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.
There are over 900 organized crime groups in Canada
Source: AFP, “Criminals dumping weak US dollar for euro,” Yahoo News, August 22, 2008.
Counterfeit Goods market in Canada valued at $30 Billion
Source: Canadian Press, ” Fake goods flooding into Canada an issue of crime and safety,” CBC News, April 2, 2007.
Canada losses 52 million in taxes from fake Cuban Cigars
Source: “Sometimes a cigar is just a fake,” CBC Marketplace, November 4, 1997.
Counterfeit 2010 Winter Olympics Goods already available for sale
Jeff Lee, “Counterfeit goods seized from Metro retailers,” Vancouver Sun, April 24, 2008.
Toronto base for pirated movies in Canada
According to the Globe and Mail, 90 percent of pirated movies sold in Canada can be traced back to Toronto.
Source: Chanakya Sethi, “Flood of pirated DVDs frustrates police efforts,” Globe and Mail, August 30, 2006, (accessed: September 1, 2006).
Canadians pay $75,000 for kidney transplant in China
In Canada, as many as 50 people are believed to have paid as much as $75,000 for a kidney transplant in China. The organs are believed to have been culled from executed Chinese prisoners.
Source: Tom Blackwell, “Canadians buy organs culled in executions,” National Post, May 6, 2006,(accessed: May 19, 2006).
Animal increases in value as it moves along supply chain
According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the value of the animal increases between 25 to 50 percent as it moves through the supply chain.
Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, “Just the Facts,” Gazette, Vol.66, Issue 3, 2004.
