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Lawmakers Question Hezbollah’s Activities in the Americas
By Colby Adams
printU.S. lawmakers Thursday questioned how a blacklisted Lebanese terrorist organization works with political leaders and narco-traffickers in Latin America. Hezbollah, designated as a terrorist organization by the United States since 1997, is "working with like-minded allies and hostile regimes in Latin America by raising funds, recruiting operatives, and smuggling weapons and drugs," said Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA), during a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. While South America's tri-border region remains "a huge center for contraband," over the past five years, Hezbollah members have largely shifted their fundraising activities to Venezuela "where they can operate under state...
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