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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume II: Money Laundering [March 2018]
"As political stability, democracy, and free markets depend on solvent, stable, and honest financial, commercial, and trade systems, the continued development of effective AML regimes consistent with international standards and able to meet evolving challenges is vital. Money laundering facilitates drug trafficking and fuels criminal activity around the world. It is a key tool of drug traffickers, transnational criminal organizations, and terrorist groups, and it contributes to the breakdown of the rule of law, the corruption of public officials, and destabilization of economies. This threat is recognized as a national security priority of the United States in the 2018 National Security Strategy and the 2017 Executive Order 13773, Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking. This report is one response to the threat."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2018-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - 2001 [Released March 1, 2002]
"In attempting to evaluate whether countries and certain entities are meeting the goals and objectives of the 1988 UN Drug Convention, the [State] Department has used the best information it has available. The 2002 INCSR covers countries that range from major drug producing and drug-transit countries, where drug control is a critical element of national policy, to small countries or entities where drug issues or the capacity to deal with them are minimal. The reports vary in the extent of their coverage. For key drug control countries, where considerable information is available, we have provided comprehensive reports. For some smaller countries or entities where only sketchy information is available, we have included whatever data the responsible post could provide. The country chapters report upon actions--including plans, programs, and, where applicable, timetables--toward fulfillment of Convention obligations. […]. Information concerning counternarcotics assistance is provided, pursuant to section 489(b) of the [Foreign Assistance Act (FAA)], in sections entitled 'FY 2001-2002 Fiscal Summary and Functional Budget' and 'Other USG Assistance Provided.' Major Illicit Drug Producing, Drug-Transit, Significant Source, Precursor Chemical, and Money Laundering Countries Section 489(a)(3) of the FAA requires the INCSR to identify: (A) major illicit drug producing and major drug-transit countries, (B) major sources of precursor chemicals used in the production of illicit narcotics; or (C) major money laundering countries."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2002-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - 2000 [Released March 1, 2001]
"The FAA requires a report on the extent to which each country or entity that received assistance under chapter 8 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act in the past two fiscal years has 'met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances' (the '1988 UN Drug Convention'). Although the Convention does not contain a list of goals and objectives, it does set forth a number of obligations that the parties agree to undertake. Generally speaking, it requires the parties to take legal measures to outlaw and punish all forms of illicit drug production, trafficking, and drug money laundering, to control chemicals that can be used to process illicit drugs, and to cooperate in international efforts to these ends. The statute lists action by foreign countries on the following issues as relevant to evaluating performance under the 1988 UN Drug Convention: illicit cultivation, production, distribution, sale, transport and financing, and money laundering, asset seizure, extradition, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement and transit cooperation, precursor chemical control, and demand reduction."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2001-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [March 2008]
"This year's Volume II of the INCSR on Money Laundering highlights continuing threats and vulnerabilities posed by money laundering and terrorist financing to U.S. national security and to the stability of the global financial system. The 2008 Volume II also reflects the current and latest trends used by criminals and terrorists to launder, move, and store the fruits of their illicit activities. Some of these methodologies include: the continuing use of banks and money service businesses as gateways to the global financial system; bulk cash smuggling; trade-based money laundering and value transfer; legal entities such off-shore financial centers and international business centers; casinos and 'virtual' casinos; and new payment methods sometimes also identified as 'e-money.' Twenty-five years ago, the Department of State was mandated by Congress to examine the challenges and threats from narcotics-related money laundering. Although it is sometimes difficult to obtain data on money laundering systems and trends, via reporting reflected in this edition from our worldwide diplomatic posts and the domestic law enforcement and regulatory communities, we are able to glean increasingly greater insights. We can say with certainty that the use of offshore financial centers, casinos, and the Internet is demonstrably growing at alarming rates. Virtual money laundering is a reality and at this time is immune to traditional money laundering countermeasures. If ignored, 'virtual' money laundering will pose a threat to our financial sector. In the following section, we expand on one facet of the virtual threat: 'mobile payments.'"
