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04 May 2010 10:59

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Biz, U.S.: Craigslist profits from sex ads, attorney generals notice

  • first States complain because
    Craigslist allows anyone
    to post sexually-oriented
    ads which can be used
    for illegal prostitution.
  • second In an effort to appease
    the states, Craigslist
    charges for the section
    for purposes of creating
    a paper trail.
  • third A group of 39 states,
    noticing the profits made
    from the for-pay section,
    subpoena Craigslist over
    the ads. source
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27 Mar 2010 16:49

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Biz: In case you were wondering, illicit money is really, really heavy

  • 100 lbs. the weight of a million dollars
    in mixed bills – something that a dog would notice immediately
  • twenty number of prepaid debit cards you’d need to carry a similar amount; drug runners win source
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22 Oct 2009 22:22

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U.S., World: 303 people. 19 states. One drug cartel. Decimated.

La Familia Michoacana is one of Mexico’s strongest drug cartels. Well it was, until U.S. authorities stopped by en masse and arrested everyone. Good jobs. source
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26 Mar 2009 10:13

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U.S., World: How bad has Mexico’s drug violence gotten?

  • 7,000 deaths from drug-related violence in Mexico since January 2008, when turf wars flared up
  • $15+ billion in illicit drug sales in the U.S. have gone to support the Mexican drug trade source
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