Bill de Blasio

As N.Y.C. Public Advocate, I released a report that showed that stop-and-frisks of African Americans in 2012 were barely half as likely to yield a weapon as those of white New Yorkers - and a third less likely to yield contraband. Despite this evidence, the vast majority of those stopped are young black and Latino men.

American Politician

Ajit Pai

Whereas robocalls are ever-present, the problem of contraband cellphones in prisons - that is, cellphones illegally being used by inmates - is generally out-of-sight and too easily ignored. But the need for action is just as clear.

American Public Servant

Michael Caputo

Increasing detection and enforcement at points of entry means hiring new Customs officers and purchasing more equipment to screen vehicles for contraband.

John Berger

Hope is a contraband passed from hand to hand and story to story.

English Artist

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian Leader

The term 'contraband' implies different items depending on the laws of a place.

Context Matters

'Contraband' carries a strong negative connotation often associated with legal punishment.

Authority Disapproval

The word often suggests items are smuggled or hidden to avoid detection.

Smuggling Connotation

Used as an adjective, it clearly labels items as illegal without explanation.

Legality

The adjective form emphasizes the seriousness of the offense in legal contexts.

Severity

Authorities often use the term when justifying searches for illegal items.

Search Procedures

 much for coming and taking pictures of the contraband but you're done now so she thanks them says goodbye and then i asked the office guy like the guy who was just doing some paperwork there i said can you give me the number and he did then she goes to the local police station and meets up with a policeman

Going Undercover to Save...

 What's interesting really about X-ray really is, if you think about it, is that that technology is used for looking for cancer or looking for drugs, or looking for contraband or whatever. And I use that sort of technology to create things that are quite beautiful. So, still working with film, I'm afraid.

Nick Veasey: Exposing...

 officers begin to search for the contraband you might want to make it look like they're a roofer they're in construction but something else is going on here this is one of those we notice the base of the liners not flat as well as loose bolts here they're rather new

Truckload of Ammo PIPE...

 just because they're quiet doesn't necessarily mean that they don't have their hands in the middle of the contraband and the violent activities in the institution it's real important that we we get to know who these leaders are and we monitor the movements monitor

Gang Leaders PIPE Hard Time

 Fourth Amendment protections right not at the border anything coming across the border could be contraband and therefore the government has a right searched it without work the agents that take me to secondary screening have the authority

A Former FBI Agent...

 conditions for an escape the passing of contraband the procurement of a weapon prisoners are kept in their cell and visitors kept out the bay area where fog and eccentrics and do-gooders pour into every nook and cranny of the region

Wall Street in prison PIPE...

 as well as to tell every angle of the story. So this is to cast a light on the terror attacks and the trade in firearms because illicit contraband does contribute to that. It's almost important to educate the Chinese demographic

Asher Jay: Art as a...

 Montag’s mind occasionally wanders to the contraband that lies hidden in his home. Gradually, he begins to question the basis of his work. Montag realizes he’s always felt uneasy -

Why should you read...

 from transporting contraband to doing laundry drawing tattoos even making greeting cards these are jobs as good as they come in prison each is paid in store

Prison Economy PIPE...

 There's another one. Now, we're separating the actual contraband itself from the fruit.