in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contraband is any illegal item or items being sold on the black
Contrabandista
Canadian narrative development and consultation studio
and consultation Usual June Finji Narrative and characters Cancelled Contraband Avalanche Studios Sensitivity reading, scriptwriting Hyper Light Breaker
Sweet_Baby_Inc.
2021 police simulation video game
Retrieved 21 March 2026. "Save 20% on Police Simulator: Patrol Officers: Contraband Expansion on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
Police_Simulator:_Patrol_Officers
American actor
Sheehan Gone Baby Gone Interrogating Officer 2009 Don McKay Alfred 2012 Contraband John Bryce Farraday 2014 The Equalizer Detective Harris 2019 City on a
Robert_Wahlberg
Trade in tobacco goods which fail to comply with legislation
Force (FATF). Illicit cigarette trade activities fall under 3 categories: Contraband: cigarettes smuggled from abroad without domestic duty paid; Counterfeit:
Illicit_cigarette_trade
2025 documentary film by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
This began a six-year investigation, during which incarcerated men used contraband cell phones to document conditions and communicate with the filmmakers
The_Alabama_Solution
American screenwriter
was an adaptation of the 2008 Icelandic film Reykjavík-Rotterdam titled Contraband. He was hired by actor Mark Wahlberg, who had once been attached to star
Aaron_Guzikowski
Mexican drug lord incarcerated in a US federal prison (born 1957)
Guzmán. Guzmán allegedly had the prison guards on his payroll, smuggled contraband into the prison and received preferential treatment from the staff. In
El_Chapo
WWI naval blockade
However, through a sequence of events, the Allies declared foodstuffs contraband and it is this aspect of the blockade that remains most controversial
Blockade of Germany (1914–1919)
Blockade_of_Germany_(1914–1919)
Spanish privateers
based off their overseas territories, tasked with hunting down piracy, contraband and foreign privateering. Founded under the House of Habsburg in the 17th
Guarda_costa
Illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages
prices ran high. It was said[by whom?] that some ships carried $200,000 in contraband in a single run. It was not long after the first taxes were implemented
Rum-running
smuggling contraband to meet their own needs although they might smuggle enough to cover their expenses by selling some of the contraband. Mules and
Smuggling_organization
2005 single by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone
stereotyping of African Americans driving a vehicle with drugs and other contraband on the inside (riding dirty). The music video shows a police officer Tommy
Ridin'
Place where one may lawfully enter a country
facilities to check passports and visas and to inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not imported. International airports are usually ports of entry, as
Port_of_entry
Searching a person with clothing removed
strip search is a practice of searching a person for weapons or other contraband suspected of being hidden on their body or inside their clothing, and
Strip_search
Market in which goods or services are traded illegally
Common reasons for engaging in black market activity include trading contraband, avoiding taxes or regulations, or evading price controls and rationing
Black_market
American actor
credits include Vice, 20th Century Women, Free State of Jones, Get On Up, Contraband, Texas Killing Fields, White Lightnin', The Butterfly Circus, and God
Kirk_Bovill
2007 studio album by Velvet Revolver
had fallen off the charts. Compared to the multi-platinum success of Contraband, Libertad was seen as a commercial disappointment for the band. The album
Libertad (Velvet Revolver album)
Libertad_(Velvet_Revolver_album)
2004 single by Velvet Revolver
Revolver, released as the fourth and final single off the band's debut album Contraband. The song was a top-ten hit on rock radio, although it did not repeat
Dirty_Little_Thing
1994 film by Frank Darabont
innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), and becomes instrumental
The_Shawshank_Redemption
Australian stand-up comedian, actor and writer
incident was incorporated into his act and can be seen on his 2008 DVD Contraband. He became known in the United States in 2009, after the release of his
Jim_Jefferies
Capital and largest city of Hungary
the "global epicentres" of illegal pornography, money laundering and contraband tobacco, and also a negotiation centre for international crime group leaders
Budapest
Chilean lawyer and Minister of Public Security (born 1970)
From that position she oversaw the prosecution of drug trafficking, contraband, money laundering, and organized crime in a territory of particular strategic
Trinidad_Steinert
1861 U.S./U.K. diplomatic incident
Wilkes, intercepted the British mail packet RMS Trent and removed, as contraband of war, two Confederate envoys: James Murray Mason from Virginia and John
Trent_Affair
2008 Icelandic film by Óskar Jónasson
Baltasar Kormákur and Ingvar E. Sigurðsson. A Hollywood remake titled Contraband starring Mark Wahlberg was released in 2012. Kristofer is working as a
Reykjavík-Rotterdam
American actor and musician
First Class (2011). In 2012, he appeared in the action thriller film Contraband, which was an English-language remake of the Icelandic film Reykjavík-Rotterdam
Caleb_Landry_Jones
1984 American crewed spaceflight
spaceflights List of Space Shuttle missions Lists of spacewalks and moonwalks "Contraband" was the name of a music group of NASA employees, among them Ron McNair
