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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 545. Smuggling goods into the United States
Whoever knowingly and willfully, with intent to defraud the
United States, smuggles, or clandestinely introduces or attempts to
smuggle or clandestinely introduce into the United States any
merchandise which should have been invoiced, or makes out or
passes, or attempts to pass, through the customhouse any false,
forged, or fraudulent invoice, or other document or paper; or
Whoever fraudulently or knowingly imports or brings into the
United States, any merchandise contrary to law, or receives,
conceals, buys, sells, or in any manner facilitates the
transportation, concealment, or sale of such merchandise after
importation, knowing the same to have been imported or brought into
the United States contrary to law -
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
years, or both.
Proof of defendant's possession of such goods, unless explained
to the satisfaction of the jury, shall be deemed evidence
sufficient to authorize conviction for violation of this section.
Merchandise introduced into the United States in violation of
this section, or the value thereof, to be recovered from any person
described in the first or second paragraph of this section, shall
be forfeited to the United States.
The term "United States", as used in this section, shall not
include the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway
Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, or Guam.
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