Vancouver Shipping Company Sanctioned for Hezbollah Ties

0:00It's March 25th. This is Vancouver News today, local news powered by AI. A Vancouver shipping company faces US sanctions for alleged ties to a $100 million network funding Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists. On March 20th, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted seven seas for international trading and logistics, calling it a key, part of the operation. The network stretches across Lebanon, Canada, Poland, Slovenia, Syria, and Qatar, with Hezbollah financier Alaya Hassan Hamia overseeing it through, family and associates. Hamie holds Lebanese and Canadian passports, while the company's co-founder and CEO, Rao Fadel, links directly to the group from a Qatar base. Experts with the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs warn Canadians to wake up to these threats on home soil. They push for tougher enforcement, more scrutiny of regime-ling players, and action like British Columbia Premier, David Eby's pledge to seize funds.

1:02From more criminals, and prosecute them. British Columbia's finance ministry learned of the sanctions after the US announcement and had no prior heads up from federal agencies. Now, they're looping an Ottawa to map out provincial responses. With assets frozen in the US and global eyes on Hezbollah's cash flow, this case spotlights the need for Canada to tighten borders against terror, financing schemes.