CICAD Holds Third Regional Seminar-Workshop on Control of Drug Related Money Laundering

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Tuesday, March 1, 1994
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Volume: 
10
Issue: 
3
Abstract: 
On January 18-21, 1994, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States held the third of its seminar-workshops on the control of drug-related money laundering. With enactment of legislation considered only the first phase of combatting money laundering, effective enforcement should include cooperation with countries to analyze and overcome the obstacles to systematic and efficacious applications of relevant laws. The success of the CICAD model regulations on anti-money laundering is demonstrated by the enactment of legislation in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, the U.S. and Venezuela substantially consistent with these model regulations. In addition, legislation based on the model regulations is under consideration in Chile, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Panama?[more]