US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) executive assistant commissioner, Brenda Smith, has said her agency needs more authority to curb trade cheats.

Smith was appearing before a Senate finance committee hearing focused on counterfeit imports during which she indicated that additional powers would also help the agency identify possible cases of trade-based money laundering (TBML).

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