Australian authorities have seized more than Aus $580m (£300m) worth of drugs and assets as part of an investigation into money laundering that could be linked to terrorist activities.
The haul included $26m (£13.5m) in cash.
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC), which has tracked a global network of criminals in more than 20 countries for a year through special covert taskforce Eligo, says funds were syphoned off to groups such as Hizbollah.
Paul Jevtovic, acting chief executive of the ACC, said: "This money, we need to be very clear, was destined to facilitate further criminal activity such as drug importations and drug trafficking which affects our nation both in a harm context of our citizens and of course, our economy.
"The reality is - and it's well-recorded - that terrorist groups have relied on these exchange houses located all over the world and are involved with them.
"What our operation has indicated to date is that the monies that we have been following do go to these very same exchange houses."
Police stand guard over the seized cash The operation has disrupted 18 criminal syndicates and resulted in the arrest of 105 people, the commission said.
Mr Jevtovic said that criminal groups are using new methods such as money transfer services to launder their money and send it around the world.
Authorities allege that the groups are made up of motorcycle gangs, drug cartels, people smugglers and other criminals.
One of those arrested was a 58-year-old US citizen who appeared in court on Wednesday in connection with a record haul during the past week of $5.7m (£3m) found in cash in suitcases in an apartment in Sydney.
The man, who has not been named, arrived in Australia from Costa Rica two days before his arrest on Saturday at an apartment near Sydney airport, police said.
The Australian authorities have been working with the US Drug Enforcement Administration to try to disrupt the illegal flow of money internationally.
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