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http://www.boston-tea-party.org/smuggling/organized-smuggling.html
Smuggling was rampant in the colonies, because England wanted to see them build up more than make a small amount of money that bled the colony dry. Once it was established, the corpos moved in.
Solid source. Thanks! Interesting read too.