"The Shadow World of Sea Cucumbers": Sea Cucumbers Have Become the Shadow Currency of Drug Cartels
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The cost of individual species of this Asian delicacy is $3,000 per kg.
"The shadow world of sea cucumbers": Sea cucumbers have become the shadow currency of drug cartels
"The shadow world of sea cucumbers": Sea cucumbers have become the shadow currency of drug cartels. "Due to the high demand in China and other Asian countries, some types of sea cucumbers are used not only as a delicacy, but also as a payment method...
An unusual story from Mexico: drug traffickers began using dried sea cucumbers for secret deals with China! 🐚💰 This delicacy, considered a symbol of wealth, has become the object of smuggling, and the prices for it are shocking. It is important to keep in mind the protected species that suffer from this illegal trade. 🌊
What do a kilo of synthetic drugs, a US Border Patrol agent, a Mexican cartel and the Shogunate of 17th century Japan have in common? The answer lies in… The Expensive Sea Cucumber: The New, Powerful “Currency” in the Drug Market - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ
Mexican drug cartels use expensive sea cucumbers to compute with Chinese criminal networks, including in transactions involving the supply of chemical precursors, an unusual scheme written by Foreign Policy.
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