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2005 Program Totals

Table 2. Money Laundering Organizations Disrupted and Dismantled in 2005, by Operational Scope

Operational Scope	MLOs Identified	MLOs Under Investigation	MLOs Disrupted	MLOs Dismantled	Total Disrupted or Dismantled
International	306	297	82	25	107
Multi-State	86	76	33	3	36
Local	58	57	10	4	14
Total	450	430	125	32	157
Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy, Performance Management Process Database

Money laundering organizations (MLOs) are organizations whose principal responsibility is to make the illegal profits earned through drug trafficking appear to be legitimate income or to repatriate those profits to a foreign country and cirumvent U.S. law. The data displayed in this table show the number of MLOs that were identified, under investigation, disrupted and dismantled in 2005, and the area over which they regularly conducted illegal money laundering activities.

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