The International Chamber of Commerce estimates that trade in counterfeit goods totals around $650 billion each year. Most countries in the world have a GDP smaller than this figure.

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Cigarettes are one of the favoured counterfeit products. In 2007, 34% of the total counterfeit goods seized in the EU were cigarettes.

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'Carding' is one of the new favourites of organised crime syndicates and terrorist groups. It is on the rise and in the UK alone totalled £609.9m (approx €700m) in 2008.

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Cannabis may have smaller profits than heroin, but it has a larger market. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that between 143 and 190 million people globally used marijuana at least once in 2007.

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Cocaine provides one of the clearest examples of a group which has breached the divide between organised crime and terrorism: the FARC in Colombia. Their operations are now spreading to West Africa, as a useful transit point to the European market.

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Unfortunately the FARC is not alone. The Taliban is another hybrid group which specialises in both organised crime and terror. Their operations in heroin and opium is widely believed to net them several hundred million dollars annually.

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Piracy is one of the oldest methods of theft - but the spike in the key waters off the coast of Somalia has left many worried. The numbers have risen sharply since 2004, as has the range of attacks, which previously were largely limited to about 50 nautical miles from the shore.

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Cybercrime is attractive for both terrorists and organised crime. It is an easy way to make money, through activities like fake accounts and cards. But it can also launch attacks on companies, institutions and even nations. Even the most secure ones.

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