Despite the criticism of its neighbors, the Egyptian government is believed to be building a wall to cut off the smuggling tunnels used to transport goods and, Israel alleges, weapons to the territory.

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Lai Changxing is accused of bribing officials and smuggling goods including cars, cigarettes and oil in one of China's biggest political scandals.

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This too was banned as an import by the emperor, but as with all such illicit goods, smuggling on a massive scale occurred.

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And it is sustained, not by outside elements, but by local and Russian criminal interests, who profit from extortion and the smuggling of all manner of goods, including drugs and guns.

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