Those who do so will have their boats seized and face Federal smuggling charges.

They've paid Malhearn plenty to take the rap, on a smuggling charge.

"One day the police came to arrest him on a smuggling charge, but Whaley had disappeared just in time."

Don't fret too much about the smuggling charge either,' Kiachif said.

Though the court did find 8 movement members guilty on alien smuggling charges, most received suspended sentences or underwent short house arrests.

They were later sentenced on the less serious smuggling charge.

"He lied to conceal his third crime," she said, referring to the smuggling charge.

The officials then detained three Lebanese businessmen for questioning on possible smuggling charges, the journalists said.

Akin was later arrested in Istanbul on unrelated smuggling charges.

The officials detained three Lebanese businessmen for questioning on possible smuggling charges.