The Chinese people involved are masters in the art of manipulation. At this stage they are manipulating the whole abalone industry to such an extent that big exporters in the RSA are unable to sell the product in the Far East. In this way the Triads probably hope to be able to gain control of the companies affected for their own benefit. Nigerian organised crime Nigerian criminal enterprises continue to expand their operations throughout the continent and especially the West African region, undermining attempts by other African countries to improve governance and accountability. In an attempt to mask their true identity, Nigerian drug-traffickers almost invariably resort to the use of multiple and forged travelling documents.
Couriers often travel to a source to pick up drugs, using one set of passports and tickets.
These are then discarded shortly before arrival at their destination in favour of a second set showing no evidence of a visit to the source country. The Nigerian government does not, as a matter of policy, facilitate the production or distribution of drugs or encourage money-laundering. However, according to the DEA, corrupt officials in Nigeria remain a serious obstacle to effective counter-measures against narcotics related offences. Despite increasingly vigorous law enforcement efforts by the international community, Nigerian drug-trafficking and the transfer of large amounts in US dollars to drug source countries seem to continue unabated. The Nigerian Letter Scheme , commonly known in Nigeria as Fraud 419, entails a business proposal by members of Nigerian based syndicates, usually posing as senior Nigerian government officials.