$210 million value of counterfeit cosmetics in Gulf Region
The counterfeit cosmetics market in the Gulf Region is estimated to be worth $210 million.
Source: Jay Hilton, “Fake cosmetics business swells to $210m in Gulf,” gulfnews.com, November 5, 2006, (accessed: November 6, 2006).
Prices of AK-47 in Iraq increased after war began
In Iraq, the prices of small arms have increased since the U.S. invasion. According to a report by the New York Times, Kalashnikovs were priced between $75 to $150 in early 2003. By late 2006, the prices increased to the range of $210 to $650. In some areas of Iraq, the price has increased to [...]
AK-47 bullet in Iraq costs between $0.15 to $0.45
Source: “Bullets ‘flooding Baghdad market’,”BBC News, June 15, 2006.
Rocket propelled grenade launcher available for $100 in Iraq
Grenades cost an extra $50 each.
Source: Ahmed Rasheed and Ross Colvin, ” Iraqi police selling weapons on black market,” Reuters, February 5, 2007.
Arms black market in Iraq during US Occupation
The Center for Defense Information (CDI) has reported on the thriving black market that has existed throughout the U.S. occupation. In a December 2006 report, the CDI stated that “weapons originally supplied by the U.S. and its allies to the Iraqi police have been showing up on the streets and on the black market, likely [...]
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