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2008-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control
"The Department of State's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) [for 2017] […] covers the year January 1 to December 31, 2016 […] [T]he INCSR provides the factual basis for the designations contained in the President's report to Congress on the major drug-transit or major illicit drug producing countries […] The President is also required in that report to identify any country on the majors list that has 'failed demonstrably . . . to make substantial efforts' during the previous 12 months to adhere to international counternarcotics agreements and to take certain counternarcotics measures set forth in U.S. law. U.S. assistance under the current foreign operations appropriations act may not be provided to any country designated as having 'failed demonstrably' unless the President determines that the provision of such assistance is vital to U.S. national interests or that the country, at any time after the President's initial report to Congress, has made 'substantial efforts' to comply with the counternarcotics conditions in the legislation. […] The 2017 INCSR covers countries that range from major drug producing and drug transit countries, where drug control is a critical element of national policy, to small countries or entities where drug issues or the capacity to deal with them are minimal. The reports vary in the extent of their coverage. For key drug-control countries, where considerable information is available, we have provided comprehensive reports. For some smaller countries or entities where only limited information is available, we have included whatever data the responsible post could provide."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2017-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [March 2007]
"In attempting to evaluate whether countries and certain entities are meeting the goals and objectives of the 1988 UN Drug Convention, the Department has used the best information it has available. The 2007 INCSR covers countries that range from major drug producing and drug-transit countries, where drug control is a critical element of national policy, to small countries or entities where drug issues or the capacity to deal with them are minimal. In addition to identifying countries as major sources of precursor chemicals used in the production of illicit narcotics, the INCSR is mandated to identify major money laundering countries (FAA §489(a)(3)(C)). The INCSR is also required to report findings on each country's adoption of laws and regulations to prevent narcotics-related money laundering (FAA §489(a)(7)(C)). This report is that section of the INCSR that reports on money laundering and financial crimes. A major money laundering country is defined by statute as one 'whose financial institutions engage in currency transactions involving significant amounts of proceeds from international narcotics trafficking' (FAA § 481(e)(7)). However, the complex nature of money laundering transactions today makes it difficult in many cases to distinguish the proceeds of narcotics trafficking from the proceeds of other serious crime. Moreover, financial institutions engaging in transactions involving significant amounts of proceeds of other serious crime are vulnerable to narcotics-related money laundering. This year's list of major money laundering countries recognizes this relationship by including all countries and other jurisdictions, whose financial institutions engage in transactions involving significant amounts of proceeds from all serious crime."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2007-03-01
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [March 2016]
"The Money Laundering and Financial Crimes section of the Department of State's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) has been prepared in accordance with section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended (the 'FAA,' 22 U.S.C. § 2291) [United States Code]. The 2016 INCSR is the 32nd annual report prepared pursuant to the FAA.1 The FAA requires a report on the extent to which each country or entity that received assistance under chapter 8 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act in the past two fiscal years has 'met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances' ('1988 UN Drug Convention') (FAA § 489(a)(1)(A)). Although the 1988 UN Drug Convention does not contain a list of goals and objectives, it does set forth a number of obligations the parties agree to undertake. Generally speaking, it requires the parties to take legal measures to outlaw and punish all forms of illicit drug production, trafficking, and drug money laundering; to control chemicals that can be used to process illicit drugs; and to cooperate in international efforts to these ends. The statute lists action by foreign countries on the following issues as relevant to evaluating performance under the 1988 UN Drug Convention: illicit cultivation, production, distribution, sale, transport and financing, money laundering, asset seizure, extradition, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement and transit cooperation, precursor chemical control, and demand reduction."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2016-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [March 2014]
