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Source: http://www.albawaba.com/main-headlines/syria-assets-frozen-switzerland-money-smuggled-lebanon-382118
Switzerland Freezes Syrian Assets; Money Smuggled to Lebanon
(Albawaba-Jordan) The Swiss government has announced that it has frozen 27 million Swiss francs ($31.8 million) belonging to senior Syrian officials as part of Swiss sanctions imposed on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. There are reports that senior Syrian officials have recently smuggled $20 billion to Lebanon, highlighting growing fears of the imminent collapse of the current Syrian regime.