The Obama administration ‘SABOTAGED a DEA operation to stop Hezbollah smuggling drugs into the US and helped the militant group grow into a global threat to save Iran nuke deal’
Ex-President’s officials accused of opening a door for traffickers and launderers
DEA led a complex operation called Project Cassandra to bring down militants
Claimed Obama’s people threw down a number of roadblocks, hindering agents
As the Iran nuclear deal neared its agreement, the harder it became for the DEA
By GARETH DAVIES
DAILYMAIL.COM
18 December 2017
Barack Obama’s administration has been accused of sabotaging an operation to stop Hezbollah smuggling drugs into the US so that the nuclear deal with Iran could proceed.
In a stunning exposé by Politico, the former US President’s officials are said to have opened the door for trafficking and money laundering operations.
The Drug Enforcement Administration led a complex venture called Project Cassandra to tackle the criminality of the Lebanese militant group from 2008 on.
But it is claimed Obama’s people threw down a number of roadblocks, effectively paving the way for Hezbollah’s illegal activities including cocaine smuggling into the US.
DEA agents claim the Obama administration stopped them arresting key figures linked to Hezbollah as an agreement on the Iran nuclear deal approached – and scrapped Project Cassandra entirely once the terms were agreed in 2015.
By putting themselves between the DEA and Hezbollah, it helped the militant group grow into a global security threat, the report said.
The undercover investigation’s leaders sought permission for a number of significant prosecutions, arrests and financial sanctions, but Justice and Treasury Department officials delayed, Politico said.
In some cases, they were hindered and some requests from the DEA’s Counter facility in Chantilly, Virginia, were flatly rejected.
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