> The cost of moving these €300,000 packages to Colombia adds up very quickly. First, the coordinator had to absorb a 3% fee to convert the trafficker's origina

> The cost of moving these €300,000 packages to Colombia adds up very quickly. First, the coordinator had to absorb a 3% fee to convert the trafficker's original low denomination euro banknotes to the very compact 500 euro note. To that, add a 2-3% fee to pay the individual courier and 0.5% on airline tickets, as well as additional administrative costs like modifying luggage and bringing couriers to and from the airport. Thus, money laundering sounds like a market that is ripe for disruption by some startup ... ;-)