contraband

Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.

Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.

A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.

While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty.

Prohibited from being traded.

… when the seizure is made in connection with a violation involving a contraband article covered by section 1 (b) (1) of the said Act; …

The exclusion of mandatory payment of moieties for seizures of contraband controlled substances is accomplished through Section 17 of the bill, …

To import illegally; to smuggle.

there are also searched for concealed Slaves, and goods contrabanded

To declare prohibited; to forbid.

The law severely contrabands / Our taking business off men's hands.