 Mohammed Raad, at one time leader of Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc, said money from Iran came only through private charities to be used for health care, education and the support of war widows.Hezbollah's main sources of income, he said, are the party's investment portfolios and wealthy Shiites.In July 2014, "The Daily Beast" reported that Hezbollah owns marijuana plantations and produces hashish in the Bekaa Valley, in eastern Lebanon, and exports the produce to countries such as Iraq, Jordan and Syria.