Since 1994, Hezbol has been far from inactive. Its activities in Latin America are chiefly focused on raising funds for its terrorist operations in the Middle east and elsewhere. Beginning in the mid-80s, Hezbollah established a presence in the lawless Tri border region of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. infiltrating the largest Lebanese Shiite diaspora community. As the Financial crimes enforcement network FinCEN noted last year, Hezbollah's illicit activities in the Tri border region have included oil smuggling, money laundering, black market money exchange, counterfeiting and illegal weapons procurement. (02:58–03:08)
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Asserts that Hezbollah established a presence in the Tri-border region of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay in the mid-80s.
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