The Spanish “Guardia Civil,” one of the country’s security forces, arrested three Lebanese individuals on April 2 in an international counterterrorism operation against a Hezbollah-linked group. Additional arrests were made in the United Kingdom and France.

British counterterrorism police arrested two individuals linked to Hezbollah, one of whom is accused of preparing acts of terrorism and terror funding. According to the Reuters news agency, the two men were released shortly after on police bail until mid-July. There was no information on who was arrested in France.

Spanish officials say arrests are connected to an operation carried out there last summer against a Hezbollah cell whose members were arrested and accused of building more than 1,000 drones for the terrorist group after purchasing the components from Spanish and other European companies. A suspect was also arrested in Germany.

Items purchased included electronic guidance systems, propulsion propellers, gasoline engines, more than 200 electric motors, and materials for manufacturing drone fuselages and wings.

These ongoing terror investigations and arrests show that despite its heavy defeat at the hands of Israel and the collapse of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria, Hezbollah remains a transnationally active proxy for the Iranian regime. It continues to…