Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) linked the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to the massive drug cartels in the Latin America region. According to Independent, Project Cassandra, includes seven countries such as Italy, Belgium, France and Germany monitoring the international activities of Hezbollah.

The U.S. considers the group as a terrorist organization because of its apparent relationship and support of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad during the civil war. The DEA has arrested several members of the group over an alleged purchase of weapons using funds from the sale of cocaine in the U.S. and Europe. Lebanese money launderer Mohamad Noureddine is among the members of the group who has been captured by the DEA.

In a report by Jerusalem Post, the U.S., on Tuesday, revealed Hezbollah's involvement in drug trafficking to finance its group and weapons. The said arrests were made in coordination with the seven countries involved in Project Cassandra.

DEA's Acting Deputy Administrator Jack Riley said as quoted by the publication, "DEA and our international partners are relentless in our commitment to disrupt any attempt by terrorists and terrorist organizations to leverage the drug trade against our nations. DEA and our partners will continue to dismantle networks who exploit the nexus between drugs and terror using all available law enforcement mechanisms."

In early 2015, DEA and its international counterparts started following Hezbollah's External Security Organization Business Affairs Component (BAC), where several discoveries about the group unfolded. The international law enforcement was able to expose how the funds were transferred, including where they were used.

Deposit accounts of the group and its affiliated members in the U.S. were immediately put on hold and frozen. All agencies in the U.S. who were involved in the irregular transaction will also face sanctions.

Adam J. Szubin, Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence said, "Hezbollah needs individuals [like Mohamad Noureddine and Hamdi Zaher El Dine] to launder criminal proceeds for use in terrorism and political destabilization. We will continue to target this vulnerability, and expose and disrupt such enablers of terrorism wherever we find them."

According to YNet News, Hezbollah's major transactions are with South American drug cartels, mostly known to finance the group from funds taken from cocaine revenues. The developing relationship between the terror group and Latin America's drug cartel has also been provoked by Iran's diminishing support for the group.