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  • Moises Naim’s book Illicit is a book that covers this topic in a little detail.

    Where Are the Shadowy Criminal Masterminds? | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2008

  • 'Illicit' is what both father and Lord Torrington called it and at first

    Priscilla's Spies George A. Birmingham 1907

  • In "Illicit" the two lover-combatants are equally matched.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • In "Illicit," Ann enjoys a cozy, loving, intimate relationship with Dick the appealing

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • Then there is the fuss over sites such as Illicit Encounters and Ashley Madison, which have sparked an outcry by matching people seeking partners for extramarital affairs.

    The Economist: Correspondent's diary 2010

  • But Naim, who is also the author of "Illicit," a 2005 book about the challenges posed by the gangs that smuggle drugs and other contraband across the globe, provides some sobering context as Washington policy makers watch the direction of Mexico's drug war.

    Top Stories from CQ 2009

  • South Africa Company stock, the DeBeers which Rhodes formed received a monopoly on the diamond output and with it the assurance of a rigid enforcement of the so-called Illicit Diamond Buying Act. This law, more commonly known as "I.

    An African Adventure Isaac Frederick Marcosson 1918

  • You�re enormous!" teases the doting beau in "Illicit," Stanwyck�s first starring role at Warners.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • Illicit drugs are, unfortunately, a "commodity" which is currently a necessary evil to support the shaky Mexican economy.

    M�xico's economic woes 2009

  • Illicit drugs are, unfortunately, a "commodity" which is currently a necessary evil to support the shaky Mexican economy.

    M�xico's economic woes 2009

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