Report: Probe Investigates Hezbollah Link to Brazil's Mafia
10 Nov 201414:43 PM
Report: Probe Investigates Hezbollah Link to Brazil's Mafia

A probe has been launched in Brazil over Hezbollah's suspected involvement in an illegal trade of firearms, Brazil's O Globo newspaper reported on Sunday.

According to documents obtained by O Globo, Hezbollah-linked groups allegedly began smuggling arms into Brazil back in 2006, suggesting cooperation with Primeiro Comando da Capital(PCC) that is deemed as the largest criminal organization in the country.

The Brazil-bound weapons ultimately reached jails, from which the criminal gangs operated, in exchange for "protection of any foreigners [already] detained in prisons," as well as a slice of the profit. Beyond smuggling arms, Hezbollah reportedly helped negotiate deals to attain explosive devices for terror schemes.