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Illegal drug trade, human organs, human trafficking and other criminal activities produce annual revenue of 650 billion dollars. 24 / 7 Wall St.. has made a top ten most profitable crime, according to data published by the Global Financial Integrity.

1. Drug trafficking.

Annual sales revenue: 300 billion dollars.

Countries of origin: Mexico, Burma, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Afghanistan.

Countries of destination: USA, Canada, Western Europe, Russia, China.

In 2009, Afghanistan produced nearly 7,000 tons of opium, more than double the pre-war production. According to the Office on Drugs and Crime United Nations (UNODC), marijuana and amphetamines are usually produced and sold without crossing international borders. Thus, cocaine and opium trade brought revenue of 300 billion dollars annually. Nearly all the cocaine produced in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia.

2. Trafficking in human beings.

Annual revenue: 31 billion dollars.

Countries of origin: the Balkans and the former Soviet Union, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Nigeria, Morocco, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Countries of destination: USA, Canada, EU, Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, China, India, Pakistan, Poland and the Czech Republic.

About 2.5 million people fall victim to trafficking in human beings every year. It is not voluntary prostitution but the recruitment, transportation or receipt of persons, in order for them to be exploited by threats, force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, or paying those who control them. Of the 2.5 million people exploited, sexually abused are 1.4 million and 1.1 million in other economic purposes. International Labour Organization (ILO) assessed human trafficking in the world at 31.6 billion dollars. The activity is harmful for the country of origin, the loss of labor (to reduce the potential for growth). Also, this phenomenon is harmful for the recipient countries, as forced labor lowers wages and restrict children's access to education.

3. Illegal trade of exotic animals.

Annual sales revenue: between 7.8 and 10 billion dollars.

Countries of origin: South Africa and East Asia.

Destination countries: China, U.S. and EU.

Because of poaching, the population of tigers in India, which was the largest in the world, has been halved in the last eight years. Trade in wildlife is intended primarily for those wishing fur coats, exotic pets, traditional medicine, especially the Chinese. Products derived from this trade is for lovers and cat fur leather clothing reptiles. Traditional medicine occupies an important place in this market, especially in China. In this country, a rhino horn is sold with no more than $ 2,500, whereas it is believed to have healing powers. A small part of the trade market is represented by rare birds and animals.

4. Counterfeit money and counterfeit products.

Annual Revenue: 250 billion dollars.

Countries of origin: China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Russia, countries of Latin America and Africa.

Countries of destination: USA, EU, China.

Because of the status of international currency, the dollar is the most counterfeited U.S. currency. Interpol estimates that due to counterfeit products, world trade is suffering losses of 500 billion dollars annually. Taking into account that counterfeit goods cost more than the original cost of fakes is much smaller than the loss it causes. China ranks first among the top producers of counterfeit goods. Massive productions are false and Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Russia and other former Soviet states, and some countries in Latin America and Africa.

5. Organ trafficking.

Annual revenue from illegal trade: between 600 and 1.2 billion dollars.

Countries of origin: China, India, Philippines, Turkey, Egypt, Moldova, Brazil, Peru.

Countries of destination: USA, Canada, Japan, Italy and Australia.

In 2008, 30,000 persons received transplants in the U.S.., On the waiting list are still 100,000 people. U.S. adds his every year, 50,000 people who need transplants. Experts in the field of illicit traffic in organs called this practice "neocanibalism. Despite the implications of the name, these bodies are not taken against the wishes of donors and are sold on the black market. These hearts, lungs and kidneys are sold to those who give more, not the first persons on the waiting list. Organ demand dramatically exceeds the available supply and the gap continues to grow. According to a Reuters report, 10% of all organ transplants are carried out unlawfully obtained. In China, a donor received $ 3,600 for a kidney on the black market is sold for $ 150,000. Continue. Read the Part II>>>

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