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Chinese organized crime dominates much of the U.S.’ illicit marijuana trade. Their profits allow them “to expand their underground global banking system for cartels and other criminal organizations,” said one former DEA official. https://t.co/DX6MxcbGtl
Officials estimate the value of the illegal marijuana market grown in Oklahoma at somewhere between $18 billion and $44 billion a year. Investigators have found links to foreign mafias and say that more than 80% of the groups are of Chinese origin. https://t.co/A4WKYfaCet
« The CIA team promoted allegations that members of the ruling Communist Party were hiding ill-gotten money overseas and slammed as corrupt and wasteful China’s Belt and Road Initiative » https://t.co/7N8zVdHfwG
The CIA conducted a covert operation involving a team of operatives using fake identities to spread negative narratives about China's government. The operation aimed to undermine President Xi's authority by promoting corruption claims and criticizing initiatives. U.S. legislators questioned ties between the Chinese government and the marijuana underworld, with estimates of the illegal marijuana market in Oklahoma valued at billions annually, linked to Chinese organized crime.