In an article for ACAMS Today, Matthew Flegg examines how illicit trade is evolving within global supply chains—and why companies need more adaptive, intelligence-led defenses. In “Is Illicit Trade Adapting Faster Than Corporate Defenses?,” Matt highlights the structural, technological, and geopolitical pressures enabling counterfeit components, diverted goods, undeclared shipments, and organized cargo theft to enter legitimate operations through opaque intermediaries and fragmented supply networks.
Matt also outlines practical steps companies can take to strengthen resilience, including mapping risk-dense nodes, building anomaly “trip wires,” developing intelligence-led controls, pressure-testing critical routes, and cultivating trusted partnerships with law enforcement, customs authorities, and industry intelligence networks.
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