The U.N.'s crime & drug watchdog has indications that Dollar bills made in illicit drug trade have been used to keep banks afloat in the global financial crisis. You can read in Austria's weekly magazine Profil that drug money often became the only available capital when the Finanzkrise (German Keyword) spiralled out of control in 2008. This means you've got to thank one more person besides Vater Staat for actually saving your... savings... by saving certain banks: namely the Godfather. Tha International Herald Tribune reports:
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime had found evidence that "interbank loans were funded by money that originated from drug trade and other illegal activities," Costa was quoted as saying. There were "signs that some banks were rescued in that way."
And if you google:
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...you'll find the following links:
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