
The following information contains dirt on how the CIA has been
conducting chemical warfare against our sisters and brothers in
progressive communities and those of color. an example of newspeak and
doublethink.

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From: Ralph McGehee <rmcgehee@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk
Subject: Cocaine and the Contras
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/* Written  5:09 AM  Sep 28, 1996 by rmcgehee in igc:alt.pol.org.ci */
/* ---------- "Cocaine and the Contras" ---------- */
   The below represents a few citations from CIABASE re 
drugs and the drug traffic and the Contras.

Ralph McGehee
CIABASE

  Central America,  85-87  Contra ops in (costa rica) were funded by drug
  operations. pilots unloaded weapons, refueled and headed North toward the
  U.S. with drugs. drugs, law enforcement and foreign policy, report by
  Senate committee on foreign relations, 12/88 pages 41-2

  Central America,  85  In personal diaries North kept in 85, he wrote down
  aide's tip that drugs being brought into U.S. on a Contra supply plane. he
  recorded type of aircraft and a stop enroute - new orleans. in testimony he
  said he gave info to DEA but DEA says it has no such evidence. North
  declined an interview on subject. numerous officials said North never
  mentioned shipments. plane and crew continued be used as official carriers.
  North relied on robert owen, who traveled to Central America. nhao hired
  owen who secretly worked for North. North wrote in diary on 8/9/85:
  "honduran dc-6 which is being used for runs out of new orleans is probably
  being used for drug runs into U.S." next day he wrote "meeting with a.c. -
  name of DEA person in new orleans re bust on mario dc-6." a.c. could be
  adolofo calero, brother of mario, who in charge of shipping and warehouse
  op in new orleans. mario regularly used a dc-6 based in honduras. jack lawn
  former head of DEA denied North gave any info re those flights. special DEA
  agent new orleans at time said they never received such info. mcfarlane did
  not know. nhao director duemling and 5 other nhao officials said North
  never told them. "on Contrary" duemling said, "North wanted me to work with
  mario." details of regular nhao flights. only dc-4 listed in nhao records
  was miami-based vortex air international inc. one of whose key officers has
  long series of drug allegations. owen's memo of 2/26/86 reads: "no doubt
  you know the dc-4 foley got was used at one time to run drugs, and part of
  crew had criminal records." "nice group of guys the boys choose. the
  company is also one that mario has been involved with using in the past,
  only that had a quick name change. incompetence reigns." in owen's
  testimony, he identified foley as pat foley of summit aviation, which still
  operates in delaware and identified the boys as CIA. North's notebooks show
  he aware they were still working for agency. vortex name appears twice, and
  one of its officers, who had numerous drug chargers - michael bernard
  palmer - appears twice. list of various charges against palmer. in 87
  palmer was working for a gvt agency. customs records at miami say that
  "normal customs service procedures for incoming flights are expedited" at
  request of unnamed agency. in addition to vortex, senator's kerry's report
  listed DIACSA as doing NHAO work two foreign firms listed; setco air, a
  costa rican firm owned by alfredo caballero, and floyd carlton, who ran
  drug and money laundering op out of diacsa's miami offices. carlton pleaded
  guilty to cocaine conspiracy. washington post 10/22/94 a1,11

  Central America,  85-87  chief CIA's of the Central American task force 
  testified that links between Contras in costa rica and narcotics
trafficking 
  broader then earlier estimated.... it is not a couple of people it is a 
  lot of people....we knew that everyone around pastora was involved in 
  cocaine.... his staff and friends (redacted) they were drug smugglers or 
  involved in drug smuggling. drugs, law enforcement and foreign policy, 
  report by Senate committee on foreign relations, 12/88, p37-8

  nicaragua, drugs,  86  Enterprise built a runway in costa rica, with
  assistance of ambassador tambs and cos castillo, as abort base and
  refueling stop Contra resupply efforts. completed early 86. 26 sept 86 new
  costa rican govt said discovered airfield used for resupplying Contras, for
  running drugs, or both. field abandoned. iran-Contra affair. (congress
  committees) 142-3

