Treasury designates 10 individuals in a Hizballah cash smuggling network moving up to hundreds of millions of dollars via commercial flights between Lebanon, Türkiye, UAE, and Iran. Hizballah is also re-designated for acting under IRGC-QF direction.
𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬
- 𝐘𝐮𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐘𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐳 – Turkish businessman; manages courier network; abuses Türkiye-based exchange houses as fronts; provided front companies and bank accounts for IRGC-QF-linked transfers.
- 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐊𝐚𝐜𝐦𝐚𝐳 – Courier; collects cash from exchange houses.
- 𝐎𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐝𝐞 – Courier; collects cash from exchange houses.
- 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐟𝐢 𝐀𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐳 – Coordinates courier logistics; also acts as courier.
- 𝐌𝐞𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐳 – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
- 𝐌𝐞𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐮𝐫 – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
- 𝐅𝐞𝐲𝐲𝐚𝐝 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐡 – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
- 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐫 – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
- 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐜𝐢 – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
- 𝐄𝐦𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐲𝐚𝐳 – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
- 𝐇𝐢𝐳𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 – Re-designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on behalf of, the IRGC-QF.
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬
- Network formerly associated with deceased IRGC-QF finance official Behnam Shahriyari.
- All designations under E.O. 13224, as amended.
- No digital currency addresses, license wind-down periods, or new FAQs specified in this action.