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How Mexico Loses the Precursor Chemical Money Trail
Mexican authorities have never identified any money laundering cases related to synthetic drugs or precursors in Mexico, according to our public records requests and interviews with officials. Nor were there any cases that had led to asset seizures or forfeitures.
It has become commonplace for the current Mexican government to downplay the impact of synthetic drugs at home and abroad. …
Keep readingUS Crypto Money Laundering Indictment Reflects Increased Enforcement Efforts
US prosecutors have charged a purported member of the Cartier luxury goods family and three Colombians with laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in drug profits using cryptocurrency, underscoring an increased law enforcement focus on this relatively new modus operandi.
Authorities announced the charges on May 2 against Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, a singer and purported member of the famed Cartier family, and three…
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InSight Crime Receives Prestigious Ortega and Gasset Award in Barcelona
InSight Crime reporters traveled to Barcelona, Spain, to collect the prestigious Ortega and Gasset prize for our investigation, The Moskitia: The Honduran Jungle Drowning in…
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InSight Crime Investigations Drive Data Journalism
This week, data from one of InSight Crime’s flagship products, the 2023 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up, was featured in a data article by The Washington Post.…
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