A young rhesus macaque is chained ready for consumption by customers at the Kings Roman Casino, Thong Pheung, Bokeo Province, Laos: Along the remote borders of Thailand, China, Myanmar, Laos and India, bears are traded and smuggled to meet the booming demand for bile, gall bladder and bear paws. The surge of new Special Economic Zones in Asia is the new model for money laundering and wildlife trade. Casino towns boom in non-government controlled areas in border zones controlled by huge criminal syndicates that launder billions in proceeds from gambling, narcotics and wildlife with absolute impunity. Kings Roman Casino, Thong Pheung, Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2012. Adam Oswell / We Animals Media
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