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The Billion-Dollar Kidnapping Trade | The Business of Crime
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January 25, 2022
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7:53Now PlayingAbduction holds a vivid place in our collective imaginations. The idea of being taken and possibly harmed is a terrifying one. We would likely do anything, pay anything, for a safe return. For that reason, kidnapping has been a staple for criminal organizations across the world, for as long as there have been people who can profit from it. Now with the rise of virtual kidnapping and the kidnapping of migrants, the global kidnapping trade is expanding even further.
In The Business of Crime, VICE World News looks at different parts of the criminal economy, separating fact from myth. In this episode, we find out the reality of the global kidnapping boom.
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