Morocco
illicit producer of hashish; trafficking increasing for both
domestic and international drug markets; shipments of hashish mostly
directed to Western Europe; transit point for cocaine from South
America destined for Western Europe
Mozambique
Southern African transit point for South Asian hashish,
South Asian heroin, and South American cocaine probably destined for
the European and South African markets; producer of cannabis (for
local consumption) and methaqualone (for export to South Africa);
corruption and poor regulatory capability makes the banking system
vulnerable to money laundering, but the lack of a well-developed
financial infrastructure limits the country's utility as a
money-laundering center
Nauru
broad-based money-laundering center
Nepal
illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic and
international drug markets; transit point for opiates from Southeast
Asia to the West
Netherlands
major European producer of illicit amphetamine and other
synthetic drugs; important gateway for cocaine, heroin, and hashish
entering Europe; major source of US-bound ecstasy; large financial
sector vulnerable to money laundering
Netherlands Antilles
transshipment point for South American drugs
bound for the US and Europe; money-laundering center
Nicaragua
transshipment point for cocaine destined for the US and
transshipment point for arms-for-drugs dealing
Nigeria
a transit point for heroin and cocaine intended for
European, East Asian, and North American markets; safehaven for
Nigerian narcotraffickers operating worldwide; major
money-laundering center; massive corruption and criminal activity,
along with unwillingness of the government to address the
deficiencies in its anti-money-laundering regime make money
laundering a major problem
Pakistan
opium poppy cultivation practically eliminated; key transit
point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western markets; Afghan
narcotics continue to transit Federally Administered Tribal Areas,
Balochistan Province, and Karachi; financial crimes related to drug
trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems
Panama
major cocaine transshipment point and primary money
laundering center for narcotics revenue; money-laundering activity
is especially heavy in the Colon Free Zone; offshore financial
center; negligible signs of coca cultivation; monitoring of
financial transactions is improving; official corruption remains a
major problem