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Describing cash smuggling by cartels easier than stopping it

See this "Binational Criminal Proceeds Study" (pdf) from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a detailed discussion of currency smuggling from the US to Mexico. Time magazine described the topline results thusly:Based on interviews with law enforcement officials on both sides of the border, along with confidential information, the study also describes routes the money often takes: Smaller dealers throughout the U.S. send cash to consolidators in five cities: Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Charlotte and Atlanta. The money is then trucked overland to four secondary hubs ? Phoenix, El Paso, Dallas and Houston ? to be broken into smaller amounts and prepared for smuggling across the border. The most common border crossings for cash smugglers are in San Diego, Nogales, Arizona, and the Texas cities of McAllen, Laredo and Brownsville, according to the report...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 04, 2010 (boomark / email).