Beirut (dpa) – Hezbollah on Thursday denied allegations by the United States that the Lebanese Shiite movement was involved in drug trafficking and money laundering schemes to fund its activities. “The United States' allegations is another attempt to tarnish the image of the resistance (Hezbollah) in Lebanon,” said a statement by group, which is backed by Iran and Syria. Hezbollah is blacklisted as a terrorist group by Washington. On December 16, US prosecutors charged that Hezbollah was part of a massive money laundering operation between the US and Lebanon. The prosecutors claimed that the group had wired more than 300 million dollars, through Lebanese financial institutions, to the US. dpa wh ar BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/kyvZP Tags: Drugs, Hezbollah, Money Laundering, US Section: Latest News, Lebanon