And how would have program uncovered 9/11 plot --- NOT
They want to get a hold of the "Money Laundering" problem, BUT THEY WILL NOT GO AFTER THE VERY SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM ==== THE DRUG USERS!
BS BS BS!
This stuff has nothing to do with drugs - most money laundering transactions are perfectly legitimate transactions that have been manipulated in some way to hide either the source or the destination of the funds, or sometimes to obtain an extra, untraceable "cushion" of funds from financial activities. They're often very complicated transactions and can involve currency exchange, falsified documentation, non-existent businesses,security obtained from criminal parties, etc. The ME is stuffed with people who seem to do nothing but arrange fraudulent financial transactions with their fellow citizens in the US for the purpose of channeling money to terrorists in other parts of the globe.
Terrorist organizations no doubt do make money from drug sales, and no doubt launder it just as the Mafia does, but because there is more risk in drug sales, most of their money laundering uses money from other sources. It is complicated and a considerable amount of research has to go into identifying and tracking it. The only way that can be done is through banks and lenders.