Hezbollah, l'enquête interdite

Following the Beirut port explosion, a covert DEA operation unravels Hezbollah's state within a state in Lebanon, built over decades through infiltration of government and defiance of justice, with a goal of establishing Sharia law.

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Created By	Jérôme Fritel Sofia Amara
Status	Ended
Original Name	Hezbollah, l'enquête interdite
First Air Date	February 5, 2023
Last Air Date	February 5, 2023
Seasons	1
Episodes	3
Episode Runtime	52min
Language	French
Original Language	French
Production Countries	France
Production Companies	Magnéto Presse
Networks	France 5

S01E03

In the Name of the State

France has been the preferred country for Hezbollah militants to seek asylum since 2010. It offers several advantages: the potential to blend in with a large Lebanese community and free movement on European territory. Paris was chosen as a bridgehead for laundering money from cocaine trafficking. The D.E.A., the American anti-drug agency, alerted the French police. Together they opened a new chapter in Operation Cassandra, named “Operation Cedar” after the tree that symbolizes Lebanon.

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