Illicit Narcotics: Recent Efforts to Control Chemical Diversion and Money
Laundering (Chapter Report, 12/08/93, GAO/NSIAD-94-34).

Illicit drug production and trafficking are global problems transcending
national borders.  Profits from drug trafficking are pegged at hundreds
of billions of dollars annually--far exceeding what the international
community spends on counternarcotics programs.  Manufacturers of illegal
drugs often rely on chemicals that have been diverted from legitimate
commercial uses.  The United Nations and two international task forces
have suggested ways to control the production and trafficking of illicit
drugs and their proceeds.  This report identifies the 88 signatories to
a 1988 U.N. convention against illegal drug trafficking and discusses
the extent to which the international community has adopted an
international task force recommendation on chemical diversion and money
laundering.

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 REPORTNUM:  NSIAD-94-34
     TITLE:  Illicit Narcotics: Recent Efforts to Control Chemical 
             Diversion and Money Laundering
      DATE:  12/08/93
   SUBJECT:  Money laundering
             Reporting requirements
             Crimes or offenses
             International cooperation
             Currency and coinage
             Drug trafficking
             Narcotics
             Foreign governments
             Clearinghouses
             Legal information systems
IDENTIFIER:  Europe
             UN International Drug Control Program
             Belgium
             France
             Italy
             United Kingdom
             Australia
             Bolivia
             Germany
             Japan
             Canada
             Sweden
             Colombia
             Asia
             Africa
             Commonwealth of Independent States
             Latin America
             Denmark
             Luxembourg
             Switzerland
             Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
             Dept. of State International Narcotics Strategy
             Operation Green Ice
             
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