RCMP und CSIS prüfen Unternehmen aus Vancouver, dem Verbindungen zur Hisbollah vorgeworfen werden, sagt Minister
RCMP, CSIS reviewing Vancouver company accused of ties to Hezbollah, minister says
RCMP und CSIS prüfen Unternehmen aus Vancouver, dem Verbindungen zur Hisbollah vorgeworfen werden, sagt Minister
RCMP, CSIS reviewing Vancouver company accused of ties to Hezbollah, minister says
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Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says Canadian national security agencies are looking into a B.C. company accused of financial ties to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
The RCMP and Canadian Security Intelligence Service are “reviewing the situation and then they will have more to say,” the minister, who oversees the agencies, said on Wednesday.
Anandasangaree was responding to a Global News report that the U.S. government had sanctioned a Vancouver company over its alleged role in a $100-million Hezbollah financial network.
Seven Seas for International Trading and Logistics was formed in B.C. in 2022 by three directors, all based in Qatar. Corporate records obtained by Global News show it remains active.
It has not been sanctioned by Canada.
The B.C. government said it had reached out to the federal government about Seven Seas, since Ottawa is responsible for sanctions related to terrorist financing.
Asked why Canadians had only heard about the Vancouver company as a result of U.S. enforcement action, Anandasangaree repeated that more information would be coming.
“We often do not talk about matters that are under investigation, and as you’re aware, there are a range of things that our law enforcement do, including on national security matters, and this is one of those matters where they will have more say.”
The U.S. sanctions allege the B.C. company is part of a network led by “Hezbollah financier” Alaa Hamieh that spans Lebanon, Syria, Poland, Slovenia, Qatar and Canada.
Its founder, Raoof Fadel, “is involved in numerous projects with Alaa Hamieh and the Hizballah finance team,” according to the press release announcing the sanctions.
The U.S. Treasury statement said Seven Seas was “Hezbollah-associated” and was the “Canadian branch of Alaa Hamieh’s similarly named Lebanese companies.”
Reached by Global News on Wednesday, Fadel said from Qatar that he was consulting his lawyer prior to commenting.
Is it only me or this gary guy is completely incompetent to hold this office? What qualifies him to be in charge of public safety?
This didn’t happen until US law enforcement brought this up.
Has been operating in Canada for years.
Is there a hostile foreign nation,terrorist organization or cartel not laundering money through Canada?
Before jumping to a conclusion, it would be nice if some evidence was provided? Is it a crime to be associated with Lebanese companies? Does that automatically make them hizballah associated? We are living in a very ideologically divided era right now and I am uncomfortable with the number of times I see blanket claims of terrorism/Hamas support being thrown around for things as benign as peace stickers on students backpacks.
Another day, another failing for Gary A.
Hezzbolla has been recognized as a terrorist organization in Canada since 2002.
Why weren’t there any reviews prior to America sanctioning this filth last week. ?
Reactive and never proactive.
In any serious country the headline would be “RCMP immediately arrests company with ties to Hezbollah”
But here we “review” how many votes we’ll lose if we say anything mean about them.
What do the liberals always have incompetent public safety ministers