#black-market

#black-market

The Yemeni government's measures to curb the devaluation of the Yemeni riyal have created a severe liquidity crunch, leading to public frustration over cash shortages.

Xinbi Guarantee has also hosted a wide variety of other black market offerings, including harassment services that threaten or throw feces at a victim for a fee, and even sex workers as young as 14 who are likely trafficking victims.

Laure Beccuau, the lead prosecutor in the recent Louvre case involving the theft of more than $100 million worth of historic jewelry, suggested in an interview on French news channel BFMTV this week that the job could be the work of organized crime or commissioned by a major "sponsor." But lawyer Christopher Marinello, founder and CEO of Art Recovery International, a London and Venice-based group specializing in tracking down stolen works of art, dismisses the latter Hollywood scenario.

An organized crime gang is suspected of stealing luxury cars in border counties and stripping them for parts for the black market.

"Over the decades, American vacationers have acquired a tropical taste for Pure White Hennessy, but the bottles have never been available in the U.S. market."

An estimated £2.7 billion is wagered annually with unlicensed online betting sites in the UK, according to a survey commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC).