There are 5 ways which Americans may be giving money to organized crime, and unbeknownst to them.
1. Smartphones
Many American travellers and consumers may not be aware that organized crime is heavily involved in the markets for caviar, certain wools, and traditional Asian medicines. And this animal smuggling is very worrying, since the industry has now grown into a $20 billion empire. Just last year, the UN Security Council was briefed on the dangers of poaching and its role in financing militant groups like the Lord's Resistance Army.
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