From: InSightCrime Organized Crime in the Americas
Written by Kyra Gurney
An investigation into Brazil‘s massive contraband trade highlights the scope of the problem and the modus operandi of smuggling networks responsible for economic losses of around $20 billion dollars a year.
During a two-month investigation called “Crime without Punishment,” Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo traced smuggling routes from sellers in neighboring countries to consumers in Brazil and charted the enormous economic impact of the contraband trade.
