United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Central America and the Caribbean

UNODC Starts Basic Course on Money Laundering Addressed to Prosecutors from Specialized Areas and Police Officers from the Financial Investigation Unit

The training included an analysis to detect money laundering, which seeks to legitimize the proceeds of drug trafficking , corruption , tax evasion, smuggling, arms sales, kidnappings, among other activities, so that money can be inserted and circulating in the financial system. The training was developed Wednesday 11 ^th, Thursday 12 ^th and Friday 13 ^th of April by Monica Mendoza, Chief of UNODC Country Office and a presentation was given by Mario Portillo, Head of Risks of Financial System Superintendent.

The knowledge acquired by the participants were put into practice through cases to discover even the most complex forms of money laundering, and also the Salvadoran Law Against Money Laundering and Asset was used to support the defenses developed in training.