The number of black-market transactions in Canada grew by more than 30 percent over the five-year period between 2016 and 2021, according to a new report by Statistics Canada, which says residential construction is the largest contributor to underground activity. “The gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices for underground economic activity in Canada was estimated…

A growing trend for black market breast milk may be putting babies at risk, prompting Australian researchers to call for the establishment of regulated “milk banks.” The benefits of breast milk have been expounded for years, with a limited number of milk banks operating across Australia for premature or sick babies. But not all milk…

It seems that every other week there is a news story about some company’s servers being hacked, exposing our personal information. The most egregious hacks are well publicized, like last year’s Equifax breach that exposed the personal information of virtually every American with a credit history. But our Social Security numbers are not the only thing…

Commentary The black market supplying drugs to our nation is doubling our crime rate, exploiting our addicts, funding America’s enemies, and costing you billions of dollars per year. The use of illegal opiates and drugs in our society affects each one of us by a significantly increased crime rate, death overdoses approaching 70,000 people per…

“Can you do $40.00?” asked a seller on the app OfferUp to a buyer looking for a bargain. “$40 works, can you meet up today?” the buyer typed. One hour later in front of a TGI Friday’s restaurant in Orange, Calif., a man pulled up in his clean black SUV, waving four insulin pens. He…

“Can you do $40.00?” asked a seller on the app OfferUp to a buyer looking for a bargain. “$40 works, can you meet up today?” the buyer typed. One hour later in front of a TGI Friday’s restaurant in Orange, Calif., a man pulled up in his clean black SUV, waving four insulin pens. He…

Buying and selling babies is illegal in China. However, some have found ways to evade detection. According to a September report from The Paper, a Chinese state-owned digital newspaper, a couple in China successfully registered a baby that they bought, through illegal channels, by claiming that the baby had been “abandoned.” Zhang Xing and Liu…

A civilian exposed China’s black market involving the trafficking and selling of newborn babies under the guise of adoption after a year-long voluntary undercover investigation. According to The Paper, a Chinese state-owned digital newspaper, a civilian played a critical role in the anti-trafficking effort. The civilian, Zhengyi Shangguan, joined a baby trafficking WeChat group disguised…