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英语专业八级TEM阅读考试备考训练
ASmugglingSyndicate
Thesmugglerinmanywaysisjustanotherinternational
businessmanandhisturnoverwoulddocredittomanyinternational
corporations.Hisbusinesshappenstobeillegalandrisky,butlookat
thestakesinvolved:$5billionworthofheroinsmuggledintotheUnited
Stateseachyear,and$1.5billioningoldpassingannuallyalong
smugglingpipelinestoIndiaandIndonesia,toFranceandMorocco,to
BrazilandTurkey.PerhapshalfofallthewatchesmadeinSwitzerland
reachtheireventualwearersbysomebackdoor.Mostofthisillicit
tradeiscarriedonwithalltheefficiencyofanymultinationalcompany.
Entirelylegitimatebusinesses,suchasatravelbureauoranimport-
exportagency,arealsooftenfrontsforsmugglingorganizations.Oneof
theworld’slargestgoldsmugglersalsoownedandoperatedthe
franchiseforaleadingmakeofBritishcarsinasmallMiddleEastern
country.Hemadeagoodprofitfrombothactivities.
Asmugglingsyndicateoperatesmuchlikeanyotherbusiness.The
bossisreallyachiefexecutive.Hemakesalltheplans,establishes
internationalcontacts,andthinksupthesmugglingroutesandmethod
butremainsalooffromactualoperations.Heisaidedbyahandfulof
managerslookingaftersuchspecialtiesasfinancing,travel(onereason
whymanysmugglingsyndicatesfindithandytohavetheirowntravel
agency),thebribingofairlineorcustomsofficials,andrecruitmentof
couriers,ormulesastheyarecalled.Theremayalsobesomeonein
chargeoflocalarrangementsinthecountriestowhichthesmuggled
goodsisgoing.
Anothersimilaritybetweenlegitimatebusinessanditsillegal
counterpartispricefluctuation.Justasthepricesofproductstraded
legallyvarywithqualityandmarketconditionssuchassupplyand
demand,sodothepricesofgoodsgoupanddowninthesmugglingtrade.
Considerth
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