Cross-border crime networks are using unauthorised routes and shared logistics channels to distribute secondhand garments, says industry watchdog
LIMA – A new study in Peru has revealed that illegal imports of used clothing are connected to an international criminal chain of smuggling, document fraud, corruption and environmental pollution.
The study, by The Observatory to Fight Illicit Trade (OLCI) of Peru’s National Society of Industries (SNI), says Chile is South America’s largest importer of secondhand clothing, with a large part of the shipments ending up entering Peru illegally.
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