Uebrigens schrieb The Observer am Sonntag, die Gewinne aus dem globalen Drogenhandel hätten eigentlich die Finanzwelt gerettet, sage der Chef der UN-Anti-Drogen-Behörde. Nur die Corleones der Welt seien vor einem Jahr noch liquide gewesen. Und woher kam die Evidenz?

Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said he has seen evidence that the proceeds of organised crime were "the only liquid investment capital" available to some banks on the brink of collapse last year. He said that a majority of the $352bn (£216bn) of drugs profits was absorbed into the economic system as a result. (...) It is understood that evidence that drug money has flowed into banks came from officials in Britain, Switzerland, Italy and the US.