June 22 2016
Thirty-seven authorities from Paraguay’s National Police, Attorney General’s office, Customs, Immigration, Secretariat for the Prevention of Money Laundering (SENAD) and Financial Intelligence Unit (SEPRELAD) participated in Cross Border Financial Investigations Training (CBFIT) last week to help them identify, target and combat money laundering organizations. The training was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Attaché Office in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the Department of State’s Bureau of Counter Terrorism.
The training focused on strategies and investigative techniques to assist with the identification and seizure of illicit funds generated by money laundering organizations engaged in transnational criminal schemes. HSI special agents shared best practices for investigating money laundering schemes, the movement of bulk and virtual currencies and intellectual property rights violations tied to terrorist financing.