A bipartisan group of eight republican and democratic US senators has introduced a resolution urging Congress to take steps to more effectively combat international criminal organisations, illicit trade, and the use of trade-based money laundering (TBML).

While the main driver for US policy has been that these criminal activities pose a significant threat to US national security, the steps called for in the resolution contemplate US enforcement agencies focusing more on the international dimensions of these crimes.

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