Another example of the interconnected nature of the black market. 

In the United Kingdom, drug traffickers are teaming up with human traffickers to gain additional revenue.

From The Times (UK):

British criminals are forging links with East European gangsters to establish international networks for human trafficking, The Times has learnt.

Investigators believe that the number of women and children trafficked into Britain for sexual exploitation far exceeds the figure of 4,000 a year cited by the Home Office.

They are tracking gangs across Europe that have seized on large-scale migration to make multimillion-pound profits by trading in people.

“There is new evidence of British criminal involvement in trafficking,” a source said. “Some are involved in the drug trade and it’s no surprise that they are diversifying because there are huge amounts of money to be made.”

We have mentioned on previous occasions on the merging of illicit activities, and this report further shows the growing cooperation between criminal gangs.