Network study

Gas chromatograph–mass spectrometer pictured in a GAO report
Investigations and enforcementNetwork studyProcurementUnited States

The Shipment and the Missing Name

Investigators can follow fentanyl from a chemical supplier to a payment and a tested shipment.…

A collection of U.S. dollar banknotes
Money launderingMoving the moneyNetwork studyUnited States

What Happened to the Other Dollars?

A $200 million monthly estimate became one of the most durable numbers in accounts of…

Main roundabout leading into Douma after Assad’s fall
Lebanon and SyriaLogistics and shippingNetwork study

After Assad, the Pills Kept Moving

The factories opened to reporters. The border erupted. Then the seizures kept coming—revealing how much…

Container handling at Northport, Port Klang
Lebanon and SyriaLogistics and shippingNetwork studyProfile

The Captagon State: The Men Who Could Move the Goods

When Lebanese authorities arrested Hassan Daqqou in April 2021, the documents described by Daraj included work permits from the Syrian…

General cargo being handled beside a ship and trucks at the port of Cotonou.
Logistics and shippingMoney launderingNetwork studyPanamaTrade and transport

Seven Hubs, One Blind Spot: Where the Cargo and the Money Part Company

An electronics invoice arrived from Miami. In Colón, Nidal Waked used it to draw on his company’s credit line. The…

Buildings in Haret Hreik, southern Beirut
Lebanon and SyriaMoving the moneyNetwork study

The Companies Behind the Concrete

In March 2018, Lebanese parliamentarian Amin Sherri convened a high-stakes campaign gathering inside the restaurant of Fantasy World, a bustling…

Swiss gold bars on museum display
Lebanon and SyriaMoving the moneyNetwork study

Al-Qard al-Hassan: The Gold Behind the Counter

When banks failed and branches were bombed, a Hezbollah-linked lender kept finding ways to operate. For its customers, the contest…