Low-Level Smuggling Flourishing on Jordan-West Bank Border

Lesson Brief Maan
On October 1, Maan News reported that business for so-called briefcase merchants who illegally smuggle items such as tobacco and sexual stimulants is thriving. Police and customs officials at the Karama border crossing have seized larger than normal amounts of contraband over the past week. Authorities blame an increase in the price of such goods in the West Bank for pushing these traders to smuggle their goods from across the border.

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