The global security threats posed by risky free trade zones (FTZs): ICAIE welcomes new legislation by U.S. Senators Cassidy and Whitehouse to Combat Illicit International Trade in FTZs

“We applaud Senators Cassidy and Whitehouse for their leadership in protecting our national security, American competitiveness, and the health and safety of our citizens by countering illicit trade, organized crime, and money laundering across some of today’s risky free trade zones around the world,” said David M. Luna, Executive Director for ICAIE. “Disrupting the increasing cross-border flows of illicit…

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Canada Transnational Organized Crime & Drug Trafficking: Canada’s Role in Expanding Global Illicit Economies

“Money laundering is the biggest illicit market and organized crime threat facing Canada.” — David M. Luna ICAIE Calls on Canada to Safeguard its National Security by Robustly Combating Cross-Border Illicit Economies, Money Laundering, and Strategic Corruption Find below new CGLR and ICAIE Infographic on Canada Transnational Organized Crime & Drug Trafficking: Canada’s Role in…

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Examining Policies to Counter China: U.S. efforts to Counter Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking and Related Money Laundering by the People’s Republic of China (Testimony of John A. Cassara)

ICAIE’s Board Member and Senior Advisor, John Cassara testified this morning before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), United States Congress hearing on “Examining Policies to Counter China” and one of focused thematic areas on “U.S. efforts to Counter Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking and Related Money Laundering by the People’s Republic of China”. ICAIE continues…

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As U.S. Ramps Up Operations Against Cartels & Criminal Networks, Leveraging Threat Intelligence Critical to Disrupt Money Laundering and Illicit Trade

As I have underscored in numerous events and press interviews this week in Washington DC, as the United States ramps up more robust and targeted law enforcement, intelligence, and security operations against the Mexican cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) causing violent havoc across borders, and pursuant to numerous Presidential executive orders and designations of…

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The Growing Ecosystems of Criminality Across South America in a Threat Convergence World. In Focus: Chile and the Southern Cone

“If Chile falls into the clutches of organized crime, South America begins to become a regional haven for a variety of malicious actors and threat networks.” David M. Luna, Executive Director, ICAIE Executive Summary Chile is strategically located in South America, bridging the trans-Pacific economies of Latin America and Asia, and serves as a bridge…

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Corruption and Money Laundering: The Risks of Chinese Financial Operations in Latin America

ICAIE VP and Senior Advisor John Cassara is quoted in a newly released article by Maria Zuppello, Dialogo Americas: Corruption and Money Laundering: The Risks of Chinese Financial Operations in Latin America: In a recent documentary, Dirty Money, Cartels, and Underground Banks, British daily Financial Times highlighted the exponential growth of Chinese money laundering operations worldwide, including in Latin…

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Fentanyl and criminal networks: the other threats to the Chancay megaport

ICAIE colleagues and senior advisors, Douglas Farah and Pablo Zeballos, interviewed for their pathfinding research on fentanyl and criminal networks: the other threats to the Chancay megaport as covered in the recent ICAIE Chancay (Peru) Report and extensive media coverage including this week in BioBioChile (see below). The inauguration of the new megaport of Chancay…

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ICAIE Calls on Canada to Implement a Threat Convergence Framework to Safeguard its National Security by Robustly Combating Cross-Border Illicit Economies, Money Laundering, and Strategic Corruption

Washington, DC / Vancouver / ICAIE News (Press Release) / November  28, 2024: Speaking at the Vancouver International Security Summit (VISS), 25-26 November 2024, David M. Luna, Executive Director, International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE), and a former U.S. diplomat and national security official, underscored the growing concerns shared by the United States related to…

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Preliminary ICAIE Report: UNDERSTANDING THE STRATEGIC CHALLENGES OF THE PORT OF CHANCAY (PERU) IN THE REGIONAL CONTEXT

Washington, DC / ICAIE News (Press Release) / November 22, 2024: The International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) announces the publication of a new Preliminary Report, entitled,”Understanding The Strategic Challenges of the Port of Chancay (Peru) in the Region Context” in the Americas, co authored by ICAIE Advisors Douglas Farah, Pablo Zeballos, IBI Consultants. Executive…

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ICAIE Announces New Investigative Docuseries ‘Illicit Economies of the Shadowverse’ in Partnership With Sam Rad

Press Release [ICAIE News] [Newswire]• Sep 10, 2024 06:00 EDT The Illicit Economies of the Shadowverse are all around us, everywhere. They know no borders. And they encompass the intricate, often unseen networks of illicit trade and criminalized economies that silently shape our world. Related Media Press Release WASHINGTON, September 10, 2024 (Newswire.com) – The International Coalition Against…

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