“Eligo saw 105 people arrested on 190 separate charges and resulted in the closure of three major clandestine methamphetamine labs and Australia’s largest-ever urban hydroponic cannabis hothouse in Sydney last November.” Are the newly legal stoners in Colorado funding jihad as well?
“Money-laundering ring funding Hezbollah cracked by Australian police,” from AFP, January 23 (thanks to Lookmann):
Australian police revealed Thursday they had cracked a major global money-laundering ring with operatives in more than 20 countries and funds syphoned off to groups reported to include Hezbollah.
The Australian Crime Commission said more than Aus$580 million (US$512 million) of drugs and assets had been seized, including Aus$26 million in cash, in a year-long sting codenamed Eligo targeting the offshore laundering of funds generated by outlaw motorcycle gangs, people-smugglers and others.
According to the ACC, the operation had disrupted 18 serious and organized crime groups and singled out 128 individuals of interest in more than 20 countries, tapping information from agencies including the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
Eligo saw 105 people arrested on 190 separate charges and resulted in the closure of three major clandestine methamphetamine labs and Australia’s largest-ever urban hydroponic cannabis hothouse in Sydney last November.
“The task force focused on high-threat money laundering activities and, as a result, revealed a range of different crime types which has led to these extraordinary outcomes,” said Australia’s Justice Minister Michael Keenan.
“Seizing more than $550 million worth of drugs and cash is a significant blow to the criminal economy,” he added.
Legitimate international cash wiring services were a major focus of the operation, with the government’s anti-laundering agency AUSTRAC saying they had been identified as at “high risk of being exploited by serious and organized crime groups”.
According to a Fairfax media expose on the operation, criminals targeted foreign nationals and students in Australia awaiting remittances from overseas, hijacking the transaction by depositing dirty money to the payee and then taking the cash wired from offshore.
Fairfax said at least one of the exchange houses used in the Middle East and Asia delivered a cut from every dollar it laundered to Lebanon’s powerful Shiite movement and Syria ally Hezbollah, which is banned as a terrorist organization in Australia.
“It was just never-ending,” said ACC acting chief Col Blanch. “We were regularly finding bags of $500,000 and $400,000.”…

mortimer says
Muslims really know how to be popular. Hizbollah is a terrorist subsidiary of the Iranian madmen. Wow! Isn’t Islam a real ‘religion of peace’ financing terror with drug money. Hmmmmmmm. Sounds a lot like the Mafia, doesn’t it.
Drugs, terror, money-laundering, assassination! Islam!
Champ says
Drugs, terror, money-laundering, assassination! Islam!
That certainly sums up islam, Mortimer!
Salah says
“Seizing more than $550 million worth of drugs and cash is a significant blow to the criminal economy,” he added.
That’s what he thinks, they still have Camel Urine, don’t they?!?!
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.ca/2013/06/islamic-medicine.html
FatherJon says
Let’s not just focus on the Shi’ites. It’s the Sunnis who make up Al-Quaida and its radical affiliates. Assad would get on just fine running his own disparate population if the radical Sunnis weren’t so intent on taking over the whole region.
Brian C. Hoff says
Still no real proof of Islam being involse in this. Did you know in WWII the Pope and Mafric where in bed with each other. The reason why Pot is being legalize is that the war on drug is being lost. Like the 1920 to 1934 war on alchol drinking was lost.
gravenimage says
“Brian C. Hoff” wrote:
Still no real proof of Islam being involse (sic) in this.
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What idiocy. Are Infidel Meth dealers going to be *funding Hizb’allah*? Try again, “DefenderofIslam”….
Elise says
How many of these Muslims were the smuggled refuges in boats, who bypass sharia loving Aceh in Indonesia, to bring their evil religious beliefs to Australia and force Australians to follow idiotic Islamic laws such as women only public pools and sharia enforced areas?
Rose S says
Islam! The religion that gives us severed heads, chopped off feet and hands, pedophilia, child brides, drug cartels, ax murderers, thugs who throw rocks at children, et alia. WHAT A RELIGION!!! If they didn’t call it a religion, they would fill the insane asylums with patients galore.
DEE SHNEIDERMAN says
Colorado pot suppliers are required to grow 70% of their own merchandise and the state tracks all marijuana from seed to store. So, no, those shops are not contributing to terrorist funding.
http://nation.time.com/2014/01/08/pot-shops-cope-with-supply-concerns-amid-booming-sales/
gravenimage says
Money-laundering ring funding Hizballah cracked by Australian police
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Bravo to the Aussies! On the other hand, it’s disturbing that this had gotten so big. Muslims are raising Zakat to fund Jihad terror all over the world—including in the civilized West.
More:
Are the newly legal stoners in Colorado funding jihad as well?
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I’m sure some of them are—unwittingly or not…
aussie-citizenwarrior says
Not a word here in the mainstream Australian press about the link with the Hizballah! NOT A WORD – I’ve only read it here first! what a disgrace! the Australian press is running scared by the Islamist s in the country ! every time i try and post a comment concerning Islam on our ABC (similar to BBC) it is NEVER posted!!! – even though every time i add this is not racist Islam is not a race!…
Dear Robert you need to write or repost a piece on their website here is the link:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/thedrum/contribute/
I’ve only become very concerned in the last year re the number of Muslims in this country. They are now 2.5% and growing!! I needn’t tell you re the consequences! Politicians here have their head in the sand – they even demonized Geert Wilders on his trip here last year – I have been educating myself re Islam and am shocked to the core – The Muslim Brotherhood opened an office in Melbourne last year and hardly made the news!!! Thanks to you and your colleagues i have become a citizen warrior and TRY and educate everyone re this threat.
PJG says
Have you heard of the Q Society? Wherever you are in Australia, you can join.