CHINESE , LATIN AMERICAN CRIME LORDS LINKING .. Business transactions include DRUGS , HUMAN TRAFFICKING ..

“China-Latin America criminal ties are likely to become greater with the expanding commerce and investment between the two regions,” the report said. “Historical experience suggests that Chinese triads and tongs operating in Chinese communities in major Latin American cities will continue to diversify into human trafficking, narcotics and other lucrative criminal activities.”

There is an anticipation of increased human trafficking as the number of Chinese workers grows to fulfill construction projects in the Caribbean.

“Mafias on both sides of the Pacific are likely to become increasingly involved in taxing, and perhaps controlling, the growing and highly lucrative contraband trade,” the report added. “New trans-Pacific banking ties and increasing currency convertibility will create new, difficult-to-monitor options for criminal organizations to cross the Pacific to hide earnings and protect assets.”

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