1.   Demand for locally-produced cars is also strong because authorities have cracked down on illegal imports.

2.   Crucible contends that if illegal imports of its patented magnets are stopped, profits will increase dramatically.

3.   Customs agents focus mostly on stopping illegal imports, not exports, although the government has been stepping up its efforts to find stolen vehicles.

4.   Illegal imports in gold could rise following the recent decline of the rupee, and rise in the price of gold.

5.   Illegal polyester imports, moreover, could minimize the impact of the state decision.

6.   Iraq has laws against exporting antiquities, and selling illegal imports is a crime in the United States.

7.   Tarifi was also accused of granting illegal import tax exemptions for private cars, furniture and gifts.

8.   That followed a recovery in its cotton production and a crackdown on illegal imports.

9.   The group blamed the decline on high interest rates, rising illegal imports, declining demand and a lingering political crisis.

10.   The weaker bolivar may accentuate a burgeoning contraband trade of illegal imports from Venezuela, analysts said.