US Punishes 10 People for Smuggling Cash to Hezbollah on Passenger Flights

On August 20, 2026, the US government punished 10 people for secretly carrying hundreds of millions of dollars on passenger flights to Hezbollah, an armed group in Lebanon. Turkish businessman Yunus Alper Yilmaz allegedly led the network through money shops. Officials linked it to a dead Iranian military finance officer. Turkey helped with the probe.