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Cousin of Syria's Assad Convicted in US for Iran Arms-Cocaine Conspiracy

French prosecutors announced new arrests in connection with a thwarted bomb plot in Paris, which is likely linked to threats related to the Iran war. Meanwhile, the global organized crime network has been further exposed with the conviction of Antoine (Tony) Cassis, a cousin of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in a US court for conspiring to exchange weapons for Colombian cocaine for Assad's allies.

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