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Statute
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. § 545, Smuggling goods Into the United States
Citation
18 U.S.C. § 545 (2007)
Summary
18 U.S.C. § 545, makes it a crime subject to a fine, imprisonment up to five years, or both to knowingly and willfully, with intent to defraud the Unitied Staes smuggle property into it.
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