OAS’ CICAD IS KEY AML PLAYER IN THE AMERICAS
April 1st, 2013
The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), a technical agency of the Organisation of American States (OAS), is playing an increasingly influential role in the Americas in terms of fighting drug-trade linked money laundering. Specifically, CICAD has a central role in the unfolding of the Hemispheric Plan of Action on Drugs 2011-2015 which was adopted by the OAS in 2011, and includes key anti-money launderingAML components. It is also to be involved in a new US campaign to fortify AML resources in the Caribbean. It is a role that is intensifying as ...
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