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It's HSBC being HSBC, I can't say that I'm surprised. Drug cartels and money laundering are at the core of their brand value.

>>realus+(OP)
Hopefully Canadian citizens are the "lender of last resort", just like we Americans are the "lender of last resort".

The bankers must be made whole -- nothing else matters.

>>realus+(OP)
"The reason we can say space pirates does not exist is that HSBC does not have a subdivision dedicated to catering to such clients"

>>realus+(OP)
Ignorant American here. Isn’t Hong Kong supposed to be the HQ/money exit point for Chinese organized crime? And HSBC is the main bank there, but headquartered in the UK?

If I had to guess they are heavily involved with spooks and foreign assets operating in China (and if so, why not use them for non-Chinese intelligence-financial shenanigans?) and a lot of their “illegal” activity is unofficially blessed by foreign intelligence.

>>opport+J1
From their past history I'd say they are in global organized crime, regardless of the country.