Drugs money 'saved the banks from collapse' during global crisis, claims UN drugs and crime chief
Posted Sun, 12/13/2009 - 17:25 by Mail Online
Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, told the Observer that there were signs that some banks were rescued by money that 'originated from the drugs trade and other illegal activities.'See original: Drugs money 'saved the banks from collapse' during global crisis, claims UN drugs and crime chief
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