The £6bn trade in animal smuggling

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/the-1636bn-trade-in-animal-smuggling-2233608.html

“Animal smuggling has grown to a £6bn-a-year criminal industry, and is exceeded only by the drugs and arms trades. Its illicit profits are a major source of funding for terrorist and militia groups, including al-Qa’ida, and the snaring and slaughtering of animals is driving dozens of species to the brink of extinction…”