The U.S. Justice Department
released the below information:
Attorney General Jeff
Sessions today directed a review of the handling of Project Cassandra, a law
enforcement initiative targeting Hezbollah’s drug trafficking and related
operations in the United States and abroad, to evaluate allegations that
certain matters were not properly prosecuted and to ensure all matters are
appropriately handled.
“Protecting our citizens from
terrorist organizations and combatting the devastating drug crisis gripping our
nation are two of the Justice Department’s top priorities,” said Attorney
General Sessions. “Operations designed to investigate and prosecute terrorist
organizations that are also fueling that drug crisis must be paramount in this
administration. The DEA has worked
tirelessly on this front. I am committed to giving our hard working and
dedicated DEA agents all the tools that they need to allow them to shut down
these drug rings.
“While I am hopeful that
there were no barriers constructed by the last administration to allowing DEA
agents to fully bring all appropriate cases under Project Cassandra, this is a
significant issue for the protection of Americans. We will review these matters
and give full support to investigations of violent drug trafficking
organizations
“The Department of Justice is
absolutely committed to investigating and prosecuting international drug
trafficking organizations and with the assistance of our DEA and FBI agents we
will leave no stone unturned as we work to making America safer.”
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