The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking the forfeiture of more than $14.9 million in relation to an international drug money-laundering scheme. The lawsuit alleges a complex pattern of trade-based drug laundering that involved depositing U.S. cash drug proceeds into American bank accounts and shifting value to Colombia or other countries by delivering products or services that could be sold in local currency. The money was traced to bank accounts linked to companies involved in international commerce. The investigation into the alleged scheme is ongoing.