Dope dealers are the ECB’s best customers

July 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,

Who hoards large quantities of high-denomination banks notes? Money launderers, organized crime and drug dealers.

Who benefits? The European Central Bank.


  1. John B
    July 30th, 2010 at 18:05
    Reply | Quote | #1

    What? No Afghan government officials on that list? Hard to believe as 95% of the world’s opium production (base ingredient for Heroin) comes from Afghanistan where opium cultivation is supose to be illegal. There was an article in WSJ or NYT can’t remember saying that the major problem with training Afghani soldiers and cops was that most of them were stoned on heroin or marijuana most of the time. One third of Afghan farmers are addicted to opium. I do not understand why our military forces refuse to irradicate opium poppy cultivation. The Taliban did it the year before we decided to invade.

  2. lilac
    July 30th, 2010 at 18:22
    Reply | Quote | #2

    Just the job, ta JC – it’s peein’ outside!

  3. Jamie Coleman
    July 30th, 2010 at 18:55
    Reply | Quote | #3

    Even better…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgrIIuFeBgo

  4. lilac
    July 30th, 2010 at 19:06
    Reply | Quote | #4

    Ooh yes, deffo time for a bit of that

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7gkaH1PqFA&feature=related

  5. Jamie Coleman
    July 30th, 2010 at 19:11
    Reply | Quote | #5

    Are you kidding? It’s a brilliant strategy. Money for nothing…

  6. George C.
    July 30th, 2010 at 19:46
    Reply | Quote | #6

    Starting to sound like the White House’s newest stategy. :)