"The Money Laundering and Financial Crimes section of the Department of State's 'International Narcotics Control Strategy Report' (INCSR) has been prepared in accordance with section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [FAA], as amended […].The FAA requires a report on the extent to which each country or entity that received assistance under chapter 8 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act in the past two fiscal years has 'met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances' […]. In attempting to evaluate whether countries and certain entities are meeting the goals and objectives of the 1988 UN Drug Convention, the Department has used the best information it has available. The 2014 INCSR covers countries that range from major drug producing and drug-transit countries, where drug control is a critical element of national policy, to small countries or entities where drug issues or the capacity to deal with them are minimal. In addition to identifying countries as major sources of precursor chemicals used in the production of illicit narcotics, the INCSR is mandated to identify major money laundering countries […].The INCSR also is required to report findings on each country's adoption of laws and regulations to prevent narcotics-related money laundering […]. This report is the section of the INCSR that reports on money laundering and financial crimes."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2014-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control [March 2010]
"The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2009. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2010-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - 1999 [Released March 1, 2000]
"The FAA requires a report on the extent to which each country or entity that received assistance under chapter 8 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act in the past two fiscal years has 'met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances' (the '1988 UN Drug Convention'). Although the Convention does not contain a list of goals and objectives, it does set forth a number of obligations that the parties agree to undertake. Generally speaking, it requires the parties to take legal measures to outlaw and punish all forms of illicit drug production, trafficking, and drug money laundering, to control chemicals that can be used to process illicit drugs, and to cooperate in international efforts to these ends. The statute lists action by foreign countries on the following issues as relevant to evaluating performance under the 1988 UN Drug Convention: illicit cultivation, production, distribution, sale, transport and financing, and money laundering, asset seizure, extradition, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement and transit cooperation, precursor chemical control, and demand reduction.
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2000
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [March 2009]
This document is volume II of the State Department's 2009 annual report on its international narcotics control strategy and covers money laundering and financial crimes. "The 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2008. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. Volume II covers money laundering and financial crimes."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2009-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report [1998]
The FAA requires a report on the extent to which each country or entity that received assistance under chapter 8 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act in the past two fiscal years has "met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances" (the "1988 UN Drug Convention"). Although the Convention does not contain a list of goals and objectives, it does set forth a number of obligations that the parties agree to undertake. Generally speaking, it requires the parties to take legal measures to outlaw and punish all forms of illicit drug production, trafficking, and drug money laundering, to control chemicals that can be used to process illicit drugs, and to cooperate in international efforts to these ends. The statute lists action by foreign countries on the following issues as relevant to evaluating performance under the 1988 UN Drug Convention: illicit cultivation, production, distribution, sale, transport and financing, and money laundering, asset seizure, extradition, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement and transit cooperation, precursor chemical control, and demand reduction.
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
1999-02
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume 2: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes - 2003 [Released March 1, 2004]
"The 2003 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2003." Volume 2 covers money laundering and financial crimes. Sections in the report include the following: Common Abbreviations; Legislative Basis for the INCSR; Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: A Global Threat; Money Laundering Methods, Trends and Typologies; Law Enforcement Cases; Bilateral Activities; Treaties and Agreements; Multilateral Activities; Other Multi-Lateral Organizations & Programs; Offshore Financial Centers; Major Money Laundering Countries; and Country Reports.
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2004-03-01
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume 1: Drug and Chemical Control - 2003 [Released March 1, 2004]
"The 2003 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2003. Part I covers drug and chemical control activities." Sections in the report include the following: Common Abbreviations; Policy and Program Developments; U.S. Government Assistance; Chemical Controls; South America; Canada, Mexico, and Central America; the Caribbean; Southwest Asia; Southeast Asia; Europe and Central Asia; Africa and the Middle East.
