AMMAN — In a televised speech, Hezbollah's Secretary-General
Hassan Nasrallah vehemently denied any involvement of the group in drug
trafficking, specifically in relation to the recent killing of a drug dealer
during a Jordanian bombing in Syria.
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According to Reuters, Nasrallah stated that Hezbollah's
primary focus is the smuggling of weapons and that they vehemently reject any
association between their resistance efforts and the "filth of
drugs".
Jordan carried out a rare air strike, on Monday, targeting a
drug factory located in southern Syria, which local and intelligence sources
claim has ties to Hezbollah.
However, Nasrallah categorically denied these allegations,
reiterating Hezbollah's unwavering stance against drug smuggling.
"We do not smuggle drugs," Nasrallah asserted
during his televised address. "We smuggle weapons. We do not accept that
the honorable weapon of the resistance be contaminated with the filth and
abomination of drugs."
Nasrallah also hinted at Hezbollah's contribution to
combating drug trafficking within Lebanon. He questioned whether the Lebanese
state would have been capable of executing its anti-drug initiatives, including
the dismantling of Captagon factories and tackling drug-related criminal
networks, without Hezbollah's assistance.
Captagon, an amphetamine-like drug, is believed to be
produced in Syria and some areas along the Lebanese border before being
exported to the Gulf.
Regional officials have accused Hezbollah of involvement in
the production and trafficking of Captagon, leading to sanctions imposed on two
individuals associated with the group in March.
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