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I'm translating a 1-minute movie from Persian to English. It is for a dubbing project. The dubbed movie will be distributed online and via social media. The client has stated that they want a domesticated English translation that is tangible for the English-speaking audience and that elicits a similar or close effect. They are not, however, targeting any specific country or locale.

The original dialogue contains the slang term "Shoti" [pronounced /ʃuti/]. It's a street term for a driver who transports contraband from border cities into the country in upgraded cars. They are not actual smugglers themselves, in the sense that they don't actually own the contraband. They are normal people with normal jobs that don't pay the overdue bills, so they resort to smuggling. They upgrade their normal cars to hit high speeds and carry heavy loads. They get paid by the real smugglers to transport their contraband into the country. It could be goods, plants, animals, humans, guns, etc.
Here's a report by France 24: https://observers.france24.com/en/20190130-iran-shoti-smuggl...

The persian word /ʃut/ is most probably borrowed from English "Shoot" and it is used in its football-specific meaning: kicking the ball, or anything. That final /i/ is a suffix used to create adjectives from nouns. I don't exactly know how this term has come to be used to refer to this kind of 'occupation'. It might have something to do with their high speeds. Nonetheless, I was wondering if there is a similar street term in English to refer to a similar situation?

So far, I have these candidates:
- Smuggler: I'm hesitant because a "shoti" is not actually a smuggler.
- Courier/Transporter/Passer: These sound too generic
- Trafficker: Apparently, traffickers trade smuggled goods. Shotis don't.
- Bootlegger: It's a bit old and limited in scope. They were mainly dealing with alcohol.

Thank you everyone in advance for your time and help.