organised criminal networks

Organised criminal networks use a rip-on-rip-off technique to smuggle illicit drugs concealed inside legitimate shipments, requiring corruption of officials at source and destination ports.

“The rip-off is normally done at its destination. Here again corrupt officials will break the seal, open the container, remove the contraband, and replace the ripped seal with the duplicate seal that has been placed in the container... The process requires the trafficking syndicate to identify a legitimate container with a legitimate consignment from a reputable company.”