NCJ Number
210211
Date Published
March 2005
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This article provides an overview of the drug related crime and money laundering in Pakistan.
Abstract
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has been combating the use and trafficking of drugs in Pakistan since 1995 and has made enormous progress in dismantling the drug mafia. The current drug related problems in Pakistan are reviewed, including the impact that Afghanistan has had on Pakistan as a major drug producer during the 1990s. Drug smuggling routes and trends are discussed, including descriptions of the most common methods of concealment used by drug traffickers. The importance of exchanging intelligence information with other law enforcement agencies as well as with other countries is underscored, extradition policies are reviewed, and joint investigation and border control between Pakistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan are discussed. Money laundering is a recent problem in Pakistan and generally has ties to drug trafficking. The common conduits used for money laundering are enumerated and international and national anti-money laundering laws are reviewed, including the Control of Narcotics Substances Act of 1997. Pakistan’s government is currently reviewing a law in draft form that proposes various measures for combating money laundering, including regulations that would require banks to take all required measures to ascertain identity of customers and to guard against suspicious transactions.