Freezing of large amounts of money for the recycling of Hezbollah



Hundreds of millions of dollars are in circulation around the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  The U.S. authorities have announced a freeze of about $ 150 million, which are apparently related to a money laundering ring in Lebanon Hizbollahmiliz active.
According to the statement from the prosecutor's office in Manhattan, the Lebanese Canadian Bank and other unidentified bodies 2007-2011 almost $ 330 million posted in the United States.
With this purchase gold was funded by cars, which were then shipped to West Africa. The money from the sale of cars is therefore, according to the prosecutor's office again been conducted in Lebanon, where it should be delivered to Hezbollah. In this week took the money that was supposed to be some items of business money launderer from December 2011.
According to officials of the United States informed the Lebanese Canadian Bank has played a "key role" in facilitating money laundering in support of organizations around the world, which are controlled by Hezbollah. A spokesman for Hezbollah rejected the plea, which was nothing more than "a further attempt to damage the image of the resistance in Lebanon." [TA]