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Challenging Illicit Bulk Cash Flows: Next Steps for US Law Enforcement

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  • Tammaro Andrew M.

    (Senior Criminal Research Officer, Homeland Security Investigations, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency, PO Box 52 Williston, VT 05495, USA)

Abstract

This article examines key issues contributing to the limited success of US Federal law enforcement in disrupting illicit bulk cash flows across the Mexico-US border. It highlights the negative consequences of narco-dollars on the Mexican formal economy and social fabric and examines the limitations in federal law enforcement’s strategic approach to disrupting these cross-border flows. It illustrates the overwhelming challenge to interdiction efforts on the US-Mexico border and calls for a whole-of-government approach in focusing on disrupting the processes that bind criminal group interactions rather than the current mainstream focus on “kingpin” elimination and singular group dismantlement. The article concludes that law enforcement must be as agile and adaptive as its adversaries, with a continuous need for self-assessment based on the evolving dynamics of the threat landscape.

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  • Tammaro Andrew M., 2014. "Challenging Illicit Bulk Cash Flows: Next Steps for US Law Enforcement," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter, vol. 11(2), pages 281-288, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:11:y:2014:i:2:p:281-288:n:6
    DOI: 10.1515/jhsem-2013-0119
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