Monday, Aug 24, 2020, 7:07 am

By:Tony Williams

#3 Minerals

Minerals such as gold, iron, coal, chromite, colton ore, and precious stones, including emeralds are smuggled by mixing it with legitimate minerals. Twenty to twenty five percent of Afghanistan's foreign trade is through illegal mineral smuggling, with the Second Congo war being funded by these actions. Colton ore is a valuable commodity used in microchips to run cell phones.