Editor’s Note: Hezbollah, along with Primeiro Comando da Capital, generate massive profits in Latin America’s Tri-Border Area through cigarette and narcotics trafficking, money laundering and other crimes. See The Crime-Terror Convergence: Countering Hezbollah’s Growing Criminal Empire in Latin America and Attacking Hezbollah’s Financial Network: Policy Options.
From: CalvinAyre.com
Argentina casino link to Hezbollah money laundering probe
A casino in Argentina apparently played a key role in disrupting an alleged money laundering ring connected to Islamic militant group Hezbollah.
This week, Argentine media reported that police had raided a number of casinos and hotels in Puerto Iguazú, near the ‘triple frontier’ intersection of the borders of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The raids were part of an ongoing investigation into the activities of Assad Ahmad Barakat, a Lebanese national with alleged ties to Hezbollah.