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2004-03-01
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control [March 2008]
"In attempting to evaluate whether countries and certain entities are meeting the goals and objectives of the 1988 UN Drug Convention, the Department has used the best information it has available. The 2008 INCSR covers countries that range from major drug producing and drug-transit countries, where drug control is a critical element of national policy, to small countries or entities where drug issues or the capacity to deal with them are minimal. The reports vary in the extent of their coverage. For key drug-control countries, where considerable information is available, we have provided comprehensive reports. For some smaller countries or entities where only limited information is available, we have included whatever data the responsible post could provide. The country chapters report upon actions taken-including plans, programs, and, where applicable, timetables-toward fulfillment of Convention obligations. Because the 1988 UN Drug Convention's subject matter is so broad and availability of information on elements related to performance under the Convention varies widely within and among countries, the Department's views on the extent to which a given country or entity is meeting the goals and objectives of the Convention are based on the overall response of the country or entity to those goals and objectives. Reports will often include discussion of foreign legal and regulatory structures. Although the Department strives to provide accurate information, this report should not be used as the basis for determining legal rights or obligations under U.S. or foreign law."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2008-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control [March 2007]
The Department of State's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) has been prepared in accordance with section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the 'FAA,' 22 U.S.C. § 2291). The 2007 INCSR, published in March 2007, covers the year January 1 to December 31, 2006 and is published in two volumes, the second of which covers money laundering and financial crimes. It is the 24th annual report prepared pursuant to the FAA. The INCSR addresses the reporting requirements of section 489 of the FAA (as well as sections 481(d)(2) and 484(c) of the FAA and section 804 of the Narcotics Control Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Section 706 of the FRAA requires that the President submit an annual report no later than September 15 identifying each country determined by the President to be a major drug-transit country or major illicit drug producing country. The President is also required in that report to identify any country on the majors list that has 'failed demonstrably . . . to make substantial efforts' during the previous 12 months to adhere to international counternarcotics agreements and to take certain counternarcotics measures set forth in U.S. law. U.S. assistance under the current foreign operations appropriations act may not be provided to any country designated as having 'failed demonstrably' unless the President determines that the provision of such assistance is vital to the U.S. national interests or that the country, at any time after the President's initial report to Congress, has made 'substantial efforts' to comply with the counternarcotics conditions in the legislation. This prohibition does not affect humanitarian, counternarcotics, and certain other types of assistance that are authorized to be provided notwithstanding any other provision of law."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2007-03-01
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report [1996]
"The FAA requires a report on the extent to which each country or entity that received assistance under chapter 8 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act in the past two fiscal years has 'met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances' (the '1988 UN Drug Convention'). Although the Convention does not contain a list of goals and objectives, it does set forth a number of obligations that the parties agree to undertake. Generally speaking, it requires the parties to take legal measures to outlaw and punish all forms of illicit drug production, trafficking, and drug money laundering, to control chemicals that can be used to process illicit drugs, and to cooperate in international efforts to these ends. The statute lists action by foreign countries on the following issues as relevant to evaluating performance under the 1988 UN Drug Convention: illicit cultivation, production, distribution, sale, transport and financing, and money laundering, asset seizure, extradition, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement and transit cooperation, precursor chemical control, and demand reduction."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
1997-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report [1997]
"The FAA requires a report on the extent to which each country or entity that received assistance under chapter 8 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act in the past two fiscal years has 'met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances' (the '1988 UN Drug Convention'). Although the Convention does not contain a list of goals and objectives, it does set forth a number of obligations that the parties agree to undertake. Generally speaking, it requires the parties to take legal measures to outlaw and punish all forms of illicit drug production, trafficking, and drug money laundering, to control chemicals that can be used to process illicit drugs, and to cooperate in international efforts to these ends. The statute lists action by foreign countries on the following issues as relevant to evaluating performance under the 1988 UN Drug Convention: illicit cultivation, production, distribution, sale, transport and financing, and money laundering, asset seizure, extradition, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement and transit cooperation, precursor chemical control, and demand reduction."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
1998-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report [March 2013]
