Looking to starve a complex money-laundering scheme favored by Latin American drug cartels, federal agents have put 700 South Florida electronics exporters under increased financial scrutiny.
Using an enforcement tool known as a geographic targeting order, the government is asking a wide group of import-export firms near Miami International Airport to collect extensive information from clients involved in cash transactions worth over $3,000. The standard reporting threshold for suspicious transactions is $10,000.
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