1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated October 23, 2017Financial Crime Issues: Global Illicit Drug ProceedsIntroduction Revenues generated through illicit drug trafficking account for a large proportion of transnational organized crime proceeds, and curbing the global circulation of such illicit fi
2、nancial flows remains a challenge. “Following the money” is one of several counternarcotics policy options leveraged by authorities, including the U.S. government, to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking organizations both domestically and abroad. Scope of the Problem Drug trafficking-related fina
3、ncial transactions occur at all stages of the illicit supply chain, connecting drug source activities to retail markets in consumer countries. Before traffickers can use such ill-gotten wealth as if it were legitimately acquired, drug proceeds must undergo a process of laundering, which typically in
4、volves three key steps: (1) placement, in which illicit funds are introduced into the financial system; (2) layering, in which illicit funds undergo various techniques to hide the true origins of the funds; and (3) integration, at which point illicit funds appear to be legitimate. According to the U
