trafficking
noun [ U ] uk/ˈtræf.ɪ.kɪŋ/ us/ˈtræf.ɪ.kɪŋ/
非法买卖
the act of buying or selling goods illegally
arms/drug trafficking 贩运武器/毒品
He was wanted on charges of trafficking in stolen property. 他因被控贩卖赃物而被通缉。
人口贩卖
the act of buying or selling people, or of making money from work they are forced to do, such as sex work
human/people trafficking 人口贩运
efforts to combat illegal trafficking in people 打击非法贩运人口的努力
See: traffic
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- Military personnel determined that the plane had been used for narcotics trafficking.
- This scandal shows how arms trafficking has grown over the past decade.
- One problem is the huge amount of trafficking in stolen oil.
- Heroin trafficking is a major source of funding for the terrorists.
- An investigation has been launched into possible child trafficking.
- He announced a new task force, created to combat human trafficking and slavery.
- They were involved in money laundering and trafficking in young girls.