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Argentina Raises Alert Level over Possible Presence of Iranian Agents
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After 14 years of waiting, the federal court of first instance was established in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones. One of the epicentres of drug trafficking, smuggling and trafficking in persons in the Southern Cone did not have one. It was created by law in 2011, but was only put into operation by the Supreme Court a few days ago. In addition, the newly appointed magistrate, who was appointed a week before the government Alberto Fernández, was waiting …
Argentina Heightens Security at Tri-Border Area amid Fears of Iranian and Hezbollah Presence
Argentina’s government has taken strong steps to tighten border controls in the Tri-Border Area — where Argentina meets Brazil and Paraguay — after official reports noted possible infiltration by Iranian agents and Hezbollah supporters. The region, which includes the cities of Puerto Iguazú, Foz do Iguaçu, and Ciudad del Este, has a large trading community […]
Argentina raises alert level over possible presence of Iranian agents
Argentine authorities have upped the security measures around the so-called Triple Frontier encompassing Puerto Iguazú (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçú (Brazil), and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) out of concerns over the possible entry of Iranian agents, in addition to the suspected presence of Hezbollah “sleeper cells” in the country.
The agency ordered the blocking of accounts after detecting suspicious transactions associated with a foreign person presumed to be residing in Argentina. The entry Freeze accounts and cryptocurrencies in Argentina on suspicion of terrorist financing was first published in #BorderJournalism.
The Argentinian authorities have tightened the security measures around the so-called tri-country triangle, which includes Puerto Iguazú (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçú (Brazil) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), out of concern about the possible entry of Iranian agents and the suspected presence of "Hezbollah's sleeper cells" in the country. The measure followed intelligence reports on the entry of an unregistered [...] The post Possible entry of Irani…
This situation follows what happened in March, when former Iranian vice president Shahram Dabiri entered Argentine territory thanks to a tourist visa in which he accredited his profession as a doctor rather than reporting his government position, according to the Channel 26 report. Based on a report by the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) that alerts an Iranian official to a new entry into the triple border, the Government set the alarms on…
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