Illegal trade of smuggling and it repercussions

Smuggling has a long and controversial history, probably dating back to the first time at which duties were imposed in any form, or any attempt was made to prohibit a form of traffic. In this gallery, we present various acts of smuggling that have been seized and punished.

In Photo: Money concealed in pastries that the German customs agency Zoll seized during an anti-money laundering operation, is displayed before the agency's annual statistics news conference at the finance ministry in Berlin March 16, 2012.

Photos: Reuters