The U.S. Treasury designated 10 individuals in a Hizballah cash smuggling network moving up to hundreds of millions of dollars via commercial flights between Lebanon, Türkiye, UAE, and Iran. Hizballah was also re-designated for acting under IRGC-QF direction.

Individuals

  • Yunus Alper Yilmaz – Turkish businessman; manages courier network; abuses Türkiye-based exchange houses as fronts; provided front companies and bank accounts for IRGC-QF-linked transfers.
  • Halil Ibrahim Kacmaz – Courier; collects cash from exchange houses.
  • Onder Dede – Courier; collects cash from exchange houses.
  • Vasfi Akyuz – Coordinates courier logistics; also acts as courier.
  • Mehmet Akyuz – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
  • Mehmet Acur – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
  • Feyyad Karasalih – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
  • Masoud Mousafar – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
  • Gulay Kaya Savci – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.
  • Emrah Ayaz – Courier; covertly carried cash to Lebanon on commercial flights.

Entities

  • Hizballah – Re-designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on behalf of, the IRGC-QF.

Key Technical Details

  • Network formerly associated with deceased IRGC-QF finance official Behnam Shahriyari.
  • All designations under E.O. 13224, as amended.
  • No digital currency addresses, license wind-down periods, or new FAQs specified in this action.