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Suarez’s revelations about the Black Peso Exchange marked a turning point in understanding cartel finances. His inside knowledge shed light on how drug trafficking organizations, especially Colombian cartels, launder billions annually, using complex international banking networks, legitimate businesses, and even well-known corporations to mask billions in illicit cash flow.
This insider perspective provided law enforcement with crucial intelligence on how the cartel’s money moved from Colombia through centers like Miami and the Caribbean and into global markets. Suarez's detailed account underscores how international financial systems and politics are entangled in the drug trade, often involving billionaires and multinational corporations unwittingly or deliberately complicit.