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Treasury Moves on Hizballah's Ties in Venezuela

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated two Venezuela-based supporters of Hizballah, Ghazi Nasr al Din and Fawzi Kan’an, along with two travel agencies owned and controlled by Kan’an.

It is extremely troubling to see the Government of Venezuela employing and providing safe harbor to Hizballah facilitators and fundraisers. We will continue to expose the global nature of Hizballah's terrorist support network, and we call on responsible governments worldwide to disrupt and dismantle this activity, said Adam J. Szubin, Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Douglas Farah has a good article on The Growing Terrorism Challenges from Latin America.