Word: illicited
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...gather that the three men, including Raphael, Ambassador to France from the Republic of Miranda, make a profit on the sly by smuggling cocaine across French customs in the diplomatic pouch. Raphael is also engaged in illicit though indifferent, lovemaking with his friend Francois's blond wife. Supposed terrorists pursue Raphael, who disposes of them as callously as he does the affairs of his state. Later all three couples are released from imprisonment on a drug trafficking charge by a discreet phone call from the French secretary, whom Raphael quickly invites to visit his country in return for the favor...
...headline of a story in which Joan Kennedy unburdened herself to the Boston Sunday Herald Traveler and Sunday Advertiser. On Ted Kennedy: "I am more in love with him than ever." On rumors about other women: "I am bored to tears with gossip about Ted and his so-called illicit romances. I simply go in and ask him about them and that's all." On rumors about Ted and Amanda Burden: "Pure nonsense. Of course I know Amanda. Not intimately, but we've met at parties." On sympathizers: "I am fed up with people who refer...
...they both approach adultery with the subdued ardor of a visit to the dentist, an enormous burden is placed on the dialogue, which is not saucy enough as banter and not solid enough as humor. Anne and Paul finally do play connubial hooky, but the sheer logistics of an illicit affair soon drive them, with considerable relief, back home...
...systematic campaign of sabotage," although he did not specifically accuse the Republicans. Sometimes, he said, embarrassing campaign material was sent to constituents in "Muskie" envelopes. Once, before the Florida primary, a flyer was distributed on Muskie's stationery accusing Senators Hubert Humphrey and Henry Jackson of illicit sexual activities...
...Turkey phases out remaining opium production under pressure from Washington, the drug trade is expected to swing increasingly to Asia, drawing on the vast surpluses of opium grown in the remote, misty hills of Burma, Thailand and Laos, source of 58% of the 1,200 tons of illicit opium the world produced last year. State Department narcotics experts already see several routes developing, including one to the U.S. via Hong Kong and Britain...