Paraguay Extradites Three Lebanese to the U.S.
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Paraguay extradited three Lebanese men suspected of aiding terrorism and drug trafficking. The men were flown to the U.S. to face charges.
Paraguay extradited on Thursday three Lebanese men accused of aiding terrorism.
Soldiers stood guard at the airport in Asuncion while police escorted the men to the plane to be flown to the United States.
One judge explained some of the charges against the suspects.
[Oscar Delgado, Judge]:
"There are some charges for financing terrorism that go from counterfeiting, auto theft, money transfers, and falsification of passports. There are many, many charges that implicate them, theoretically, in collaboration with Hezbollah. But there are several people being processed in the United States for this same case."
Another judge said the extraditions got bogged down in an overloaded system.
[Juan Emilio Oviedo, Judge]:
"The fact that there are various pending extraditions in the country slowed down the process, but now that it's all finished the extradition can continue."
Zhayter and El Hossni were arrested in Ciudad del Este in 2008 and are wanted for charges of aiding terrorism as well as drug trafficking.
Hamdan, who was arrested last year in Ciudad del Este, is accused of making fake passports and counterfeiting in Philadelphia in 2008 and 2009.
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Paraguay extradited three Lebanese men suspected of aiding terrorism and drug trafficking. The men were flown to the U.S. to face charges.
Paraguay extradited on Thursday three Lebanese men accused of aiding terrorism.
Soldiers stood guard at the airport in Asuncion while police escorted the men to the plane to be flown to the United States.
One judge explained some of the charges against the suspects.
[Oscar Delgado, Judge]:
"There are some charges for financing terrorism that go from counterfeiting, auto theft, money transfers, and falsification of passports. There are many, many charges that implicate them, theoretically, in collaboration with Hezbollah. But there are several people being processed in the United States for this same case."
Another judge said the extraditions got bogged down in an overloaded system.
[Juan Emilio Oviedo, Judge]:
"The fact that there are various pending extraditions in the country slowed down the process, but now that it's all finished the extradition can continue."
Zhayter and El Hossni were arrested in Ciudad del Este in 2008 and are wanted for charges of aiding terrorism as well as drug trafficking.
Hamdan, who was arrested last year in Ciudad del Este, is accused of making fake passports and counterfeiting in Philadelphia in 2008 and 2009.