Rum-running, also called bootlegging, was the illegal transport and sale of alcoholic beverages across a jurisdiction where such trade was prohibited or heavily taxed, most famously during United States Prohibition from 1920 to 1933. Smugglers moved liquor by boat, truck, and on foot across land and sea borders to evade both the tax authorities and the outright ban on alcohol sales.
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Notable ExampleWilliam S. McCoy, known for never watering his liquor and selling only top brands 1 Jurisdiction VariationCanada never had nationwide prohibition; provinces could ban alcohol, while US national prohibition began in 1920 1 Classification
Offense GradeMinor or Summary Offense 1 Connections
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Entity-backed identity for the offense-grade enum value this offense already carries, resolved to a crime concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The offense-grade fact itself stays on the offense unchanged.
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1. Rum-Running (Wikipedia)
Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum-running, lead paragraph
Smuggling circumvents alcohol taxes and outright prohibition of alcohol sales.
William S. McCoy section
McCoy became famous for never adding water to his booze and selling only top brands.
Canada and United States prohibition discussion
Although Canada never had true nationwide prohibition, the federal government gave the provinces an easy means to ban alcohol
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