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Project Cassandra
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<p>Project Cassandra was a U.S. <a href="/facts/Drug_Enforcement_Administration/qGQpHNB8">Drug Enforcement Administration</a> (DEA) initiative launched in 2008 to disrupt <a href="/facts/Hezbollah/HRhTo2rI">Hezbollah</a>'s funding networks by targeting its involvement in international drug trafficking and money laundering. Focused on tracking hundreds of millions of dollars flowing from North and South America through Europe and West Africa to Lebanon, the effort aimed to expose and block financial channels supporting the group's activities. While the operation uncovered significant links between Hezbollah and organized crime, its later years were marked by controversy over allegations that enforcement efforts were slowed to protect nuclear negotiations with Iran—a claim disputed by former officials. </p>