Jackie Cameron: Dogs: A money-laundering currency

Criminal gangs are swapping drugs and weapons for doe-eyed pups..This time last year dogs made the headlines of the Financial Times, a global financial newspaper better known for dry, sophisticated analyses of business and share charts than heart-melting pictures of cute animals. It noted that prices for pups were soaring in the UK along with demand for new pets among people forced to stay at home during the pandemic..Read more: Alec Hogg: A day Brand SA will definitely want to forget.Since then, the pet market across Europe has exploded. The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) finds, after an investigation, that the illegal trade in dogs has become so lucrative that criminal gangs have been swapping drugs and weapons for doe-eyed pups. At least 8m new dogs are now required to supply Europe annually, while only 1m come from official breeding facilities..Read more: Alec Hogg: Netflix shares tank, triggers buying opportunity.___STEADY_PAYWALL___.dog mugshots.PS: Join the highly interactive BizNews Finance Friday webinar at noon today when we'll be discussing Bitcoin, Dogecoin and the other digital currencies, with independent financial adviser Dawn Ridler of Kerenga Wealth Ecology and Sean Sanders of cryptocurrency business Revix. Free. Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6132954228256960269..For your listening and viewing pleasure:.Latest audio on BizNews Radio… (click on the link to access).BPH: Magnus Heystek; Eddie Cross on Zim; Judge Kriegler on John Hlophe; Vida e Caffe CEOFB: Huge's Adapt IT bid gets ugly; African Covid-19 vaccines; Nedbank to support renewable energyNovus: Can new shareholders inject growth into underperforming printing company? CEO insightsKevin Lings – Chief Economist at Stanlib – on lower than expectations CPI of 3.2% in MarchJean-Pierre Verster on Pick 'n Pay's results; end of Brasher's tenure.Latest on BizNews TV… (subscribe on our YouTube channel to access all our videos including live studio action of the BizNews Power Hour).Zimbabwe to promote trophy hunting; SA rich are getting poorer; gas powerships will be costlyTime Travel: Would it really change your story?

Jackie Cameron: Dogs: A money-laundering currency

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