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smuggling, traditional commerce, ey service business (licensed/un-
licensed), hawalas, new payment
charities, and state sponsorship.
systems (internet, mobile, digital
Foreign fighters have financed their currencies, pre-loadable cards), and
travels by using their savings, funds
casinos, among others.
from jobs, student loans, funds from
family for university, stolen checks, In sum, terrorists do not operate invis-
and proceeds from litigation settle- ibly—they leave physical and digital
ments.
footprints.
Funds designated for terrorist
conduct may be moved through the
following modes: cash, traveler’s
checks, checks, wire transfers, mon-
These presences in the physical and
digital worlds present law enforce-
ment with opportunities for their
discovery.
(Sky News was shown a stash of deadly weapons seized by officers over the last two years, including a crossbow and a
meat cleaver. Some of the weapons were in the possession of three jihadists who called themselves ‘The Three Muske-
teers’ who were convicted for plotting a terror attack on a police or military target in Birmingham, and sentenced to life
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in prison. Courtesy of Sky News. Posted on Jan 18, 2019.)