  Central America.  85-87  dos used 4 companies owned and operated by
  narcotics traffickers to supply humanitarian assistance to the Contras.
  companies were: setco air, a company established by honduran drug
  trafficker ballesteros; diacsa, a miami-based air company; frigorificos de
  puntaremas; and vortex, an air service used by michael palmer. drugs, law
  enforcement and foreign policy, report by Senate committee on foreign
  relations, 12/88 43-48

  nicaragua,  91  former CIA firm southern air filed a libel suit against
  miami t.v. station wplg in 1991 for airing eye-witness reports on airline's
  guns-for-drugs operations in support of Contras. miami jury rejected suit
  after a six-week trial. intelligence newsletter 9/25/91 3

  costa rica, nicaragua,  80-91  in april 91 costa rica asked U.S. to
  extradite CIA operative john hull to stand trial on homicide charges. hull
  was allegedly at center of North's illegal Contra supply net. costa rican
  authorities accuse hull of allowing his ranch to be used as an
  arms-for-drugs swap meet. hull indicted in connection with bombing attempt
  against eden pastora in la penca, nicaragua. 5 died in bombing. washington
  post 5/26 91 d7

  nicaragua,  84   North oversaw sting op involved flying shipment drugs to
  nicaragua, photographing little known sandinista official with drugs and
  then transporting load to florida. DEA official later admitted it had no
  evidence drug-running by any other nic. officials. washington post 9/4/88 c
  1-4

  a.g. thornburgh summoned to court to explain why gvt abandoned settlement
  involving a drug-laden plane leased to U.S. agents and the Contras. pilot
  michael tolliver testified he flew arms to Contras and illegal drugs back
  to U.S. washington post 3/21/90 a19

  Central America.  85-87 state deparment used 4 companies owned and operated

  by narcotics traffickers to supply humanitarian assistance to the Contras.
  companies were: setco air, a company established by honduran drug
  trafficker ballesteros; diacsa, a miami-based air company; frigorificos de
  puntaremas; and vortex, an air service used by michael palmer. drugs, law
  enforcement and foreign policy, report by Senate committee on foreign
  relations, 12/88 p43-48

  Central America,  81-96  dci deutch said he found no evidence of wrongdoing
  but has ordered the inspector general to investigate allegations CIA was
  involved in drug trafficking to support nicaraguan Contras. drugs sold to
  street gangs in los angeles. washington post 9/7/96

  Central America,  82-96  norwin meneses, danilo blandon and freeway rick
  ross made fortunes creating the first mass market in America for crack
  cocaine. rick ross visited crack upon black neighborhoods in los angeles
  and cities as far east as cincinnati. 8/23/96 freeway rick may be sent to
  prison without parole. the two men who turned in rick ross, for at least
  five years, supplied him with colombian cocaine. in june 79, after the
  victory of sandinistas, oscar danilo blandon reyes age 29 fled to
  california. today, danilo blandon is a well-paid and trusted operative for
  DEA for latin America. in march, he was DEA's star witness at a drug trial
  in san diego. blandon with donald barrios. blandon then met, juan norwin
  meneses cantarero and they flew to honduras and met col. enrique bermudez.
  blandon and meneses started raising money for the Contras. norwin meneses,
  was then under active investigation by DEA and the fbi. norwin meneses came
  to the U.S. in july 1979 as a political refugee. he settled in the san
  francisco bay area, and for the next six years supervised the importation
  of thousands of kilos of cocaine into california. meneses cantanero's
  involvement. ricky donnell ross. ross and newell steadily built up
  clientele. eventually, corrales introduced ross and newell to his supplier,
  danilo blandon. within a year, ross' drug op grew to dominate inner-city
  los angeles. nicaraguan cocaine dealer jacinto torres, another former
  supplier of ross and a sometime-partner of blandon, told drug agents in 92
  interview that blandon's cocaine business dramatically increased. ...
  norwin meneses, blandon's supplier as of 1983 and 1984, routinely flew
  quantities of 200 to 400 kilograms from miami to the west coast. norwin
  meneses, or the CIA, or the salvadoran air force planes that allegedly flew
  cocaine into an air base in texas. san jose mercury 8/19/96

  Central America,  85-86  convicted drug smuggler gary betzner, a pilot, and
  george morales, a colombian emigre under charges of drug smuggling, both
  claim that CIA agents and other U.S. officials helped the Contras run
  drugs-out guns-in op. the DEA and CIA helped them. newsweek 1/26/87 26

  colombia. george (jorge) morales: convicted colombian drug smuggler;
  testified to shipping arms to Contras for drugs in return for alleged
  promises of official protection. scott, p. & marshall, j. (1991). cocaine
  politics 261

  costa rica,  85-87  five witnesses testified that hull who helped the CIA
  supply the Contras, had at least six airstrips, was involved in cocaine
  trafficking. drugs, law enforcement and foreign policy, report by Senate
  committee on foreign relations, 12/88 53-54

  costa rica, nicaragua,  80-91  in april 91 costa rica asked U.S. to
  extradite CIA operative john hull to stand trial on homicide charges. hull
  was allegedly at center of North's illegal Contra supply net. costa rican
  authorities accuse hull of allowing his ranch to be used as an
  arms-for-drugs swap meet. hull indicted in connection with bombing attempt
  against eden pastora in la penca, nicaragua. 5 died in bombing. washington
  post 5/26 91 d7

