U.S. targets Lebanese-based drug, money laundering network

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The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it was targeting a Lebanon-based drug trafficking and money laundering network suspected of doing as much as $200 million a month in business.

The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said it was labeling Ayman Joumaa, as well as nine people and 19 entities connected with his organization, as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers.

The action means U.S. citizens are prohibited from any commercial or financial dealings with the people or entities and that any of their assets found in the United States can be seized.

The Treasury said Joumaa coordinated the transportation, distribution and sale of shipments of cocaine from South America, laundering the money in Europe and the Middle East.

It said the group operated in Lebanon, West Africa, Panama and Colombia and had laundered as much as $200 million per month through various channels.

The Treasury’s action was taken under the so-called Kingpin Act that aims to disrupt foreign narcotics traffickers by preventing them from gaining access to the international financial system. Reuters, US Treasury

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8 responses to “U.S. targets Lebanese-based drug, money laundering network”

  1. josephphdman Avatar
    josephphdman

    a coexistence is based on mutual respect for each others rights and well beeing but when ha turned there weapeopns against the sunnis and they use the language of intimidations humilations and disrespect they became the ennemies of the sunnis and the rest of the lebaneese people the sunnis and the rest of the lebaneese shall not rest until they undue this persian trap that was placed on them by iran and conspire for a persian empire and evantually invade the rest of the middle east

    1. LebinTheBlood Avatar
      LebinTheBlood

      dont worry that wont happen the iranians are not that smart

  2.  Avatar

    a coexistence is based on mutual respectfor each others rights and well beeing but when ha turned there weapeopns against the sunnis and they use the language of intimidations humilations and disrespect they became the ennemies of the sunnis and the rest of the lebaneese people the sunnis and the rest of the lebaneese shall not rest until they undue this persian trap that was placed on them

    1.  Avatar

      dont worry that wont happen the iranians are not that smart

  3. Mohammad_Reza Avatar
    Mohammad_Reza

    Iranians have no such intentions. We are cursed because we have oil and gas. The country is too big and too populis, so intrege between the shia and sunni is the game that is being orchestrated to take its resources.. Please, know that Iranians have no ill will against Arabs, specially people of Lebanon.

    1. hezzies are terrorists Avatar
      hezzies are terrorists

       @Mohammad_Reza:disqus that would be admirable if it were the case but every “Persian” (as they continuously keep telling me they are Persian) I know keeps saying that Arabs are کثیف 
      Meaning Arabs are “dirty”… Obviously they state the truth to me because they think they can speak their mind to a non Arab. Btw how are the Arab citizens treated in Baluchistan??

  4. Mohammad_Reza Avatar
    Mohammad_Reza

    Iranians have no such intentions. We are cursed because we have oil and gas. The country is too big and too populis, so intrege between the shia and sunni is the game that is being orchestrated to take its resources.. Please, know that Iranians have no ill will against Arabs, specially people of Lebanon.

    1.  @Mohammad_Reza:disqus that would be admirable if it were the case but every “Persian” (as they continuously keep telling me they are Persian) I know keeps saying that Arabs are کثیف 
      Meaning Arabs are “dirty”… Obviously they state the truth to me because they think they can speak their mind to a non Arab. Btw how are the Arab citizens treated in Baluchistan??

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