The crime of asset laundering is a complex offense. It requires, initially from a previous crime that generates an illicit that must be integrated in the economy with the objective of giving it appearance of legality. Once you have the illicit money, it can be laundered using any of the following phases: 1) Placement: Illicit money is introduced into the economy, using any sector or method. For example: deposits, purchase of goods, etc. 2) Stratification: Money is divided into smaller parts and with that multiple transactions are made. Which makes it even more difficult to trace the money. 3) Integration: This is already a second stage, where money has already been placed in the economy and is looking to move it, reuse it and mix it to make it even more difficult to trace.Panama is strategically a transit place and its economy is centered on services. The Panama Canal moves much of the region's trade, the airport is Central America's largest air hub, and the Panamanian economy has been characterized as a financial and commercial hub for the region. Similarly, in Panama there is no notable presence of drug cartels, or organized crime structures. Although there are some gangs, these have a local and non-transnational characterization, as would be the maras. Panama is not a cocaine-producing country, although one of its major threats is the transit of this narcotic through Panamanian territory
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