A man allegedly carrying $2.5 million in cash destined for Hezbollah reportedly was detained at Beirut’s airport in what an expert is calling an "unprecedented" bust.

Lebanon seized $2.5 million in cash from a man arriving from Turkey on Friday, the finance ministry said, with three sources saying the money was destined for militant group Hezbollah.

The Lebanese militant group is grappling with a stunning reversal of fortune after its war with Israel and the ouster of its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad.

Previously displaced locals from the village of Kfar Kila chant slogans upon their return to the village in southern Lebanon on Feb. 18, 2025 after the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the area. (RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)

Lebanon confiscated $2.5 million from a man arriving from Turkey, allegedly destined for Hezbollah. This unprecedented seizure led to the detention of the individual and his funds, which were handed over to the General Security investigation division.

The late leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group who was killed in an Israeli airstrike days after he took the post was laid to rest in his southern hometown.

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