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Navigating the U.S.-Mexico border: Understanding the surge in criminal activity

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While many think of trade, commerce, and cultural exchange when considering this region, ignoring the undertow of illicit activities is impossible—the border remains a hotspot for drug trafficking, illegal arms trade, human trafficking, and smuggling operations, necessitating vigilant scrutiny and transaction monitoring within the U.S.

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Human smuggling: New FinCEN alert puts financial institutions on guard

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Although migrants knowingly engage with smugglers wittingly, they can become victims of this crime, as evidenced by the San Antonio, Texas discovery in June 2022 of 53 migrants—including children—who died in a tractor-trailer as they attempted to enter the United States illegally. How human smugglers operate. Fraud Prevention.