Breaking Hezbollah’s Golden Rule
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European authorities weren’t looking for Hezbollah when they investigated a massive money laundering network operating across at least seven EU countries. But when they reached out to their close partners at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the DEA came back with startling information: the gang included high-ranking Hezbollah operatives and sent its profits back to Lebanon to fund Hezbollah terrorist activities. Why would Hezbollah risk drawing additional attention from law enforcement?
Guests:
Quentin Mugg, French case officer for Operation Cedar
Benedikt Strunz, investigative reporter with Norddeutscher Rundfunk
John Fernandez, former DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Breaking Hezbollah’s Golden Rule is hosted Dr. Matthew Levitt from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
It is produced by Anouk Millet from Earshot Strategies, and written by Dr. Levitt and Lauren Fredericks, a Washington Institute research assistant.
Explore my map and timeline of Hezbollah’s Worldwide activities.
For a full transcript of the episode, a list of sources, recommended reading, and information on our guests, visit our website.
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Hezbollah Assassinations Unit 121
Operations and Illicit Finance in the Gulf
Sleeper Cells and Surveillance in the U.S.
Hezbollah’s Digital Footprint
Blood Diamonds, Picassos, and Illicit Financing in Africa
"A Jumble of Overlapping Plots" in Baku
Terror in Bangkok, Then and Now
Risky Business in South America
Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule - Season 2 Trailer 2
Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule - Season 2 Trailer 1
Undermining Stability in Lebanon
Hezbollah “Black Ops” in the Western Hemisphere
Hezbollah Attack Plots in Cyprus and Bulgaria
Hezbollah Support Networks in America
Crime and Terror in South America
Hezbollah Goes Global
Origin Story—"Wild, Wild West Beirut"
Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule - Trailer
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