The United States has implemented sanctions against a Lebanon-based network accused of evading sanctions and channeling millions of dollars to Hezbollah. The Treasury Department's action specifically targeted three individuals associated with Hezbollah's financial arm and four Lebanon-based companies that were allegedly used to mask connections to the militant group, according to a Treasury Department statement.
Additionally, the US sanctioned three individuals involved in the production and sale of the amphetamine captagon, who are said to have funded the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and its allies, including Hezbollah.
Bradley T. Smith, the acting undersecretary of Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, stated, "Today's action highlights Hezbollah's destabilizing impact within Lebanon and across the broader region, as the group, its affiliates, and its supporters continue to fund their operations through clandestine involvement in commercial trade and the illegal trafficking of captagon."
