June 21, 2005

Ecuador busts Hezbollah funder

From "Ecuador Police Bust Alleged Cocaine Ring Suspected of Financing Hezbollah":

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Police broke up an international cocaine ring led by a Lebanese restaurant owner suspected of raising money for the Islamic militant group Hezbollah, which the U.S. government classifies as a terrorist organization.

Ecuadorean authorities declined to elaborate Tuesday on the group's alleged links to terrorist activities "until further investigation."

But an internal police report obtained by The Associated Press said preliminary evidence "confirms the relationship between this organization and the terrorist movement Hezbollah." The document said the gang sent "up to 70 percent of its profits to the Islamic group..."

Posted to Terrorism at June 21, 2005 02:52 PM

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