Austria: Drug Money Saved Banks in Global Crisis, Claims UN Advisor

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December 16, 2009

Billions of dollars in drug money kept the financial system afloat at the height of the global crisis, the United Nations' drugs and crime csar has told the Observer.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2009/dec/13/drug-money-banks-saved-un-cfief-claims

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