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From a US statement in 1995 titled "Latin American Terrorism backed by Iran" <blockquote>"We believe that Hizballah activities, which include narcotics and smuggling as well as terrorism, are supported in the tri-border area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The organization is known to have cells in Colombia and Venezuela as well. Hizballah cells are concealed amidst the large Shia' Muslim population of Lebanese origin which has settled in the tri-border area."
From a US statement in 1995 titled "Latin American Terrorism backed by Iran" <blockquote>"We believe that Hizballah activities, which include narcotics and smuggling as well as terrorism, are supported in the tri-border area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The organization is known to have cells in Colombia and Venezuela as well. Hizballah cells are concealed amidst the large Shia' Muslim population of Lebanese origin which has settled in the tri-border area."
<ref name="globalsecurity.org">http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/congress/1995_h/h950928w.htm</ref></blockquote>
<ref name="globalsecurity.org">http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/congress/1995_h/h950928w.htm</ref></blockquote>
Research concludes:
<blockquote>Hezbollah’s advantages in the drug and counterfeiting system:
The organization constitutes a power center among the Shi’ite population in the Bekaa Valley, where these “industrial” centers are located.
Hezbollah controls the drugs and counterfeit money pipelines, including smuggling routes to Israel via southern Lebanon.
The organization has close ties with Lebanese communities abroad and operational infrastructures worldwide, including international crime and smuggling centers in Latin America, Southeast Asia and the former Soviet Union.
Hezbollah exploits its relations with Iran to obtain technological assistance and training (of a quality that terrorist organizations typically don’t have access to) that enable the organization to maintain an infrastructure that produces sophisticated counterfeit money and medications.
Hezbollah’s criminal activities are intended to promote several important goals of the organization:
The creation of a significant independent fundraising channel, in addition to the financing from Iran.
The use of professional criminal elements to improve the organization's operational capabilities in Israel, the Arab countries, and the international arena.
Damage the social and economic fabric of Israel and Western countries, to weaken their struggle against Iran and Hezbollah.<ref>[https://www.ajc.org/news/setting-the-record-straight-on-hezbollah-full-report Setting the Record Straight on Hezbollah: Full Report. AJC]</ref></blockquote>
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