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U.S. lawmakers Thursday called for funding to combat money laundering in the Caribbean and the passage of legislation meant to strengthen American anti-money laundering laws. In a 40-page report, members of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control said expanding the presence of American law enforcement agents in Havana, Cuba and authorizing case-specific investigatory cooperation with Cuban agencies "would be particularly useful" to efforts to interdict billions of dollars of laundered drug profits. U.S. officials should also determine whether U.S.-vetted, local law enforcement personnel, called Sensitive Investigative Units (SIUs), should be tapped throughout the Caribbean region to help American agencies...