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

Episodes

Language

French

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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