The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force reported that the illegal wildlife trade is a major transnational organized crime that is laundering as much as $7 billion to $23 billion in global profits each year.
In Europe, juvenile glass eels can be worth up to $6,000 per kilo, according to FATF, an intergovernmental organization that sets global standards in the fight against money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation. Pangolin scales can earn hunters $700 per kilogram, it said, while rhinoceros horn can fetch up to $65,000 per kilogram.
