Fugitives linked with laundering of drug proceeds around the world extradited from Georgia to US

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) fugitives Mohamad Yassine and Hassan Abdul Rahman have been extradited from Georgia to the United States, the US Embassy to Georgia reported on Monday.

The embassy stated that Yassine was the leader of a Lebanon-based money laundering organization used by criminal entities to launder drug proceeds around the world.

“In September 2021, DEA facilitated Yassine’s and Rahman’s arrest in Tbilisi International Airport by the Central Criminal Police Department. Subsequently, in March 2022, the Georgian Supreme Court approved their extradition, making this the first removal of a DEA fugitive from Georgia,” said the statement.