Executive Advisor with extensive experience in international affairs. Anthony is the former Assistant Administrator and Chief of Intelligence at the US Drug Enforcement Administration and is a subject matter expert in the areas of counterterrorism, money laundering, border security, and Latin America affairs.
Latin America’s Role in Illicit Supply Chains
The critical role of Latin America in global supply chains that provide illicit contraband to the US cannot be overstated. All of the major illicit drugs of abuse (i.e. cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana, etc.) are produced in Latin America. Vast quantities of these drugs and other illegal contraband, including counterfeit goods and gray-market pharmaceuticals, are smuggled into the US each year Read more
Threats and Risks of Illicit Supply Chains in Latin America
The principle risk of these illicit supply chains to Latin America is that the hundreds of billions of dollars in profit generated through these illicit enterprises are used to suborn and corrupt public officials and institutions, thereby diminishing public confidence in government. This corruption erodes respect for the rule of law and in extreme cases undermines democratic governance and regional stability. The Read more
Booz Allen's Role
Booz Allen Hamilton has reverse engineered its pioneering work to protect legitimate supply chains and has consulted with a variety of government clients to map out the complex systems of business processes involved in the smuggling of contraband goods around the world. The goal of these efforts is to target systemic vulnerabilities and cause cascading failures in these illicit supply chains. We have recently engaged clients on the global supply chain for cocaine, Acetic Anhydride (a precursor chemical used to produce heroin), and the supply chains for bulk currency that represent the proceeds of crime and the US- sourced weapons that depart the US for Latin America. This service offering comes at a particularly important time as government clients facing constricting budgets are also being asked to optimize mission effectiveness and efficiency.
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