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§2361 Treatment of transnational criminal organizations in suspicious transactions reports of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 28A— - FENTANYL ERADICATION AND NARCOTICS DETERRENCE OFF FENTANYL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MATTERS › § 2361

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) must, within 180 days after April 24, 2024, give guidance to U.S. banks and other financial firms on how to file suspicious-activity reports under 31 CFR 1010.320 when transactions may be linked to fentanyl trafficking by transnational criminal organizations. The Director must also give priority to studying those reports when they seem connected to trafficking of fentanyl or related synthetic opioids, or to the financing of suspected transnational criminal groups.

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Title 21, §2361

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(a)Not later than 180 days after April 24, 2024, the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network shall issue guidance or instructions to United States financial institutions for filing reports on suspicious transactions required under section 1010.320 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, related to suspected fentanyl trafficking by transnational criminal organizations.
(b)The Director shall prioritize research into reports described in subsection (a) that indicate a connection to trafficking of fentanyl or related synthetic opioids or financing of suspected transnational criminal organizations.

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21 U.S.C. § 2361

Title 21Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73