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2006 Program Totals

Table 2. Money Laundering Organizations Disrupted and Dismantled in 2006, by Operational Scope

Operational Scope	MLOs Identified	MLOs Under Investigation	MLOs Disrupted	MLOs Dismantled	Total Disrupted or Dismantled
International	458	441	94	25	119
Multi-State	129	121	45	10	55
Local	102	95	36	10	46
Total	689	657	175	45	220
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 2006, and the area over which they regularly conducted illegal money laundering activities.

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