Cocaine market in Bolivia
According to the 2006 United Nations World Drug Report, the market value of coca produced in Bolivia based on farm-gate prices was $180 million in 2005.
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “2007 World Drug Report,” June 2007, pg. 223-240.
Market value of cocaine from Peru
According to the 2006 United Nations World Drug Report, the market value of coca produced in Peru based on farm-gate prices was $307 million in 2005.
Source: United Nations, “2006 World Drug Report,” Office on Drugs and Crime, pg. 247, June 2006, (last accessed: September 18, 2006).
Financial value of cocaine produced in Colombia
According to the 2006 United Nations World Drug Report, the market value of coca produced in Colombia based on farm-gate prices was $843 million in 2005.
Source: United Nations, “2006 World Drug Report,” Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2006, pg.240.
Brazil’s Counterfeit Goods Market
Brazil’s National Anti-Piracy Association claims piracy leads to $15 billion in lost tax revenue and two million lost jobs.
Source: Michael Astor, AP, “Piracy Fuels Brazil’s Tecno Scene,” San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2007.
Illegal Drug Trade in Canada
According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, $2.3 Billion worth of drugs (based on estimated street value) was seized in 2006.
Source: “Canada now a major producer of ecstasy: RCMP,” CTV.ca, December 17, 2007.
Canada Counterfeit Goods Market
The business industry in Canada estimates that the counterfeit and piracy market in Canada is worth as much as $30 Billion.
Source: Canadian Press, “Fake goods flooding into Canada an issue of crime and safety,” CBC News, April 2, 2007.
Human Smuggling Market in Mexico
According to author Moises Naim, the FBI estimates that “the Mexican people trade earns the networks $6 to $9 billion each year.
Source: Moises Naim, Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are hijacking the global economy, (New York: Doubleday, 2005), pg. 88.
Illegal Drug Trade revenue in Mexico
Mexican drug cartels bring in as much as $23 billion a year in revenue, according to the United States Government Accountability Office.
Source: Manuel Roig-Franzia, “Mexican Drug Cartels Move North,” Washington Post, September 20,2007,(last accessed: October 6, 2007).
Counterfeit Goods Trade in Mexico
The counterfeit goods industry is estimated to be worth $12.5 Billion in Mexico.
Source: Sergio Solache, ” Counterfeit goods market explodes across Mexico,” Arizona Republic, October 15, 2006, (accessed: October 19, 2006).
20,000 children trafficked within Mexico
The Government of Mexico estimates that up to 20,000 children are trafficked within Mexico to provide for the commercial sex industry.
Source: United States Department of State, “2005 Trafficking in Persons Report,” Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, June 3, 2005.
