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⚫ '''Chekri Mahmoud Harb''' (] شكري محمود حرب, born August 25, 1961, in ]) is a Lebanese with a Colombian citizenship individual known for his involvement in international ] and ] activities. He has been linked both to ] and the ], facilitating financial operations that supported them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1961-08-25 |title=Chekri Mahmoud HARB |url=https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-hxRFzTL8m4wRmT9qGHrgSw/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=OpenSanctions.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=IT |first=Lursoft |date=2025-01-06 |title=Chekri Mahmoud HARB |url=https://sanctions.lursoft.lv/person/chekri-mahmoud-harb/ofac-11546 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=https://www.lursoft.lv/, https://sankcijas.fid.gov.lv/, https://home.treasury.gov/, https://www.gov.uk/ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Watchlist Profile: Chekri Mahmoud Harb {{!}} Global Watchlist |url=https://www.sanctionswatchlist.com/profile/chekri-mahmoud-harb~dc7a7cf73bda8dcf776d92e4629102af |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.sanctionswatchlist.com |language=en}}</ref>
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⚫ '''Chekri Mahmoud Harb''' (] شكري محمود حرب, born August 25, 1961, in ]) is a Lebanese criminal with Colombian citizenship known for his involvement in international ] and ] activities. He has been linked both to ] and the ], facilitating financial operations that supported them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1961-08-25 |title=Chekri Mahmoud HARB |url=https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-hxRFzTL8m4wRmT9qGHrgSw/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=OpenSanctions.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-01-06 |title=Chekri Mahmoud HARB |url=https://sanctions.lursoft.lv/person/chekri-mahmoud-harb/ofac-11546 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Lursoft |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Watchlist Profile: Chekri Mahmoud Harb {{!}} Global Watchlist |url=https://www.sanctionswatchlist.com/profile/chekri-mahmoud-harb~dc7a7cf73bda8dcf776d92e4629102af |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.sanctionswatchlist.com |language=en}}</ref>


== Background and Activities == == Background and Activities ==
Chekri Harb also known by the alias "Taliban", emerged as a significant figure in narcotics trafficking and money laundering between the Medellin Cartel and the ]. Operating mainly from ], Colombia he had a major role in transporting ] to various international locations and laundering the proceeds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Criminal funding – DW – 12/20/2011 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/lebanese-canadian-bank-linked-to-hezbollah/a-15612492 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2008 Harb was arrested during Operation Titan, a collaborated effort of the US DEA and the Colombian authorities targeting drug trafficking networks with connections to Hezbollah.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2008 |title=Colombia Ties Drug Ring to Hezbollah |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/world/americas/22colombia.html |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=P |first=Jeferson Guarin |date=2020-12-30 |title=FARC-Hezbollah: The success of Venezuela-Iran proxy groups and their convergence in the Americas |url=https://securityanddefence.pl/FARC-Hezbollah-The-success-of-Venezuela-Iran-proxy-groups-and-their-convergence-in,130934,0,2.html |journal=Security and Defence Quarterly |language=english |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=117–134 |doi=10.35467/sdq/130934 |issn=2300-8741}}</ref> This operation revealed that Harb's network was responsible for laundering substantial sums of drug money, most of it was transfered to Hezbollah.<ref>{{Citation |title=Hezbollah, l'enquête interdite |date=2023-02-05 |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26696093/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |others=Jack Kelly |publisher=Magneto Presse}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Treasury Designates Medellin Drug Lord Tied to Oficina de Envigado Organized Crime Group |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/tg201?utm |website=U.S. Department of the Treasury}}</ref> Chekri Harb also known by the alias "Taliban", emerged as a significant figure in narcotics trafficking and money laundering between the Medellin Cartel and the ]. Operating mainly from ], Colombia he had a major role in transporting ] to various international locations and laundering the proceeds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Criminal funding – DW – 12/20/2011 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/lebanese-canadian-bank-linked-to-hezbollah/a-15612492 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2008, Harb was arrested during Operation Titan, a collaborated effort of the ] (DEA) and the Colombian authorities targeting drug trafficking networks with connections to Hezbollah.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2008 |title=Colombia Ties Drug Ring to Hezbollah |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/world/americas/22colombia.html |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=P |first=Jeferson Guarin |date=2020-12-30 |title=FARC-Hezbollah: The success of Venezuela-Iran proxy groups and their convergence in the Americas |url=https://securityanddefence.pl/FARC-Hezbollah-The-success-of-Venezuela-Iran-proxy-groups-and-their-convergence-in,130934,0,2.html |journal=Security and Defence Quarterly |language=english |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=117–134 |doi=10.35467/sdq/130934 |issn=2300-8741}}</ref> This operation revealed that Harb's network was responsible for laundering substantial sums of drug money, most of it was transferred to Hezbollah.<ref>{{Citation |title=Hezbollah, l'enquête interdite |date=2023-02-05 |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26696093/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |others=Jack Kelly |publisher=Magneto Presse}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Treasury Designates Medellin Drug Lord Tied to Oficina de Envigado Organized Crime Group |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/tg201?utm |website=U.S. Department of the Treasury}}</ref>


