Turkish organised crime in Great Britain
- Turkish organised crime in Great Britain
Turkish organised crime in Great Britain has been prevalent in the country since the early 90s when the Arifs controlled London's underworld for a brief time. Since the fall of the Taliban during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, it has been speculated that the lifting of the ban on opium cultivation may become a highly lucrative trade for Turkish criminal organizations who already control the smuggling and distribution of heroin.
However, while concerned over the importation of cheap heroin due to Afghanistan's resumption of growing poppies, the National Criminal Intelligence Service and British police officials publicly announced that is unlikely as the street price of heroin for the last several years has remained relatively stable at £70 a gram.
External links
* [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78938846.html The Independent: War On Terroism - Supply - Almost all routes lead back to Afghanistan] by Ian Burrell
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