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Indeed. The crucial questions are:

a) Can the washing services "mix up" owners' address well enough that you can plausibly say, "I got money that was in a drug deal? Wow, only six thousand other people did too!" (I think they can.)

b) If a) is true, will it be plausible to ban washing services? They're pretty much the definition of money laundering, so the legal case is a lot more airtight.



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