== Sanctions and Legal Actions == == Sanctions and Legal Actions ==
After his arrest the ] designated Harb as a Specially Designated Narcotic Trafficker under Executive Order 12978. This designation freezes any asset he has under US juristiction or prohibits US person from engaging financial or commercial transaction with him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanctions List Search |url=https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=11546&utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov}}</ref> After his arrest, the ] designated Harb as a Specially Designated Narcotic Trafficker under ] 12978. This designation froze any asset he had under US jurisdiction and prohibits any U.S. persons from engaging financial or commercial transaction with him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanctions List Search |url=https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=11546&utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov}}</ref>


== Connections to Hezbollah == == Connections to Hezbollah ==
Investigations indicated that Harb's operations facilitated the laundering of drug proceeds through financial institutions, including the ], thus supporting Hezbollah's activities. His network's ability to integrate illicit funds into the legitimate financial system demonstrated the connection between organized crime and terrorism funding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Criminal funding – DW – 12/20/2011 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/lebanese-canadian-bank-linked-to-hezbollah/a-15612492?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> Investigations indicated that Harb's operations facilitated the laundering of drug proceeds through financial institutions, including the ], thus supporting Hezbollah's activities. Harb actions also came up during the DEA's investigation named "]". His network had the ability to integrate illicit funds into the legitimate financial system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Criminal funding – DW – 12/20/2011 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/lebanese-canadian-bank-linked-to-hezbollah/a-15612492?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>

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Chekri Mahmoud Harb
BornChekri Mahmoud Harb
(1961-10-25)25 October 1961
Lebanon

Chekri Mahmoud Harb (Arabic شكري محمود حرب, born August 25, 1961, in Lebanon) is a Lebanese criminal with Colombian citizenship known for his involvement in international drug trafficking and money laundering activities. He has been linked both to Hezbollah and the Medellin Cartel, facilitating financial operations that supported them.

Background and Activities

Chekri Harb also known by the alias "Taliban", emerged as a significant figure in narcotics trafficking and money laundering between the Medellin Cartel and the Middle East. Operating mainly from Meddelin, Colombia he had a major role in transporting Cocaine to various international locations and laundering the proceeds. In 2008, Harb was arrested during Operation Titan, a collaborated effort of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Colombian authorities targeting drug trafficking networks with connections to Hezbollah. This operation revealed that Harb's network was responsible for laundering substantial sums of drug money, most of it was transferred to Hezbollah.

Sanctions and Legal Actions

After his arrest, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Harb as a Specially Designated Narcotic Trafficker under Executive Order 12978. This designation froze any asset he had under US jurisdiction and prohibits any U.S. persons from engaging financial or commercial transaction with him.

Connections to Hezbollah

Investigations indicated that Harb's operations facilitated the laundering of drug proceeds through financial institutions, including the Lebanese Canadian Bank, thus supporting Hezbollah's activities. Harb actions also came up during the DEA's investigation named "Project Cassandra". His network had the ability to integrate illicit funds into the legitimate financial system.

See also

References

  1. "Chekri Mahmoud HARB". OpenSanctions.org. 1961-08-25. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  2. "Chekri Mahmoud HARB". Lursoft. 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  3. "Watchlist Profile: Chekri Mahmoud Harb | Global Watchlist". www.sanctionswatchlist.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  4. "Criminal funding – DW – 12/20/2011". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  5. "Colombia Ties Drug Ring to Hezbollah". The New York Times. 2008. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  6. P, Jeferson Guarin (2020-12-30). "FARC-Hezbollah: The success of Venezuela-Iran proxy groups and their convergence in the Americas". Security and Defence Quarterly. 31 (4): 117–134. doi:10.35467/sdq/130934. ISSN 2300-8741.
  7. Hezbollah, l'enquête interdite (Documentary), Jack Kelly, Magneto Presse, 2023-02-05, retrieved 2025-01-06{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. "Treasury Designates Medellin Drug Lord Tied to Oficina de Envigado Organized Crime Group". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2009.
  9. "Sanctions List Search". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  10. "Criminal funding – DW – 12/20/2011". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
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