United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Central America and the Caribbean

Money laundering workshop in El Salvador

San Salvador, August 13, 2021. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Central America and the Caribbean, through the project "Strengthening investigative and judicial capacities to combat organized crime and corruption in El Salvador", delivered a specialized workshop on money laundering.

This training, offered on August 10 and 11, included topics such as the historical background of money laundering; the stages of this crime; its consequences and the international fight against money laundering.

It also addressed FATF recommendations 10 and 11 (customer due diligence and politically exposed persons); national regulations; typologies of crimes against public administration and the diversion of earmarked public resources.