US Family Charged with Smuggling Weapons to Hezbollah

Federal agents testified on Friday that a member of a Cedar Rapids, Iowa family accused of smuggling weapons into Lebanon, is a Hezbollah sympathizer.

Four members of the family were arrested and are on trial on charges of attempting to smuggle hundreds of weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition into Lebanon hidden in storage containers, according to a USA Today report.

A conviction could result in a 5 year prison sentence.