PLACEMENTPlacement refers to the physical disposal ofbulk cash proceeds derived from illegal activity.This is the first step of the money-launderingprocess and the ultimate aim of this phase is toremove the cash from the location of acquisitionso as to avoid detection from the authorities.
14. PLACEMENTThis is achieved by investing criminal money intothe legal financial system by opening up a bankaccount in the name of unknown individuals ororganizations and depositing the money in thataccount.It may involve use of smurfing techniquesthrough which the launderers make numerousdeposits of amounts of money that are smallenough to avoid raising suspicion.