The Harlem kid appears on "Body For My Zipcode," as he drops steely vows about threatening witnesses and running contraband across New York City.
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It was the latest in a string of problems, from a spike in violence to a crackdown on corrections officers running contraband networks, facing the department run by Commissioner Joseph Ponte since 2014.
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Owing to Cadaqués's proximity to the French border and its isolation by land, the village had a tradition of running contraband. See the writings of Josep Pla.
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Najder finds this, for a variety of reasons, virtually impossible. If Conrad did participate in running contraband to Spain, it likely would have involved something other than weapons. But in the two books written three and four decades later, he embellished his memories, probably borrowing from past adventures of Marseilles friends. To admit that his illicit activities had been conducted for profit would have conflicted with the position that he wished to occupy in literature.
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He designs a radio-controlled bombing device that Tommy and his partner Skeeter Milligan (Milburn Stone) are ready to demonstrate to the Army. The Army commander (John Elliott) is very impressed when they score two direct hits. A gang of spies is also watching the test. The spies, who include a much-weathered Brandy, now a drunk running contraband, have been offered half a million dollars for the device from an enemy country.
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Del Tarrant is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series Blake's 7, played by Steven Pacey. Del Tarrant is a skilled pilot, trained in the Federation Space Academy, who steals a pursuit ship and begins running contraband in the outer planets and getting involved in wars. He rises high on the Federation's "wanted list". During the Intergalactic War, he goes in against the Andromedans and his ship is destroyed in the first salvo.
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The gang leader, William Cowerson, was well respected in the town; his funeral was attended by many people, and his grave is marked by an ornate headstone. He is said to have stored contraband in various hiding places, including tombs at St Andrew's Church, West Tarring. Another incident in 1838, when smugglers were caught running contraband through the grounds of Beach House, resulted in another major battle. Thereafter, smuggling became less attractive because taxes on imported goods were reduced and free trade became easier.
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Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) is an ex-smuggler who now has a peaceful life with his wife, Kate (Kate Beckinsale), and their two sons in New Orleans. They learn that Kate's brother Andy (Caleb Landry Jones) was smuggling drugs, but dropped them into the Mississippi River during a surprise inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Andy's boss, mobster Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), threatens to kill Chris' family if Andy doesn't pay him back $700,000. Chris decides to raise the money by running contraband, working with his former smuggling partner, Sebastian Abney (Ben Foster), who now owns a legitimate construction company.
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