UNODC report released on June 17, 2010 with several interesting findings. Organized crime syndicates increased their impact and influence globally posing a greater security threat . Europe remains the largest market for heroin in the world with Russia being the number one consumer of over 70 tons of heroin. Illicit firearms trafficking estimated between 170-320 million dollars in revenue for organized crime. 3 billion in revenue from human trafficking of more then 140,000 persons in Europe alone (over 6.6 billion dollars in revenue globally for smugglers). Wordwide the two main routes for smuggling migrants were Latin America to the US and Africa to Europe.
http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2010/uniscp618.html
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Thanks for this one, too. I especially like what Mr. Costa had to say about how governments must change law-enforcement's approach to cracking down on crime:
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