In terms of value, global maritime container trade is estimated to account for around 60 percent of all seaborne trade, which was valued at around 14 trillion U.S. dollars in 2019.Given the primacy of maritime cargo carriage, it isn't surprising that shipping is a top smuggling choice for criminals. Their illegal goods include narcotics, endangered animals and plants, prohibited weapons, toxic chemicals, and anything else forbidden by law that people will pay dearly to possess.It is up to port authorities and police to detect as much of this contraband as possible. Although human searches and sniffer dogs remain common, advanced X-Ray scanners are increasingly being used to execute accurate and detailed maritime cargo searches. This is good news, because the ways in which criminals smuggle in goods inside containers and other objects keep increasing in creativity and sophistication.
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