London Brothels brings in between $88 and $229 million
Source: “Brothel industry ’spreading’“, BBC News, September 4, 2008.
Fake cosmetics seizures up 264 percent in 2007 at EU borders
Source: AP, “EU concerned by surge in imports of counterfeit drugs, toys, cosmetics,” International Herald Tribune, May 19, 2008.
Seizures of counterfeit toys up 98 percent over 2006 levels in EU
Source: AP, “EU concerned by surge in imports of counterfeit drugs, toys, cosmetics,” International Herald Tribune, May 19, 2008.
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.
$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.
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.
Scotland consists of 13.5 percent of UK’s Human Trafficking market
Despite having only 10 percent of the population, Scotland consists of 13.5 percent of the United Kingdom’s Human Trafficking market.
Source: “Slave trade ’still in operation’“, BBC News, August 19, 2008.
$15 billion annually from drug trafficking in Russia
According to the United States Department of State, “The annual revenue from illicit drug trafficking in Russia was estimated to be $15 billion”.
Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Europe and Central Asia: Russia,” United States Department of State (accessed: March 2, 2007).
$21.6 Billion in losses from Counterfeit Goods in the UK
Adam Harcourt-Webster, “Britain’s favorite fakes,” BBC News, February 14, 2008, (accessed February 18,2008) Currency conversion based on February 18, 2008 rates.
$1.6 Billion in losses from piracy in Switzerland
Source: Swissinfo, “Campaign targets fake products,”swissinfo.org, January 16, 2007.
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