1.   That year an alleged smuggling boat capsized in the St. Lawrence River, leaving a Pakistani woman dead and a man presumed dead.

2.   All four people aboard the smuggling boat escaped after running aground at the rendezvous site, officials said.

3.   But its hull also bears Chinese writing, fueling speculation it might have been a smuggling boat.

4.   But there have been a string of Chinese smuggling boats intercepted in recent months off the coasts of the United States and Mexico.

5.   Law enforcement success in stopping smuggling boats apparently has sparked the container trend, Ms. Gavin said.