The United States imposed new sanctions on what it described as a “money laundering network and circumventing sanctions”, which includes 52 people and companies that helped Lebanese businessman Nazem Saeed Ahmed, whom Washington accuses of being a financier of “Hezbollah”. The British government also imposed sanctions on Ahmed and prevented dealings with him.
And the US State Department said in a statement that, in coordination with the Treasury Department, it took, yesterday (Wednesday), measures targeting the international network that facilitates payment, shipping and delivery of money, works of art and luxury goods, in favor of Nazim Saeed Ahmed, “the financier of Hezbollah and the global terrorist”, who is listed on Her sanctions list since 2019.
The statement added that the Treasury Department is including this network on the sanctions list, and repeatedly announcing its offer of a reward of up to $10 million in exchange for information on Hezbollah’s financial mechanisms, including the activities of Nazem Ahmed.
The statement added that the network includes dozens of people and companies, and they are distributed in several countries, including Lebanon, South Africa, Britain and Belgium.
