CAROLINA FOREST, S.C. (WBTV) - Five properties connected to a scheme involving foreign terrorist organizations were seized in South Carolina this week as part of a federal operation, officials said.

The Horry County Sheriff’s Office said it served civil forfeiture notices in the Carolina Forest area during the week of Nov. 3.

Both the FBI and United States Attorney’s Office were reportedly involved in the case.

Deputies said the properties were related to money laundering by foreign terrorist organizations -- also known as FTOs -- but did not provide any additional details.

An FBI spokesperson told sister-station WMBF that no arrests were made but the situation remained an “ongoing matter.”

It was not immediately clear who owned the seized properties, and the sheriff’s office

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