Showing posts with label black market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black market. Show all posts

Monday, February 11, 2013

Tide as a Black Market Currency?

According to this article, the detergent Tide has become a currency in the illegal drug trade. That is really only a small part of the reasons for it being a popular target for theft but it does illustrate the creativity of the people in the selling end of the illegal drug trade.

Suds for Drugs

Monday, February 15, 2010

Is the Black Market Evolving?

Interesting topic over at Global Guerillas entitled Open Source Networks and Heroin.  One time sugar cane farmers from Xalisco, Mexico have become heroin dealers.  However, instead of a top down, violent organization like the cartels, these seller operate on a loose network dynamic and build their individual businesses by competing on quality, price and customer service.

They even deliver.

It's ironic that as the socialist control freaks in Washington prepare to march across the ruins of our civilization, the feudal structure that has dominated the drug trade for decades may be giving way to a market that rewards entrepreneurial spirit more than a willingness to use violence.

Link to LA Time article.