US Sanctions 10 for Smuggling Hundreds of Millions in Cash to Hezbollah via Commercial Flights

On August 20, 2026, the US Treasury sanctioned 10 individuals for a courier network that carried hundreds of millions of dollars in cash on commercial flights to Hezbollah. Turkish businessman Yunus Alper Yilmaz allegedly ran the operation through Turkish exchange houses. The Treasury linked the scheme to a deceased IRGC Quds Force finance official, and the investigation was coordinated with Turkish authorities.