STS-41-B
Prevention of trade or movement by force
trading rights of neutral parties, who must submit for inspection for contraband, which the blockading power may define narrowly or broadly, sometimes
Blockade
License given to ship at port to avoid quarantine
become an invitation to Customs to inspect a vessel for dutiable goods or contraband, as in the Rich Harvest case, where a yacht carrying a large quantity
Pratique
2004 single by Velvet Revolver
Revolver, released in August 2004 as the third single off their debut album, Contraband. The song reached number 67 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the
Fall to Pieces (Velvet Revolver song)
Fall_to_Pieces_(Velvet_Revolver_song)
Law enforcement agency
law or agreement. For the investigation, prosecution and repression of contraband and other crimes related to organized crime, drug trafficking or money
Spanish_Tax_Agency
laundering, insurance fraud, kidnapping, robbery, theft, counterfeiting, contraband smuggling, loan sharking, prostitution, trafficking in stolen goods, motorcycle
Hells Angels MC criminal allegations and incidents in the United States
Hells_Angels_MC_criminal_allegations_and_incidents_in_the_United_States
Mass spectrometer company and brand, now owned by Danaher
contraband detection. Based on the TAGA platform, the AROMIC was a triple quadrupole instrument that was part of the CONDOR, an integrated contraband
SCIEX
Civil War era US Colored Infantry Regiment base
slavery became known as "contrabands" and their numbers were so large that the United States government established contraband camps in 1861. The refugees
Camp Greene (Washington, D.C.)
Camp_Greene_(Washington,_D.C.)
Cove/beach on Zakynthos, Greece
weather and bad visibility. Some rumours claim the ship was smuggling contraband; however, official sources did not confirm this, and the captain was not
Navagio_Beach
International police operation targeting darknet markets
and Hydra. Other sites targeted included money laundering sites and "contraband sites". The operation involved the police forces of 17 countries. In total
Operation_Onymous
give him the Remove him; he's punk hooligan Tramp hoosegow Jail hootch Contraband alcoholic beverage, homebrew hop 1. Type of swing dance e.g. Lindy Hop;
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
American actor (1941–2021)
Dragon (2002), The Rundown (2003), The World's Fastest Indian (2005), and Contraband (2012). On television, he has had starring or featured roles in Outlaws
William_Lucking
1800 Alliance during the War of the Second Coalition
intended to prevent neutral shipping from being inspected for French contraband by the Royal Navy. The league collapsed in 1801 after Paul was assassinated
Second League of Armed Neutrality
Second_League_of_Armed_Neutrality
Term referring to police personnel who were accused of reselling seized illegal drugs
involved in the illegal drug trade themselves by reselling portion of the contraband seized in anti-drug operations. In 2019, PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde became
Ninja cops of the Philippine drug war
Ninja_cops_of_the_Philippine_drug_war
2008 film directed by Dharani
travel to Malaysia as Kuruvi (Courier), the trade jargon for low-level contraband carriers. Velu and Aaps come to Malaysia at a time when internal rivalry
Kuruvi
CONTRABAND
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Boy/Male
Sikh
Skirt of the victor, Victory over suppression
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Alvred, Old English Ælfrǣd ‘elf counsel’. This owed its popularity as a personal name in England chiefly to the fame of the West Saxon king Alfred the Great (849–899), who defeated the Danes, keeping them out of Wessex, and whose court was a great center of learning and culture.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly East Anglia)
English (chiefly East Anglia) : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rand(e) (see Rand 1).French : variant of Renson, a reduced form of Rennesson, a pet form (with the double diminutive suffix -esson) of a personal name derived from the Germanic name Ragino or a compound name with the first element ragin- ‘counsel’.
Girl/Female
Hindu
The grove where Buddha was born
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Born Leader
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Slave of the Witness
Girl/Female
Indian
Rise a Earth
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Hero Among the Donors
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Slocum.
Boy/Male
Armenian, Australian, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Norse
Lion; Brave; Inner Skin; Eagle; Lord Vishnu
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a.
Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation.
n.
Illegal or prohibited traffic.
n.
Traffic in contraband goods; smuggling.
a.
Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods, or trade.
n.
A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war.
v. i.
To cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; -- said of contraband or dutiable goods.
n.
Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication.
n.
One who traffics illegally; a smuggler.
v. t.
To declare prohibited; to forbid.
v. t.
To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle.
v. i.
One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See Owling, n.
n.
Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden.
v. i.
Hence, to carry on any contraband trade.