It was in Macau where Ali Mohammed Saleh, a designated Hezbollah facilitator, led a support cell that raised money for the broader Hezbollah network. His activities included transporting money from Colombia to Hezbollah in Lebanon through Venezuela. The Venezuelan government has openly embraced this illicit commerce and these criminal organizations. At last week's hearing, one of our witnesses described the regime of President Maduro as, quote, a key enabler of Hezbollah's malign activity in the Western Hemisphere. (05:54–06:04)
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Asserts that the Venezuelan government supports illicit commerce and criminal organizations.
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