Is Hezbollah In Cahoots With Mexican Drug Cartels On The U.S. Border?

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Congresswoman Raises Red Flag On Hezbollah-Cartel Nexus On U.S. Border -- FOX News

Iran-tied terror group Hezbollah may be colluding with drug cartels along the U.S.-Mexico border, a Republican congresswoman warned, calling on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to establish a special task force to figure out how to "clamp down" on this "national security" threat.

The Lebanon-based group has long-standing and documented ties to South America and its drug gangs, but reports have recently surfaced that it may be expanding its influence to Mexico and the U.S. border.

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My Comment: I am usually skeptical of such reports, but better to be safe than sorry. On a side note, Hezbollah's contacts with Colombian drug groups is well documented.

Update: The Mexican drug cartel - Hezbollah connection has been reported before. Check the link here.

Hezbollah Uses Mexican Drug Routes Into U.S.

U.S. - Mexico Border

From The Washington Times:

Works beside smuggler cartels to fund operations.

Hezbollah is using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins do to smuggle drugs and people into the United States, reaping money to finance its operations and threatening U.S. national security, current and former U.S. law enforcement, defense and counterterrorism officials say.

The Iran-backed Lebanese group has long been involved in narcotics and human trafficking in South America's tri-border region of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. Increasingly, however, it is relying on Mexican narcotics syndicates that control access to transit routes into the U.S.

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My Comment: There are three components to Hezbollah. Political, social, and military. For these smuggling operations, it is the military arm of Hezbollah that is involved in these operations. Determining what are their long term strategic goals is easy .... it is what their political arm has always been saying. Jihad and the destruction of Israel.