Former United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigator Karen Greenaway, who now works as an anti-money laundering consultant, told Al Jazeera, 'They have set themselves up to be in the middle of the gold trade, with lax laws and no enforcement.' That's what draws the gold mafia to Dubai.
Over the last 20 years, Dubai has become one of the biggest gold-trading hubs in the world. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the world’s second-biggest importer of gold by volume, behind on...