Illegal wildlife profits US$7B-$23B a year

The Financial Action Task Force said in it first-ever global report on the illegal wildlife trade that it launders US$7 billion-$23 billion in profits a year.

By Arete News - June 25, 2020

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service "buyer beware" exhibit at Newark Liberty International Airport (AN/John Heilprin)

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