Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP strategist donates to Alabama Democrat House passes concealed carry gun bill Rosenstein to testify before House Judiciary Committee next week MORE has ordered a review of a law enforcement effort to crack down on Hezbollah's drug-trafficking and money-laundering operations, as well as actions by the Obama administration on the issue.
Sessions ordered the Justice Department "to evaluate allegations that certain matters were not properly prosecuted and to ensure all matters are appropriately handled," the agency said in a statement obtained by The Hill.
The review was first reported by Fox News.
The move comes in response to a Politico report published on Sunday detailing how the Obama administration sought to hinder a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) campaign known as Project Cassandra in order to avoid derailing a nuclear deal with Iran.
According to that report, under the Obama administration, the Justice and Treasury departments delayed, hindered or rejected certain investigatory actions.
“While I am hopeful that there were no barriers constructed by the last administration to allowing DEA agents to fully bring all appropriate cases under Project Cassandra, this is a significant issue for the protection of Americans,” Sessions said.
“We will review these matters and give full support to investigations of violent drug trafficking organizations,” he added.