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Although the top men in smuggling business must work together, most of a syndicate’ s small fry, specially the mules, know only
Although the top men in smuggling business must work together, most of a syndicate’ s small fry, specially the mules, know only
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2018-02-08
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Although the top men in smuggling business must work together, most of a syndicate’ s small fry, specially the mules, know only their immediate contacts. If caught there is little they can give away. A mule probably will not even know the name of the person who gives him his instructions, nor how to get in touch with him. Usually he even does not know the person to whom he has to make delivery. He will be told just to sit tight in a certain hotel or bar until someone contacts him. In this way
if he is blown
, coming through airport customs he cannot unwittingly lead agents to the next link in the chain.
All that the person at the receiving end do is to hang around the airport among the waiting crowd, and see that the mule comes through safely. If he does not, he is dimply written off as a loss. To make identification of mules easier, several syndicates have devised their own "club ties" so that a mule wearing one can immediately be picked out. Mules often receive careful training before embarking on their first journey. One Beirut organization, for example, uses a room with three airline seats in it. There the trainee mules sit for hours on end wearing weighted smuggling vests beneath their clothes, so that they become accustomed to standing up after a long flight in a natural way, and without revealing what they are carrying.
An outfit in Brussels maintained a comfortable apartment where the mules could relax and get a firm grip on themselves on the night before their first journey: they were helped to dress before setting out for the airport in the morning. More often than not a courier will not know precisely where he is going or what flight number is until he is actually handed his tickets at the airport. This prevents the careless boast in some bar or to a girl friend the night before.
Mules occasionally run off with the goods to keep the profit themselves. As insurance against this, a syndicate often sends a high-up on the same plane to keep a wary eye on couriers, particularly new ones. Even then things can go badly wrong. One international currency smuggler who was having trouble getting money out of Britain was offered help by a group of men who said they were in a position to "fix thing"—for a fee of course. Foolishly, the smuggler agreed to accept their help. When he got to London’ s Heathrow Airport, he handed over to one of the men a black suitcase containing nearly $90, 000 in cash, destined for Frankfurt. Just to keep an eye on things, the smuggler went along on the same plane. When they landed at Frankfurt he was handed back his suitcase. He beat a straight path to the men’ s toilet, opened the case, and found only old clothes. The courier had switched suitcase en route, but the smuggler could hardly run to the police and complain that "the man who was smuggling money out of England for me has stolen it."
The sentence "if he is blown" is closest in meaning to______.
选项
A、if he is arrested
B、if he is recognized, but not necessarily arrested
C、if he is recognized and arrested
D、if he runs away
答案
B
解析
含义题。blown原意为“欠账了的;被炸毁的;坏了”等。这里指走私分子在过海关时,在机场检查处出事,不一定被逮捕。A选项中的“逮捕”,C选项中的“认出,逮捕”以及D选项中的“逃跑”都不符合blown原意,故选项B正确。
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