An estimated 600 million pirated DVDs are sold in India each year.

20 million legal, licensed copies of movies are sold each year.

Source:  “Piracy causes $1 bn loss to Indian entertainment industry,” Economic Times, August 21, 2010.

The television industry in India losses up to $2.6 Billion a year to piracy.

Source:  Sharmila Ganesan-Ram, “‘India among Top 10 online pirates’,” Times of India, July 5, 2010.

The counterfeit drug market in India is valued at $250 Million per year.

Source:  UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 8: Counterfeit Products, June 2010.

According to the US State Department, 90 percent of victims of human trafficking in India are Indian citizens.

Source:  US Department of State, “Country Narrative: India,” Trafficking in Persons Report 2010, June 2010.

3,189 leopards were killed in India between 1994 and 2006.

When investigating wildlife trafficking cells, Indian authorities report that for every 1 tiger skin, 7 leopard skins are found.

Source:  PTI, “Leopards battling for survival,” The Hindu, May 18, 2010.

According to the US State Department, authorities in India seized 2,000 kilograms of illegally grown opium from farmers in India each year.

Source: US State Department, “2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report,Country Report: India” March 1, 2010.

Below are music piracy losses in 2009 for selected countries. The figures are from the International Intellectual Property Alliance.

Source: “IIPA 2010 “Special 301 Recommendations,” International Intellectual Property Alliance, February 18, 2010.

Officials in India state that an estimated 73.2 million people in India use drugs and alcohol.

Source: Bappa Majumdar, “Illegal drug trade via internet on the rise in India – report,” Reuters,  February 24, 2010.