This document contains Volumes I and II of the 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, released by the U.S. Department of State. Volume I examines drug and chemical control, while Volume II provides information on money laundering and financial crimes. "The 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report provides an overview of steps taken during the previous year by the governments of over 90 countries to reduce illicit narcotics production, trafficking and use. Efforts towards these common goals are required by treaties endorsed by virtually all member states of the United Nations, and the United States strongly supports these legal instruments both through its own domestic efforts and by providing assistance to help reinforce the work of foreign partners to enhance their capacities to achieve sustainable results. U.S. assistance can play an important role in bolstering the efforts of committed governments to reduce illicit drug supplies, strengthen criminal justice systems and correctional institutions, and promote advances in prevention and treatment. By supporting international efforts to reduce the flow of illicit drugs to the United States, U.S. assistance directly supports the public health and safety of U.S. citizens. U.S. assistance also helps support key U.S. foreign policy objectives by strengthening the ability of international partners to provide security for their citizens and safeguard the rule of law. However, as this report underscores, U.S. assistance can only supplement domestic efforts by partner governments; there is no substitute for a host-nation's commitment to overcome the difficult, long-term challenges of confronting drug-related crime and corruption."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2013-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control [March 2014]
"The 2014 INCSR [International Narcotics Control Strategy Report], published in March 2014, covers the year January 1 to December 31, 2013 and is published in two volumes, the second of which covers money laundering and financial crimes. […] [T]he INCSR provides the factual basis for the designations contained in the President's report to Congress on the major drug-transit or major illicit drug producing countries initially set forth in section 591 of the Kenneth M. Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 […].The country chapters report upon actions taken - including plans, programs, and, where applicable, timetables - toward fulfillment of [the 1988 UN Drug] Convention obligations. Because the 1988 UN Drug Convention's subject matter is so broad and availability of information on elements related to performance under the Convention varies widely within and among countries, the Department's views on the extent to which a given country or entity is meeting the goals and objectives of the Convention are based on the overall response of the country or entity to those goals and objectives. Reports will often include discussion of foreign legal and regulatory structures. Although the Department strives to provide accurate information, this report should not be used as the basis for determining legal rights or obligations under U.S. or foreign law."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2014-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control [March 2015]
From the U.S. Department of State Media Note, "The U.S. Department of State submitted the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) to Congress today. The two-volume report offers a comprehensive assessment of the efforts of foreign governments to reduce illicit narcotics production, trafficking and use, in keeping with their international obligations under UN treaties, while also presenting information on governments' efforts to counter money laundering and terrorist financing. The Drugs and Chemical Control section of the INCSR covers the efforts of nearly 90 countries and jurisdictions. "
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2015-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [March 2010]
"The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2009. Volume II covers money laundering and financial crimes."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2010-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [March 2015]
From the U.S. Department of State Media Note, "The U.S. Department of State submitted the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) to Congress today. The two-volume report offers a comprehensive assessment of the efforts of foreign governments to reduce illicit narcotics production, trafficking and use, in keeping with their international obligations under UN treaties, while also presenting information on governments' efforts to counter money laundering and terrorist financing. [...] "The second section, Money-Laundering and Financial Crimes, describes the efforts of Major Money Laundering Countries to implement strong anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing regimes. The Report is a requirement of section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.""
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2015-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control [March 2020]
From the Introduction: "The Department of State's 2020 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), published in March 2020, covers the period January 1 to December 31, 2019 and is published in two volumes, the second of which covers money laundering and financial crimes. The INCSR is one of a number of annual reports on foreign policy and foreign assistance issues that are mandated by the United States Congress."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2020-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume II: Money Laundering [March 2020]
From the Document: "The 2020 volume on 'Money Laundering' is a legislatively-mandated section of the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). [...] The FAA [Foreign Assistance Act of 1961] requires the State Department to produce a report on the extent to which each country or entity that received assistance under chapter 8 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act in the past two fiscal years has 'met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances' ('1988 UN Drug Convention') (FAA § 489(a)(1)(A)). In addition to identifying countries in relation to illicit narcotics, the INCSR is mandated to identify 'major money laundering countries' (FAA §489(a)(3)(C)). The INCSR also is required to report findings on each country's adoption of laws and regulations to prevent narcotics-related money laundering (FAA §489(a)(7)(C)). This volume is the section of the INCSR that reports on money laundering and country efforts to address it."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2020-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Volume II: Money Laundering [March 2019]