  Central America,  86   smuggler michael tolliver paid to fly arms to
  Contras then allowed to return to U.S. with drugs. he would find his own
  return load or be supplied with a network run by Oliver North. once landed
  plane with 25,000 lbs marijuana at homestead air base in fla. drug route
  protected by CIA. the progressive 4/88 11

  Central America,  85-86   article in nation by jonathan kwitny, "money,
  drugs and the Contras." na 9/29/87 cover & p162

  Central America,   85-86   letters to the editor of the nation debate
  contents of kwitney's article "money, drugs and the Contras." 9/19/87

  DEA official in embassy in san jose, costa rica said the Contras were part
  of the drugs-for-arms trade in latin America. dr. hugo spadafora fingered a
  Contra drug smuggler from costa rica, said the smuggler fled to panama and
  was being protected by noriega. spadafora was beheaded. mother jones 4/87
  p48-9

  mexico,  84-90  manuel buendia, mexican jack anderson, gunned down may 84.
  probably killed in coverup of international drug-dealing net that had
  complicity of mexican gvt and looped in CIA. in 89 mexican gvt charged jose
  antonio zorilla who at time of murder was head of federal security
  directorate, or dfs, mexico's fbi. DEA docs at los angeles trial show
  buenda was investigating drugs etc. DEA interviews with laurence victor
  harrison show links. a vasquez had told buendia about a ranch allegedly
  owned by drug traffickers and used by CIA to train guerrillas. airstrips
  owned by drug lords used by CIA to fly arms to Contras. washington post
  jack anderson 8/21/90 d13

  nicaragua,  81-96  news story has made danilo blandon the star. "a
  full-service drug dealer, is the star of a recent series of explosive
  articles on how fbi ignored and CIA encouraged california cocaine and crack
  consumption to finance Contra rebels in nicaragua during mid-1980s. in
  addition to tons of inexpensive cocaine, blandon also sold assault weapons
  and sophisticated commo gear, including hidden microphone detectors.
  blandon first appeared in DEA files in 1981 and was arrested during police
  raids in 1986, but no charges were filed. again in 1991, he was arrested,
  this time for money laundering in los angeles, but case was dropped at
  federal request. blandon, 45, is youngest son of wealthy nicaraguan
  landowners and worked for somoza in the late 1970s before raising money for
  Contras during 80s. he was a full-time DEA informant and, as a businessman,
  ran car rentals in miami, tampa, fort lauderdale and orlando, all in
  florida, plus restaurants in miami and san diego, a car lot in los angeles
  and import-export businesses on the east and west coasts. his right-hand
  men in the Contra drug business were nicaraguan norwin meneses, 48, and
  American "freeway" rick ross, 36, who, by 1987, had one of the largest
  crack cocaine distribution networks in the country. blandon is "the johnny
  appleseed of crack in california -- the crips' and bloods' [los angeles
  gangs] first direct-connect to cocaine cartels of colombia". according to
  scientific reports, crack was invented in san francisco, in 1974 and, with
  help of blandon and others, the world epidemic spread from there in the
  late 1970s and early 1980s. intelligence - a computerized intelligence
  newsletter published in france 9/9/96 14

  nicaragua,  82-96  congressional black caucus urges probe of CIA-Contra
  drug charge. allegations raised in articles in san jose mercury news re
  crack cocaine being smuggled into the us. and sold to inner-city blacks to
  help support Contras. washington post 9/13/96 a28

  nicaragua,  84-85  drug trafficker jorge morales claimed CIA approached him
  in 1984 offering him legal protection if he agreed to fly weapons to
  Contras while returning with drugs. weapons were loaded at opa-locka
  airport near miami or executive airport in fort lauderdale and flown to
  honduras, costa rica or el salvador. $4.5 million in drug profits went to
  Contras. op went on for 18 months with full U.S. gov knowledge. eddy, p.
  (1988). the cocaine wars 327-332

