Posted on 12/23/2016 7:39:18 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
Shiite Iran’s narco-jihadist proxy Hezbollah is operating a “virtually unopposed drug trafficking operation” in South America with links to the terrorist group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), reports the bipartisan House Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing.
Hezbollah is also involved in money laundering and provides its expertise in the illicit practice to other drug trafficking groups in Latin America, including Los Zetas in Mexico.
“Multiple financial actions by the [U.S.] Treasury Department in recent years have highlighted the ability of Hezbollah, a terrorist group with reputedly sophisticated financial expertise, to exploit the international financial system and move and store illicit assets,” notes the House Financial Services Committee Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing in its report.
“In 2011, Lebanese-Colombian national Ayman Joumaa was indicted in the United States for cocaine trafficking with links to the Mexican Los Zetas group and laundering millions of dollars in drug proceeds across Latin America, West Africa, and Europe—some portion of which he reportedly reserved as profit to Hezbollah,” it adds.
Echoing the report, Joseph Humire, an expert on Iran’s presence in the Western Hemisphere and executive director at the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS), told Breitbart News in September that various Latin American transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), including Mexican drug cartels, are paying Hezbollah a “tax” to move people, narcotics, weapons, and other contraband in and out of the Americas.
While it remains unclear exactly how much money Hezbollah generates from its illegal activities in Latin America, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Tovo, former deputy commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), estimated in March 2015 that illegal drug trafficking in the region generates at least “tens of millions” for Hezbollah.
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And drug criminalization gives Hezbollah and the cartels a protected monopoly in the drug market - just as Prohibition enriched gangsters by giving them a protected monopoly
And drug criminalization gives Hezbollah and the cartels a protected monopoly in the drug market - just as Prohibition enriched gangsters by giving them a protected monopoly
Sooner than later some one will have reign in that crap originating and coming from the Middle East. My hunch is that it will not be pretty, but unless it is taken care of it just will keep on spreading like cancer. The longer we wait the worse it is going to get.
Hezbollah and Mexica Drug Cartels Operating in Mexico and U.S.
Hezbollah, a terrorist group with reputedly sophisticated financial expertise
OK, so they bank at HSBC, big deal James Comey is on the Board
If drugs were legal, this wouldn’t be an issue. Like our experience with Prohibition, legalize it and put these bums out of business. You think we would’ve learned by now. If people wanna kill themselves, they have every right to.
I agree, I am all for Evolution.
Yeah.
Hezbollah.
Shiite.
Drug Running.
Mexico
Lack of Border Protection.
Obama.
I wish somebody would just give us a clue.
Try American in Afghanistan, poppies and drugs.. yep narcotics. It’s been well known for over 10 years.
“It’s been well known for over 10 years”
Centuries upon centuries.
Who didn’t see this coming after this visit?
What other purpose would there be?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/01/iran-president-ahmadinejad-expected-to-visit-central-and-south-america.html
Jan. 2012
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