Misha Glenny Talks About the World Mafia
By Roadjunky, Posted Nov 05, 2009
Organised crime is getting more and more organised.
And while we might still cherish some romantic images of the mafia thanks to movies like Goodfellas and The Godfather, these are the kinds of guys who, while smuggling heroin across the Black Sea, take some prostitutes with them to sell into slavery – if the coastguard comes they throw the women overboard so that the police are forced to give up pursuit to rescue them.
It’s nothing personal, just business.
Take it away, Misha.
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