Havocscope Black Market Data http://www.havocscope.com/data Global Black Market Data Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:24:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en London Brothels brings in between $88 and $229 million http://www.havocscope.com/data/london-brothels-brings-in-between-88-and-229-million/ http://www.havocscope.com/data/london-brothels-brings-in-between-88-and-229-million/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:00:01 +0000 havocscope http://www.havocscope.com/data/?p=946 Source: “Brothel industry ’spreading’“, BBC News, September 4, 2008.

]]> http://www.havocscope.com/data/london-brothels-brings-in-between-88-and-229-million/feed/ APEC countries lose $7 billion to counterfeits http://www.havocscope.com/data/apec-countries-lose-7-billion-to-counterfeits/ http://www.havocscope.com/data/apec-countries-lose-7-billion-to-counterfeits/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:23:22 +0000 havocscope http://www.havocscope.com/data/?p=944 Source: “APEC loses over US$ 7 billion per year due to counterfeit trade“, Andina, August 22, 2008.

]]> http://www.havocscope.com/data/apec-countries-lose-7-billion-to-counterfeits/feed/ Coca cultivation in Colombia increased 27 percent in 2007 http://www.havocscope.com/data/coca-cultivation-in-colombia-increased-27-percent-in-2007/ http://www.havocscope.com/data/coca-cultivation-in-colombia-increased-27-percent-in-2007/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:18:00 +0000 havocscope http://www.havocscope.com/data/?p=942 Source: “The unstoppable crop,” The Economist, June 21, 2008, page 50.

]]> http://www.havocscope.com/data/coca-cultivation-in-colombia-increased-27-percent-in-2007/feed/ Smugglers and refiners of heroin earn $3.5 billion in Afghanistan http://www.havocscope.com/data/smugglers-and-refiners-of-heroin-earn-35-billion-in-afghanistan/ http://www.havocscope.com/data/smugglers-and-refiners-of-heroin-earn-35-billion-in-afghanistan/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:16:05 +0000 havocscope http://www.havocscope.com/data/?p=939 Source: “No quick fixes,” The Economist, June 21, 2008, page 54.

]]> http://www.havocscope.com/data/smugglers-and-refiners-of-heroin-earn-35-billion-in-afghanistan/feed/ Opium farmers in Afghanistan earn an estimated $500 million annualy http://www.havocscope.com/data/opium-farmers-in-afghanistan-earn-an-estimated-500-million-annualy/ http://www.havocscope.com/data/opium-farmers-in-afghanistan-earn-an-estimated-500-million-annualy/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:14:30 +0000 havocscope http://www.havocscope.com/data/?p=937 Source: “No quick fixes,” The Economist, June 21, 2008, page 54.

]]> http://www.havocscope.com/data/opium-farmers-in-afghanistan-earn-an-estimated-500-million-annualy/feed/ Feds seized $1.6 billion in drug money on US-Mexico border in 2007 http://www.havocscope.com/data/feds-seized-16-billion-in-drug-money-on-us-mexico-border-in-2007/ http://www.havocscope.com/data/feds-seized-16-billion-in-drug-money-on-us-mexico-border-in-2007/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:12:05 +0000 havocscope http://www.havocscope.com/data/?p=935 The $1.6 billion is out of a total $12 billion that is estimated to be smuggled over the border. 

Source: “The sheriffs stash,” The Economist, July 12, 2008, page. 42.

]]> http://www.havocscope.com/data/feds-seized-16-billion-in-drug-money-on-us-mexico-border-in-2007/feed/ 7.5 billion songs were swapped on file-sharing networks in 2007 http://www.havocscope.com/data/75-billion-songs-were-swapped-on-file-sharing-networks-in-2007/ http://www.havocscope.com/data/75-billion-songs-were-swapped-on-file-sharing-networks-in-2007/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:06:46 +0000 havocscope http://www.havocscope.com/data/?p=933 Source: “Thanks, me heartie,” The Economist, July 19, 2008, pg. 74.

]]> http://www.havocscope.com/data/75-billion-songs-were-swapped-on-file-sharing-networks-in-2007/feed/ China lost 121 tons of ivory to smugglers between 1991-2002 http://www.havocscope.com/data/china-lost-121-tons-of-ivory-to-smugglers-between-1991-2002/ http://www.havocscope.com/data/china-lost-121-tons-of-ivory-to-smugglers-between-1991-2002/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:04:12 +0000 havocscope http://www.havocscope.com/data/?p=931 The 121 tons is the equivalent of the tusks from 11,000 elephants. 

Source: “Round the horn,” The Economist, July 19, 2008, pg. 68.

]]> http://www.havocscope.com/data/china-lost-121-tons-of-ivory-to-smugglers-between-1991-2002/feed/ Fake cosmetics seizures up 264 percent in 2007 at EU borders http://www.havocscope.com/data/fake-cosmetics-seizures-up-264-percent-in-2007-at-eu-borders/ http://www.havocscope.com/data/fake-cosmetics-seizures-up-264-percent-in-2007-at-eu-borders/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:05:54 +0000 havocscope http://www.havocscope.com/data/?p=929 Source: AP, “EU concerned by surge in imports of counterfeit drugs, toys, cosmetics,” International Herald Tribune, May 19, 2008.

]]> http://www.havocscope.com/data/fake-cosmetics-seizures-up-264-percent-in-2007-at-eu-borders/feed/ Seizures of counterfeit toys up 98 percent over 2006 levels in EU http://www.havocscope.com/data/seizures-of-counterfeit-toys-up-98-percent-over-2006-levels-in-eu/ http://www.havocscope.com/data/seizures-of-counterfeit-toys-up-98-percent-over-2006-levels-in-eu/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:03:15 +0000 havocscope http://www.havocscope.com/data/?p=927 Source: AP, “EU concerned by surge in imports of counterfeit drugs, toys, cosmetics,” International Herald Tribune, May 19, 2008.

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