US sentences alleged cousin of Bashar Assad to prison for role in narco-terrorism conspiracy
- ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 5, 2026 02:07Lebanese-Syrian national Antione Kassis was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday by the US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration for his role in a narco-terrorism conspiracy.
- Kassis was also given a concurrent 20-year sentence for conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terror organization.
- Kassis, 59, is a Lebanon-based drug trafficker who used his connections in Syria to traffic both cocaine and weapons.
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- ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 5, 2026 02:07Lebanese-Syrian national Antione Kassis was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday by the US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration for his role in a narco-terrorism conspiracy.
- Kassis was also given a concurrent 20-year sentence for conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terror organization.
- Kassis, 59, is a Lebanon-based drug trafficker who used his connections in Syria to traffic both cocaine and weapons.
Sources: Jpost