Market Data: 2008 September
One in every 50 British Pound coins are counterfeit
In 2008, there were more than 30 million counterfeit 1 Pound coins in circulation, meaning one in every 50 pounds is counterfeit.
Source: Ben Ando, “Number of fake £1 coins ‘doubles’ ,” BBC News,September 22, 2008.
- No Comments » |September 23rd, 2008
- Tags: Counterfeit Currency, United Kingdom Black Market
Chanel is the top counterfeit brand in South Korea
A government report in South Korea has found that luxury brand Chanel is the most counterfeited brand in the country.
Source: “‘Chanel’ No. 1 Fake Brand in S. Korea,” Korea Times,September 21, 2008.
- No Comments » |September 22nd, 2008
- Tags: South Korea Black Market
Son of US Congressman charged with human smuggling
The son of US Congressman Allen Boyd (D-Florida) was arrested for smuggling illegal immigrants in the state of Arizona.
The immigrants each paid $3,000 to John Boyd to be smuggled into the United States.
- 1 Comment » |September 17th, 2008
- Tags: Human Smuggling
Brazilian Police murder 3 people every day in Rio de Janeiro
Police in Brazil kill 3 people every day, or 1 in 5 of the total amount of people killed in Rio de Janeiro.
Source: Associated Press, “UN: Brazil police linked to 1 in 5 Rio murders,” USA Today, September 15, 2008.
- 2 Comments » |September 16th, 2008
- Tags: Brazil Black Market
London Brothels brings in between $88 and $229 million
Source: “Brothel industry ‘spreading’“, BBC News, September 4, 2008.
- No Comments » |September 5th, 2008
- Tags: United Kingdom Black Market
One day in jail for attempt to buy kidney in Singapore
A Singapore tycoon was sentenced to jail for one day for his attempt to illegally buy a kidney on the black market.
Tang Wee Sung entered a contract to purchase a kidney for $300,000.
- 3 Comments » |September 4th, 2008
- Tags: Organ Trafficking Statistics, Prices on the black market, Singapore Black Market
10,000 people in Zimbabwe to illegally traffic diamonds
In 2008, the Governor of Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank told a conference that 10,000 people were entering Zimbabwe each month to traffic in illegal diamonds.
Source: “Billions Lost Through Diamond Smuggling,” Herald, August 29, 2008.
- No Comments » |September 1st, 2008
- Tags: Diamond and Miniral Smuggling, Zimbabwe Black Market


