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Panama’s strategic location, connecting Central and South America, has made it a key transit point for illicit trade, as well as a refuge and negotiating area for criminal organizations. Its trade-oriented, dollarized economy and the booming contraband market of the Colón Free Zone (CFZ) have long attracted international money launderers.



The country’s sluggish judicial system and persistent corruption have allowed transnational networks to consolidate their operations, includ

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