Journey from counterfeit cigarettes to missile launchers

Great work done by law enforcement agencies in USA, one thing I liked most about this investigation was that when they started the investigation it was about smuggling of counterfeit cigarettes but concerned officers didn't brush it off by thinking it as innocent smuggling and later on same set of criminals also got involved in smuggling of weapons. Same has happened in India in 1990s but i think people involved in it didn't realize that routes for smuggling of goods can also be used for smuggling of weapons. I am tempted to compare this with frauds in corporate sector wherein at times people think that if somebody has inflated conveyance claim it's not a big deal and it's just a small amount. They don't realize that same guy would over a period graduate to other bigger frauds as he has tasted blood once and just like Vampries ( I loved the Edward and Bella series) once some one has tasted fruits of fraud it's very difficult to control it.
Location: Dubai - United Arab Emirates

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Abhimanyu Singh said…
Dear Charan...

Nice to see you back in action....

I would love to see you more in acion now....

But can you please educate me more on what happened in India in 1990's... I will be thankful..
July 9, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Charanjeet said…
Hi Abhimanyu,
Do you mean financial crisis in late 90's?. I really don't know much but i think it was overheated markets coupled with over leveraged companies. Every industrial house had opened up financial services business and it was very crowded which eventually led to defaults on deposits, closure of business etc. I think it's good for industry, once in a while to test who can survive.
July 16, 2011 at 5:49 PM
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