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the nerve, and the reputation, so rival drug gangs rarely put up a fight.

If gang members are arrested, they hire expensive attorneys to represent them and to deluge the area law enforcement community with bogus complaints and lawsuits.

Turkish Smugglers

Like other organized crime groups, Turkish heroin traders are almost all Turkish nationals. Turkish heroin smuggling is a family-owned small business that smuggles to relatives living in the United States. Turkish smugglers will also deal to Italian crime families. Heroin smuggled through Europe is transported in trucks that continue right into England. The truck is then loaded onto ship.

Istanbul, where most of the international flights from Turkey begin, is the center for the heroin smuggling. The drugs will flow from Istanbul, to Italy, Spain, Germany and the Baltic states. Because this flight pattern is well known, heroin smugglers use connecting flights from these countries to countries not known for narcotics smuggling. The Turkish smugglers hide their narcotics in hidden compartments in their clothes, carry-on luggage, cargo shipments and even mail. Sometimes, the narcotics will be smuggled in products, such as rugs or clothing made in the region.

Smuggling also occurs through small fishing ships and freighters. The small fishing vessels are accustomed to reporting to sea on a daily or weekly basis. While the small ships are out to sea, they will meet up with the larger seagoing freighters and the contraband will be transported from one ship to the other. These small fishing vessels will then return to shore and, either by disguising the contraband in their fish or by working during the night, remove the contraband.

Countries in Conflict

Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Lebanon, West Africa and others all partially finance their struggles through the heroin trade. These countries, with the exception of Lebanon, smuggle heroin through a network of nationals and family members. Lebanon is assisted by Syria's.

Mexico is a substantial supplier of heroin used in the United States. This heroin is sometimes referred to as black tar, or brown tar, and is of very poor quality. Mexican smugglers bring their product across the border by truck or small private airplanes. Occasionally, the heroin will be hidden in products shipped to the United States.

Smuggling People into the U.S.

Whether it is for political or financial reasons or an attempt to flee law enforcement officials, people wish to leave their home country and emigrate to the United States. Asians, South Americans, Haitians and Africans comprise the primary influx of illegal aliens.

Most Asian — Chinese and Vietnamese — smugglers place large numbers of human cargo onto a small non-seaworthy ship and set sail for the United States. Ships have been located smuggling people to both coasts, and once in the United States, the people turn to prostitution and other illegal activities as a way to pay back the cost of transportation.

Mexico and South America create another nightmare for United States officials. Smugglers load up shipping trucks and attempt to elude officials by using little-known roads through the desert. This is very hazardous to the human cargo because they are sealed up in cramped quarters without proper ventilation or away to take care of basic human needs. The smugglers have been known to collect their fees and leave their cargo in the desert or even kill them.

Wealthy aliens seek out visas and other official papers needed to gain entry into the United States. Once inside, they reside in communities with their native people.

What type of people are shoplifting nowadays? Well, as you might expect, there are a large number of junkies who support their habit by shoplifting, but large numbers of professionals, housewives, teenagers, and people who have never before thought of stealing are turning to shoplifting.

As you may have guessed, the worse the economy and the higher the unemployment, the more shoplifting there is. Shoplifting is one of the few crimes directly related to the nation's economy. If someone does not have the money to pay for food because he's been laid off, he has to find a way to come home with what he did the week before. Some people will go out and get a job, some people will go out and get a second job, some people will do neither: Their primary job will be shoplifting. On the flip side, you would be surprised to know that many shoplifters, when caught, have more than enough money to pay for the items that they lifted.

Shoplifting: A Definition

Shoplifting is theft from the selling floor while a store is open for business. If an item is stolen from a storeroom in the back, that is burglary. If an employee steals merchandise or money from the store, that is internal theft. If a burglar or thief steals from another individual, that is robbery. Shoplifting, then, is defined as larceny committed by the public.

Reasons Why Amateurs Lift

In many cases a shoplifter sees something he or she desires greatly but does not have the money to buy. The items most susceptible to being stolen are those that are new on the market, because many people want the latest item, whether it be clothing or a home entertainment system. But they cannot afford it, so they shoplift it. They want to be cool, now not later.

Some shoplifters are the type of people who are shy, introverted and feel, in general, that no one respects them. Stealing is a power trip to them. By stealing and walking out of the store, they are in control of a situation. These people easily crumble under pressure and will cooperate fully when confronted with their crime.

Sad but true, many teenagers shoplift for one reason, to get the attention they lack at home. But how, you may ask, do they get attention if they are successful? Perhaps they leave the merchandise in a conspicuous place at home, hoping their parents will notice and question them about it. But, most likely, they will continue to shoplift until they are caught in the store. Mom or Dad must then come down to the store and