The MexicoBlog of the CIP Americas Program monitors and analyzes international press on Mexico with a focus on the US-backed War on Drugs in Mexico and the struggle in Mexico to strengthen the rule of law, justice and protection of human rights. Relevant political developments in both countries are also covered.
Feb 9, 2012
Mexico Drug War: Traffickers Launder $85billion a Year in US
InSight Crime: "According to a US Department of Justice official, international drug traffickers launder $85 billion a year in the United States. El Universal reports that the Jennifer Shasky, chief of the department's Asset Foreclosure and Money Laundering Section, said the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the largest in Mexico, uses shell companies registered in the US as part of its money-laundering operations." read more
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