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Another in a long list of connections between drug trafficking and jihadists. "Bulgaria drugs trade funds Hezbollah," from Reuters:
SOFIA (Reuters) - Profits from drugs trafficking through Bulgaria have been used to fund organizations like Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad, the parliamentary security commission said on Tuesday.
Bulgarian crime groups trading in synthetic drugs and Arabs linked to militant groups had been cooperating in the trafficking, said the draft report obtained by Reuters and due to be debated in parliament this week.
"Part of the money accumulated from drugs trafficking are being used to fund terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad," said the report. It gave no further details.
Lebanese Hezbollah, a guerrilla group backed by Iran, fought a 34-day war in 2006 against Israel. Islamic Jihad is a Palestinian militant group sworn to destroying Israel.
Bulgaria lies on one of the main drug trafficking routes between Europe and southwest Asia.
There is growing pressure on Bulgaria's Socialist-led government at home and from the European Union to get serious about fighting rampant organized crime and graft.
Posted by Marisol at April 9, 2008 12:17 AM
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From the article below -
"Afghanistan is the world's top producer of illegal opium, which is used to make heroin, accounting for more than 90 per cent of the global supply, with some funds being redirected to fund the Taliban."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/08/2210369.htm?section=justin
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at April 9, 2008 3:11 AM
I thought it was all peace and quiet in the sharia democracy of afghanistan, now that the taliban have gone.
"16 Die in Strike Against Afghan Warlord"
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8dGftYb0s4XWdUMRdIVs3vh1CKAD8VT4Q403
Posted by: arjun.sevak at April 9, 2008 3:19 AM
This situation is about one thing, money. It could be changed now, and tomorrow morning the money from it is gone.
Only one thing will work, nothing else.
Posted by: Islofob IS-1 at April 9, 2008 9:27 PM
From the very beginning of this war on terror, it has been said to follow the money. Why is the EU such a wuss in this department?
Posted by: bj at April 10, 2008 6:14 AM
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