Meaning & use
muling
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Smuggling illegal goods, typically drugs, by carrying them on or inside one's body, often across a border.
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He was arrested at the airport for muling cocaine inside swallowed capsules.
Investigators believed the courier network relied on desperate travelers muling for cash.
A note on using this word
This sense derives from 'mule,' a slang term for a low-level drug courier who takes on the physical risk while organizers stay removed from the crime.
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smugglingtrafficking
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