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The Gold rush 2.0: Smuggling, illegal mining and organised crime in Central Africa

SUBSCRIBE 26th August 2021Dr Chris Allen, Policing Insight
Gold has always been an attractive commodity for criminals, because of its high value, relative anonymity and ability to evade banking controls; now a new report has highlighted the organised crime groups – including corrupt state actors – who are controlling the mining, smuggling and trading of this precious metal across Central Africa, as Policing Insight’s Chris Allen reports.

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