Balancing Economic Growth with Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing Risk
July 19, 2015At the recently concluded, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering conference held at Sandals Resort, the Director of the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy, Lt. Col. Edward Croft in his opening remarks indicated that, Financial Institutions should have a good balance between competence, efficiency and user friendliness, bearing in mind that implementation […]
ONDCP Seizes Over 230 lbs Cannabis & 49 Kilos Cocaine
June 30, 2015In the early morning of 30th June 2015, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy conducted an Operation in the Mount Joy area which resulted in the seizure of over 230 pounds of Cannabis and over 49 kilos of Cocaine. The large quantity of the illegal narcotics was packaged in crocus bags. […]
PROTECTING OUR CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT PROGRAMMES (CIP)
June 1, 2015At the recently concluded 2015 Caribbean Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference held in Miami, hosted by Compliance Aid for Board of Directors, CEOs and senior management, Director of the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy, Lt. Col Edward Croft was a guest speaker and presented remarks on the Challenges Posed by […]
US Counterfeit Currency Seized During Drug Bust
April 17, 2015On Tuesday 14th April 2015, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy charged a United States female citizen, Khadisha Austin for being in the possession of US$9,500.00 in Counterfeit notes. Investigations revealed that Austin, on 3rd April 2015 brought the counterfeit notes into Antigua and Barbuda. Subsequently on 7th April 2015 while […]
Antigua & Barbuda Commences National Money Laundering Risk Assessment
April 11, 2015Antigua & Barbuda recently completed a three day National Risk Assessment (NRA) Workshop during the period 8th – 10th April 2015. The workshop was convened at the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute. The nation was being assisted by a team from the Financial Market Integrity Unit of the World Bank. The NRA process […]
OVER 230lbs Cannabis Seized by ONDCP
April 9, 2015On Tuesday 7th April 2015, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy conducted a search in the Cedar Grove area which resulted in the seizure of over 230 pounds of Cannabis. A large quantity of the illegal narcotics was packed in 6 crocus bags while the remainder were compressed and stored in […]
RESPONSE TO THE US INCSR REPORT 2015
March 29, 2015RESPONSE TO THE US INCSR REPORT 2015 BY THE ONDCP The US INCSR REPORT2015 (United States International Narcotics Control Strategy Report) recently issued by the U.S. State Department has, for many years, listed Antigua and Barbuda as a “Jurisdiction of Primary Concern”. Its most recent Report states that “Antigua and Barbuda remains a significant or […]
The ONDCP Hands Over Illegal Semi – Automatic Rifle to RPFAB
February 16, 2015Recently, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy was contacted by a concerned citizen, who drew to the agency’s attention, what was suspected to be an unlicensed firearm. On the basis of the citizen’s anonymity, the agency recovered the weapon, a Colt AR – 15 semi-automatic rifle, which was turned over to […]
ONDCP’s 2014 ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARY
February 2, 2015The Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) wished to release a brief summary of its 2014 Annual Report. In the fight against transnational drug trafficking, money laundering and the financing of terrorism, ONDCP has worked diligently throughout the year 2014 in taking the profit out of crime and now presents the […]
Season’s Greetings
December 23, 2014The Director and Officers of the National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy take this opportunity to wish the citizens, residents and visitors a Merry Christmas and a healthy, safe, productive, spirit filled and family oriented New Year.
