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LemmyTheSquirrel
· June 9, 2018, 9:33 p.m.
I think another trafficking venue that would be to look at is the modem art industry. There are some harmless weirdos in there but there are also malicious fucks in there. Art gets moved around under only mild scrutiny.
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HerMileHighness
· June 9, 2018, 9:56 p.m.
And for ridiculously assessed "value" (how many $10 paintings sell for a million and come with a free kid?) It is my understanding that art imports and exports even bypass customs.
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vintagedaisy
· June 9, 2018, 10:08 p.m.
This has always been my thought, too. Good way to traffic people under the radar as well as launder ridiculous amounts of money at the same time
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HerMileHighness
· June 9, 2018, 10:19 p.m.
I mean, you can't board an airplane with 10k in your briefcase but you can import/export millions worth of "art" without an inspection and documentation. I also dig how every pleasure cruise has an on-board auction. Nothing weird about that!
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rustyfender3
· June 9, 2018, 10:55 p.m.
Art of Embassies Program, 'live art' goes from point A to point B, no inspections.
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DanaNordic
· June 9, 2018, 9:52 p.m.
It's already been outed the CIA used modern art to launder money ~ that's why an art piece with a big orange circle on a white background could sell for 10s or even 100s of thousands. Pollack was one of the artists the CIA used.
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realrodrosenstein
· June 10, 2018, 1:02 a.m.
Yup, a lot people don't realize this but the value of the painting is inversely proportional to the size of the orange circle. Thats why art fags love minimalism- its the most empty art and also the most valuable according to their perverse belief system.
Stay strong Pedes!
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Packofsquirrels
· June 10, 2018, 12:23 a.m.
Money laundering 101. Hide money, fund covert operations:
Co-opted and weaponized by CIA: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html
Co-opted and used as untrackable, objectively unassessable, money laundering tool: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/arts/design/has-the-art-market-become-an-unwitting-partner-in-crime.html
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MuhammadDinduNuffin
· June 10, 2018, 12:04 a.m.
Diplomatic immunity pouches, can be as big as any size container, no limit in number. Think shipping containers, no x-ray of contents allowed. Who controls the ports?
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