Mon Nov 23, 2009 15:55 GMT |
“If you have a lot of what people want and can’t get, then you can supply the demand and shovel in the dough”. – Lucky Luciano
It’s a simple enough concept, and one that helped make the father of modern organised crime in the United States cited above ‘one of the most influential builders and titans [Read more...]
Tags: Book Review, Colombia, Corruption, drugs, Dubai, Mafia, McMafia, McRib, Misha Glenny, Organised Crime, Organized Crime, Western Balkans
Posted in: Book Review, General, Political Risk
Thu Sep 3, 2009 18:10 BST |
Please consider ‘Mexico eases drug possession law’:
The Mexican government has enacted a law decriminalising the possession of small amounts of drugs, including cocaine and heroin. Mexican prosecutors say the move does not amount to legalisation. They say it is designed to prevent corrupt police from seeking bribes from small-time drug users, and to encourage addicts [Read more...]
Tags: coca, Colombia, decriminalisation, drugs, legalisation, libertarianism, mexico, narcotics, smuggling, tax, Tourism, trafficking
Posted in: General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Political Risk