An international investigation with the participation of guards reveals how Hezbollah used honorary consuls, who enjoy partial diplomatic immunity, to transfer funds between countries and launder them.
The terrorist organization Hezbollah made extensive use of honorary consuls to smuggle and launder money, according to a joint international investigation by dozens of media outlets around the world.
Sources in the American intelligence agencies who investigated the economic network of Hezbollah say that the use of consuls was well planned and organized and that until recently it was hardly investigated by the intelligence organizations in the world.
The honorary consul status does not grant full diplomatic immunity, but it grants its holder a diplomatic passport, as well as immunity from searching consular materials, wiretapping, and more.
Source: Shomrim