Market Data: 2008 August
On average, $7.8 million in Supernotes confiscated annually
Source: Peter Finn, “Probe Traces Global Reach of Counterfeiting Ring,” Washington Post, November 26, 2006.
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Half of all seized counterfeit dollars in 2003 were from Colombia
Source: Bill Faries, “Made in South America: New Breed of Fake US Dollars,” Christian Science Monitor, April 14, 2005.
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- Tags: Colombia Black Market, Counterfeit Currency
Less than 1 percent of total dollar supply is counterfeit
Source: Bill Faries, “Made in South America: New Breed of Fake US Dollars,” Christian Science Monitor, April 14, 2005.
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5 to 7 percent of Europe’s crop protection products are counterfeit
Source: Andrew Bounds and Roman Olearchyk, “Alarm at flood of bogus pesticides,” Financial Times Deutschland, July 1, 2008.
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$735 million market of counterfeit pesticides in Europe
Source: Andrew Bounds and Roman Loearchyk, “Alarm at flood of bogus pesticides,” Financial Times Deutschland, July 1, 2008.
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90 percent of fake pesticides in Europe came from China
Source: Andrew Bounds and Roman Olearchyk, “Alarm at flood of bogus pesticides,” Financial Times Deutshland, July 1, 2008.
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- Tags: China Black Market, China Counterfeit Market, Counterfeit Pesticides
Tenfold increase in seizure of ecstasy on US-Canada border
Seizures of ecstasy increased tenfold between 2003 and 2005 on the US-Canada border.
Source: Jane Gross, “Rise Seen in Trafficking of Enhanced Ecstasy“, New York Times, January 9, 2008.
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- Tags: Canada Black Market, Drug Trafficking in the United States, Ecstasy
First-time users of ecstasy in US increased 40 percent in 2006
There were 615,000 first-time users of ecstasy in 2005, and 860,000 first-time users in 2006.
Source: Jane Gross, “Rise Seen in Trafficking of Enhanced Ecstasy,” New York Times, January 9, 2008.
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Fake Air Jordan shoes sold for $13 in Shanghai
Source: AP, “Nike wins counterfeit suits against Chinese shoemakers,” USA Today, August 21, 2007.
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New Balance Shoes spends $1 Million to fight counterfeits
Source: “New Balance: The Cost of Copies,” BusinessWeek, February 7, 2005.
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