April 26, 2016
Peru’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) detected in 2015 suspicious money-laundering operations for a value of US$250 million related to drug-trafficking activities, Interior Minister Jose Luis Perez Guadalupe reported on Tuesday.
“Last year, UIF tracked down money laundering operations worth US$250 million, originated from drug trafficking activities. This is a great concern for the community gathered here […],” Guadalupe said during his speech at the 33rd International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC 2016).
Likewise, he indicated that corresponding investigations have been conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Peruvian National Police’s Money Laundering Unit.