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FBI investigating Hezbollah cells in North
Carolina
06:28 PM EDT on Thursday, July 20, 2006
By JOHN ROMERO / 6NEWS
In 2002 a trial in Charlottes federal court
revealed a cell of Hezbollah terrorists
operating in Charlotte. It was shocking then
and surprising now that terrorism experts say
Hezbollah is still in the Queen City.
Michael Resnick, in charge of the FBIs Joint
Terrorism Task Force for North Carolina,
confirms they are currently investigating
Hezbollah cells in North Carolina.
Clearly they have a violent capability, he
said. They are a military organization, as
evidence by what is going on in Lebanon.
And as evidenced by what happened in
Charlotte in 2002 that Hezbollah has roots in
the Carolinas. Mohammed Hamoud and his
brother were convicted in Charlotte of
smuggling cigarettes and funneling the money
to Hezbollah. Prosecutors said they were the
head of a secret Hezbollah cell.
Ken Bell prosecuted the case and said, This
was the real deal here. There weren't just
wanna bees. We had a real terrorist cell
here in Charlotte.
If you compare the professionalism,
organization, infrastructure between
Hezbollah and al Qaeda, Hezbollah is the more
dangerous terrorist organization.
Bell got thirteen guilty pleas, three
convictions, and one deportation in the
cigarette case. Still the FBI believes
Hezbollah has not left Charlotte.
I would describe that cell as being
significantly dismantled by prosecution and
deportation, Resnick said. But that doesn't
mean that the presence of Hezbollah in
Charlotte or North Carolina is greatly
diminished.
Hezbollah operatives in Charlotte are mainly
raising money the FBI says, at least for now.
Terrorist groups tend to change their
techniques, Resnick said.
Hezbollah unfortunately is positioned in the
united states, that if they ever wanted to go
violent, they're here, and it would be
something for us to worry about, according to
Bell.
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