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Human trafficking in Mexico

havocscope — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:27:06 +0000

Human trafficking in Mexico is estimated to generate between $15 Billion to $20 Billion a year.

Source: Arthur Brice, “Human trafficking second only to drugs in Mexico,” CNN, August 27, 2010.

Cost of baby tiger on the black market in Iran

havocscope — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:25:08 +0000

The baby tiger can be bought on the black market in Iran for $3,200.

Source: AP, “Baby tiger found stuffed in bag at Thai airport,” Washington Post, August 28, 2010.

Kidnapping by human smugglers in Mexico

havocscope — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:22:13 +0000

Between September 2008 and February 2009, an estimated 10,000 migrants who were attempting to cross the border into the United States were kidnapped and held for ransom.

Source: Sara Miller Llana, “Mexico mass grave highlights abuse of migrants heading to US,” Christian Science Monitor, August 26, 2010.

Price to be smuggled into the United States by sea

havocscope — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:18:52 +0000

Human smugglers charge migrants $5,000 to be smuggled into the United States by sea.

More and more migrants are attempting to enter the US due to increase enforcement on the border between the US and Mexico.

Source: AP, “Migrants turn to the sea to enter US illegally,” Google News, August 26, 2010.

Number of migrants attempting to enter US by sea

havocscope — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:11:08 +0000

From October 2009 to August 2010, US Border Enforcement agents apprehended 753 migrants attempting to enter the United States by sea.

In the same time period om 2008 to 2009, 400 migrants were caught. In 2007 to 2008, 230 migrants were apprehended.

Source: AP, “Migrants turn to the sea to enter US illegally,” Google News, August 26, 2010.

Cigarette smuggling in Romania

havocscope — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:05:27 +0000

Up to one-third of all cigarettes sold in Romania are smuggled into the country and sold without tax payments.

These smuggled cigarettes costs the government over one billion Euros in lost revenue.

Source: Tevetelia Tsolova, “Cigarette tax hike backfires in Balkans,” Reuters, August 27, 2010.

Mexican cartles earn between 25 to 40 billion dollars per year

havocscope — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:02:03 +0000

Mexican drug cartels are estimated to bring in between $25 Billion to $40 Billion a year from the global drug trafficking operations.

Source: “Mexico’s Calderon says will target drug cash,” Reuters, August 26, 2010.

Nigerian women and girls trafficked as prostitutes in Ivory Coast

havocscope — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:59:16 +0000

Nigerian women and girls who are human trafficked into Ivory Coast and are forced to work as prostitutes service between 15 to 30 men a night at a cost of $2 per act.

Source: AP, “Nigeria teens sold for prostitution in Ivory Coast,” Google News, August 27, 2010.

Average number of museum thefts each year

havocscope — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:56:00 +0000

From 1995 until 2010, there have been an average of 35 museum thefts occurring around the world each year.

Source: Doreen Carvajal, “Art Theft Underworld Frustrates France,” New York Times, August 26, 2010.

Number of art theft incidients in Paris

havocscope — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:53:36 +0000

Every year, there are an average of 20 or more museum art thefts in Paris.

Source: Doreen Carvajal, “Art Theft Underworld Frustrates France,” New York Times, August 26, 2010.