Drug dealers launder money by investing in films

时间：2007-09-14 06:42:14

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Chinanews, Chongqing, Sept 13 – Chinese police recently announced some of the drug cases uncovered in 2007. In one big case, drug dealer1 Li Xianhuan, who had avoided police investigation2 for three years, used the illegal money to produce TV series at the Hengdian World Studios. In recent years, much money had flowed into the entertainment circle in some abnormal ways. An insider said on Tuesday that in many cases, the criminals attempted to launder3 their drug profit by investing in film-making, the Chongqing Evening News reported.

 

On January 6, 2007, police destroyed a drug making plant at a rented house in Hengdian County, Zhejiang Province. Police arrested the owner of the drug plant Li Xianhuan and confiscated4 more than 100 kilograms of ice drugs on the site, according to reports from CCTV. It is said that Li had escaped from police for three years. In November last year, a TV series with his investment was started to be made at the Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang. At the shooting ceremony, Li even took the drug maker5 to attend the ceremony.

 

Police found that by investing in TV series, Li could realize three goals: first, he could make ice drugs secretly under the legal excuse of making films; second, his investment in films could actually bring in more money for him; third, he could launder his illegal money through investment in films.

 

However, Li was not the first person to try to launder their illegal money in this way. In January 2005, the Nanjing-based Weekend newspaper reported a case in which a criminal named Shi Xue invested 50 million yuan in the production of a TV series called Da Han Tian Zi(Son of Heaven of the Great Han). The money he invested in the film might also be obtained through illegal means.

 

In April 2006, an official, Lu Hongshi, from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television was quoted by the Beijing Legal Times as saying that in recent years, over one hundred films and TV series had failed to pass authority check every year. The main reason might be that some people made these films roughly for the solo purpose of laundering6 their illegal money.

 

Lu said the fund for many films came from very strange channels. He thought that the money came by illegal means.

 
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1 dealer GyNxT     
n.商人，贩子
参考例句：
  • The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
  • The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。
2 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 launder A93z6     
v.洗涤；洗黑钱（把来路可疑的钱弄得似乎合法）
参考例句：
  • She wore a freshly laundered and starched white shirt.她穿一件刚刚浆洗熨烫过的白色衬衣。
  • The gang launders the steal money through their chain of restaurants.这帮匪徒通过他们的连锁饭店洗赃款。
4 confiscated b8af45cb6ba964fa52504a6126c35855     
没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
  • The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。
5 maker DALxN     
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
  • He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
  • A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
6 laundering laundering     
n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）
参考例句：
  • Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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