Environmental crimes are often hidden by ‘flying money’ laundering schemes (commentary)

Mongabay
Jun 6, 2025, 4:35 pm231 ptsTop
In the Tang dynasty, Chinese merchants began buying rice on credit with a system that relied on trust and trade to sidestep the authorities — and taxes — to deliver goods immediately. In China it’s called, feiqian, and across the Middle East and South Asia, it’s known as hawala. These days it’s about…

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