Havocscope Black Market Data http://www.havocscope.com/data Global Black Market Data Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:17:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Number of drug users worldwide According to the United Nations, 208 million people or 4.9 percent of the world's population aged 15 to 64 used drugs at least once in the last 12 months.  Source: UNODC, "2008 World Drug Report," June 2008. http://www.havocscope.com/data/number-of-drug-users-worldwide/ Money Laundering Market Value According to the UNODC, between $800 Billion to $2 Trillion is laundered globally each year.    Source: UNODC, "Money-Laundering and Globalization", (accessed: August 21, 2008.) http://www.havocscope.com/data/money-laundering-market-value/ Scotland consists of 13.5 percent of UK’s Human Trafficking market Despite having only 10 percent of the population, Scotland consists of 13.5 percent of the United Kingdom's Human Trafficking market. Source: "Slave trade 'still in operation'", BBC News, August 19, 2008. http://www.havocscope.com/data/scotland-consists-of-135-percent-of-uks-human-trafficking-market/ More than 430 kidnapping in Mexico reported in 2007 Figure is up 45 percent from the previous year. Source: "Mexico launches anti-kidnap squad," BBC News, August 12, 2008. http://www.havocscope.com/data/more-than-430-kidnapping-in-mexico-reported-in-2007/ $23 billion annual revenue in drug trafficking 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). http://www.havocscope.com/data/23-billion-annual-revenue-in-drug-trafficking-in-mexico/ 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. http://www.havocscope.com/data/human-smuggling-market-in-mexico/ $15 billion annually from drug trafficking in Russia According to the United States Department of State, "The annual revenue from illicit drug trafficking in Russia was estimated to be $15 billion". Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, "Europe and Central Asia: Russia," United States Department of State (accessed: March 2, 2007). http://www.havocscope.com/data/15-billion-annually-from-drug-trafficking-in-russia/ Human smuggling market in China According to author Moises Naim, " human smuggling out of China alone has been estimated between $1 and $3 billion per year". Source: Moises Naim, Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are hijacking the global economy, (New York: Doubleday, 2005), pg. 88. http://www.havocscope.com/data/human-smuggling-market-in-china/ $17 Billion spent on illegal drugs in China each year A 1998 study stated that $17 billion is spent on illicit drugs in China every year. Source: International Crime Threat Assessment, "Chapter III: Worldwide areas of International Criminal Activity, China," December 2000, available from Federation of America Scientists, (accessed: March 9, 2007). http://www.havocscope.com/data/17-billion-spent-on-illegal-drugs-in-china-each-year/ United States Global Drug Trade $65 Billion According to congressional testimony by the Drug Enforcement Administration, consumers in the United States spend $65 billion per year on illegal drugs. Source: Joseph T. Rannazzisi, "Breaking the Methamphetamine Supply Chain: Law Enforcement Challenges," Congressional Testimony, Senate Committee on Finance, September 12, 2006, (accessed: February 21, 2007). http://www.havocscope.com/data/united-states-global-drug-trade-65-billion/