1.   And as the value of their smuggling routes rose, so did their payments for protection to politicians, judges, prosecutors and the police.

2.   And Iraq has re-established a smuggling route along the Shatta al Arab Persian Gulf waterway that straddles the coasts of Iraq and Iran.

3.   Because of increased surveillance, experts say, an alternate smuggling route from Cambodia through Singapore has emerged, but that route too has come under pressure.

4.   A lawyer for one of the immigrants who landed in New Jersey said that the smuggling route began in South America, the Associated Press reported.

5.   A collection network has been established and smuggling routes go through Burma, he said.

6.   But the frontier has been a fabled smuggling route for centuries, and little has changed.

7.   For many years, Iran has served as a key smuggling route for opium produced in Afghanistan.

8.   Macedonia provided an important smuggling route for the Serbs when they were subjected to international sanctions, and Serbia might not tolerate either Bulgarian or Greek control.

9.   Piles of discarded trash, such as water bottles and diapers, are appearing throughout the smuggling routes, causing concern about the long-term effects on wildlife.

10.   Robert L. Harris, associate chief of the Border Patrol, said his agents were working with Canadian officers to identify likely smuggling routes.