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2019-06-23 Caribbean-Latin America

Suspected Hezbollah Financier Extradited to the U.S.

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Posted by Fred 2019-06-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 Lebanon tried to block his extradition. While Hezbollah’s arsenal and fighters are concentrated in Lebanon and Syria, latin America is an indispensable theatre of operations for the criminal networks that generate much of Hezbollah’s revenue.

Paraguay hosts a significant money laundering operation connected to Hezbollah in the 'Triple Frontier', where Paraguay intersects with Argentina and Brazil. It has local operatives involved in cocaine trafficking, with senior Hezbollah commanders overseeing operations and paying off Paraguayan officials. Ever since the Trump administration's attention was piqued by the Triple Frontier, federal/DEA operations have begun to unearth illicit trade worth billions. Farhat was arrested by Paraguayan police on insistence from the US Treasury, and the US demanded immediate extradition. Two days later, Lebanese foreign ministry officials demanded the Paraguayan attorney general to resist the US attempt and refuse extradition. This is the kind of pull they had in the Obumble regime and had grown accustomed to it.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-06-23 05:18|| 2019-06-23 05:18|| Front Page Top

#2 How Obama protected the Hezbollah Trade

Posted by Dron66046 2019-06-23 05:19|| 2019-06-23 05:19|| Front Page Top

#3 I’ve added a link in the article to Rantburg’s archive of articles about the tri-border area.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-06-23 16:28|| 2019-06-23 16:28|| Front Page Top

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