Colombia Smashes Drug Ring With Hezbollah Ties

File image shows Colombian soldiers walking past packs of marijuana confiscated by army troops, September 20, 2008. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga

From Reuters:

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian authorities said on Tuesday they broke up a drug and money-laundering ring in an international operation that included the capture of three people suspected of shipping funds to Hezbollah guerrillas.

More than 100 suspects were arrested in Colombia and overseas on charges they trafficked drugs and laundered cash for Colombia's Norte del Valle cartel and for outlawed paramilitaries in a network that stretched from South America to Asia, the attorney's general office said.

"The criminal organisation used routes through Venezuela, Panama, Guatemala, Middle East and Europe, bringing in cash from the sale of these substances," the statement said.

Among those arrested in Colombia were three people suspected of coordinating drug smuggling to send some of their profits to groups such as Hezbollah, the office said.

Read more ....

My Comment: Money counterfeiting, extortion, we can now add drug distribution as some of the activities that some members of Hezbollah are involved in.

Grab The Post URL

URL:
HTML link code:
BB (forum) link code:

Leave a comment

  • Google+
  • 0Blogger
  • Facebook
  • Disqus

0 Response to "Colombia Smashes Drug Ring With Hezbollah Ties"

Post a Comment

comments powered by Disqus