From the Document: "Money laundering, both at the country and multilateral levels, remains a significant crime issue despite robust, multifaceted efforts to address it. While arriving at a precise figure for the amount of criminal proceeds laundered is impossible, some studies by relevant international organizations estimate it may constitute 2-5 percent of global GDP [gross domestic product]. [...] The 2019 edition of the Congressionally-mandated 'International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Volume II: Money Laundering' focuses on the exposure to this threat - in the specific context of narcotics-related money laundering - of jurisdictions around the world. As with past reports, it provides a review of the AML [anti-money laundering] legal and institutional infrastructure of each jurisdiction, highlights the most significant steps each has taken to improve its AML regime, describes key vulnerabilities, and identifies each jurisdiction's capacity to share information and cooperate in international investigations."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2019-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control [March 2019]
From the Document: "Volume 1 of the 2019 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report provides an overview of actions taken during the previous year by the governments of nearly 70 countries to reduce illicit drug production, trafficking, and use. This global challenge bears more direct impact on the health and safety of Americans than at any time in our history. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 70,000 people died in the United States from drug overdoses in 2017, making drug overdoses the leading cause of premature deaths in the country. The vast majority of the illicit drugs responsible for these deaths originate outside the United States, placing drug supply and demand reduction among the most urgent U.S. foreign policy priorities."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2019-03
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Destructive Impact of Illicit Trade and the Illegal Economy on Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, and Global Security
From the remarks of David M. Luna: "So why is there so much attention on illicit trade and the illegal economy? As Moises Naim underscored in his well-known book Illicit, 'Global criminal activities are transforming the international system, upending the rules, creating new players, and reconfiguring power in international politics and economics.' Moises penned those alarming words in 2005. Today, global criminal activities have transformed the system, changed the rules, and altered power dynamics across the globe. It is a fact that the global illicit economy is experiencing a boom thanks to a wide spectrum of illicit activities: narcotics, kidnapping-for-ransom, arms trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, the trade in stolen and counterfeit goods, bribery, and money laundering, to name just a small cross-section. According to some estimates, the illegal economy accounts for 8 to 15 percent of world GDP, distorting local economies, diminishing legitimate business revenues, fueling conflict, and deteriorating social conditions. As some of our speakers will underscore, the reality of today's global economy is one of convergence. One in which legal business transactions and legitimate commerce both perpetuate and feed off the illegal economy; one in which illegal arms brokers and narcotics kingpins are acting in practice as the new CEOs and venture capitalists. From Wall Street to other financial centers across the globe, illicit networks are infiltrating and corrupting licit markets, reducing productivity, and dis-incentivizing investments in research and development--not to mention, jeopardizing public health, emaciating communities' human capital, and eroding the security of our institutions and destabilizing fragile governments."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Luna, David M.
2012-10-26
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Trans-Pacific Symposium on Dismantling Transnational Illicit Networks
The Trans-Pacific Symposium on Dismantling Transnational Illicit Networks was held on November 9-12, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii. This chairman's report summarizes the topics discussed during the symposium, which included "ways to enhance inter-regional law enforcement cooperation to combat transnational criminal activities such as arms, narcotics, and human smuggling/trafficking, money laundering, and corruption. Discussion also covered current and emerging threats, vulnerabilities and challenges, and opportunities for cooperation in investigations and intelligence sharing." The report found the following themes during the symposium: "Devising more strategic frameworks to combat transnational illicit networks; Strengthening international cooperation and partnerships; Enhancing intelligence and information-sharing arrangements; Combating the illicit trade and tracking illicit financial flows; Leveraging inter-regional and global law enforcement networks; Developing innovative law enforcement capacities and training; Adopting multi-disciplinary security, law enforcement, and governance approaches; Securing borders and optimizing border controls; [and] Synchronizing strategies to target 'money conduits' and corruption nodes."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
2010-02
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Presidential Determination on the Major Methamphetamine Precursor Chemical Exporting and Importing Countries [February 28, 2007]
On February 28, 2007 President George W. Bush issued this Memorandum to the Secretary of State, which relates to the "largest exporting and importing countries of certain precursor chemicals." More specifically, the President states the following: "Pursuant to Section 490(b)(1)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act, I hereby determine that the top five exporting and importing countries of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine in 2005 (Belgium, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom) have cooperated fully with the United States or have taken adequate steps on their own to achieve full compliance with the goals and objectives established by the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. You are directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register, and are authorized and directed to transmit to Congress the report under Section 722 of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act." This Memorandum is also referred to as Presidential Determination No. 2007-14 and can also be accessed on The White House website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary; United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2007-02-28
