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Smuggling is a business in the Empire Building feature of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
Development
- Small-Time: $5000
- Medium Venture: $9900
- High-Roller: $14800
Note: In order to own this type of business, an enemy smuggling business must be successfully attacked and damaged by the player. A Sabre Turbo will spawn outside as the gang car.
Empire Mission
To start the mission, the player must enter the premises, approach a gang member and press 
(PS2) or 
(PSP). For this business, the player will have to collect packages that fall from helicopters and get them back to the warehouse where they started the mission; however, there is a time limit after the packages are loaded into a truck. The mission consists of two types.
The Drop
The first type is called The Drop. There is a helicopter, and the player will have to use a boat to collect fifteen packages that fall from it under a time limit. Once the player has enough packages, they can dock the boat back at the jetty and take the cargo to the warehouse. Sometimes, the player may be attacked by the Sharks in several Speeders and Reefers. Once the player parks the boat and gets in the Mule, they may attain a four-star wanted level. They will be paid $200 for every package that they deliver. When the player is driving the Mule, they will have to be careful, as crashes can cause packages to fall out.
Supply and Demand
The second type is called Supply and Demand. It works the same as The Drop, except there are two helicopters and the player will have to collect the packages with the Cholos appearing at the scene to steal the merchandise and kill the player. Enemy boats driven by the Sharks do not appear in this mission, though the automatic wanted level may still be attained randomly.
Rewards
- Increased income: Complete all six levels.
- New Reputation: Pirate Captain, complete all six levels.
- New Outfit: Smuggler Outfit, once a High-Roller Smuggling business is bought. Available at every safehouse.
Gallery
Video Walkthrough
Trivia
- The helicopter used to drop the packages is randomly selected, sometimes either a Maverick or an Armadillo appears instead of the Sea Sparrow. This also applies to the two helicopters during the Supply and Demand mission of the business.
- The enemies that may appear during the helicopter dropoff session are Cholos members. If they do not appear, after collecting the packages, the enemies may appear scattering at the sea as Sharks members, driving either a Speeder or a Reefer.
- The last mission of the business is called Waving Goodbye instead of Suppy and Demand. In addition, the player must collect at least twenty packages instead of fifteen in the previous missions.
