Original sentence: In order to finance the purchase of more sophisticated weaponry such as the German design SA FIM-92 Stinger missles, of which a number were discovered in mountain depots raided by the security forces.It has been claimed that the PKK extorts money from people who start new businesses, and benefits from bids on government contracts.People also allege that in the spring of 1994, the PKK began to tax rich businessmen of Kurdish origin nationwide.Some members of the PKK have been implicated in people smuggling operations.Transfer of money to the organisation from refugees entitled to payments in European countries
Edited sentence: According to the same source, PKK obtained 28 million USD from drug smuggling in Europe in 1993.Although the largest portion of PKK's income is derived from drug smuggling, its annual budget is estimated to be $86 million USD.In addition, only those businessmen of whom PKK approves entered bids for government contracts in the southeast, in return for a "commission" to the organization.In common with many other simmilar organizations, the PKK routinely extorts money from people who start new businesses, and benefits from bids on government contracts.In order to finance the purchase of more sophisticated weaponry such as the German design SA FIM-92 Stinger missles, of which a number were discovered in mountain depots raided by the security forces in the spring of 1994, the PKK has begun to "tax" rich businessmen of (Kurdish origin or not) nationwide.Likewise, temporary workers in the southeast who were paid a monthly net salary of $1,000 USD were forced to give up $700 USD of this sum to the PKK.Money collected through drug trafficking and arms-smuggling.Smuggling of illegal workers and immigrants (costing on average $5,000 per person).The route of illegal imigrant traffic passes through Turkey to Greece then to Europe and the United States.This includes income from extortion in both Turkey and abroad, especially from Kurdish and Turkish workers, most of who reside in Germany