US Sanctions 10 for Smuggling Cash to Hezbollah via Commercial Flights

On August 20, 2026, the US Treasury sanctioned 10 people for a courier network that flew hundreds of millions in cash to Hezbollah. Turkish businessman Yunus Alper Yilmaz allegedly ran it through Turkish exchange houses. The Treasury tied the scheme to a deceased IRGC Quds Force finance official. Turkish authorities helped coordinate the investigation.