  nicaragua, colombia,  83-96  during much of 1980s, the san jose mercury
  news has reported, a drug-dealing op sold tons of cocaine to street gangs
  in los angeles and funneled millions in drug profits to a latin American
  guerrilla Contra army run by CIA. an extensive three-part series, published
  aug. 18-20 by the mercury news, maps a CIA drug network that "opened the
  first pipeline between colombia's cocaine cartels and the black
  neighborhoods of los angeles. reporter gary webb concluded: cocaine that
  flooded in helped spark a crack explosion in urban America -- and provided
  the cash and connections needed for l.a.'s gangs to buy automatic weapons.
  CIA arranged an alliance between a U.S.-backed army attempting to overthrow
  a revolutionary socialist government" in nicaragua and drug-dealers
  wielding machine guns in ghetto areas of southern california. on capitol
  hill that summer, iran-Contra hearings avoided CIA and Contra links to
  large-scale cocaine smuggling. yet, congressional panels had access to
  handwritten notes by reagan administration official Oliver North, whose
  notebooks contained 543 pages with references to the drug trade. in one
  notation about Contra arms supplies, North wrote: "$14 million came from
  drugs." even after such excerpts from North's notes were made public, most
  news media bypassed the Contra-CIA-cocaine connection. the detour around
  the story became more extreme in 1988: the Senate's subcommittee on
  terrorism and narcotics, chaired by john kerry, released an in-depth report
  that nailed the CIA for cocaine trafficking with the Contras. but media
  coverage was muddled and fleeting. mediabeat igc.apc.org 8/23/96

  panama,  71-91  motion in noriega's trial describes CIA efforts to arm
  nicaraguan Contras - a guns-for-drugs policy. many heavy deletions re his
  two meetings with bush, dci casey, and Oliver North. "noriega called upon
  defuse situations which threatened U.S. interests in Central America and
  elsewhere." prosecutors acknowledged noriega paid 161,000 by CIA dating
  from 1971 and another 162,168 from army. washington post 9/4/91 a1,4

  Central America,  81-96  dci deutch assured black lawmakers that the CIA's
  inspector general (ig) will probe charges the CIA funneled profits from a
  crack cocaine ring in 80s to aid nicaraguan Contras. washington times
  9/20/96 a11

  Central America,  81-96  justice department's ig to open investigation into
  allegations CIA helped flood U.S. ghettos with crack cocaine and used money
  to help nicaraguan Contras. washington post 9/21/96 a15

  Panama,  85-92  noriega's defense [seems to be holding back] on revelations
  on Contras because of a deal with bush adm. judge hoeveler blocked
  testimony about arms shipments to Contras and use of classified records
  from  83  meeting between v.p. bush and noriega. defense lawyers trying to
  show noriega was a loyal ally on war on drugs. various DEA and attaches
  admitted noreiga's panama defense forces closed down darien drug-refining
  lab of medellin cartel, confiscated chemicals, helped catch drug
  traffickers and money launderers, etc. prosecution case based largely on
  testimony from former drug traffickers who received lenient treatment for
  their testimony. time 2/17/92 33

  panama,  91  noriega defense team to detail secret U.S. deals. court papers
  describe noriega as CIA's "man in panama" whose activities conducted with
  consent of U.S. intel community. declassified motion describes numerous
  covert activities that noriega purportedly undertook for U.S. - tipping
  negotiators about panama's strategy during panama treaty negotiations;
  providing info to CIA about castro; and selling french-made exocet
  air-to-surface missiles to argentina during 82 falklands war as reagan adm
  publicly supported england. motion describes CIA efforts to arm nicaraguan
  Contras - a guns-for-drugs policy. many heavy deletions re his two meetings
  with bush, dci casey, and Oliver North. noriega called upon defuse
  situations which threatened U.S. interests in Central America and
  elsewhere. prosecutors acknowledged noriega paid 161,000 by CIA dating from
  1971 and another 162,168 from army. washington post 9/4/91 a1,4

  thailand, drugs. CIA agents who drug smugglers protected by CIA. puttaporn
  khramkhruan, a thai who worked for CIA in North thailand, burma and laos in
  antidrug intel work, arrested in  73  while attending syracuse u. after
  investigation of smuggling 59 pounds opium. CIA prevented case getting to
  court and eventually U.S. attorney's office in chicago forced to drop it.
  colby told congress an investigation into his activity would reveal CIA ops
  and justice dept agreed drop case. robbins, c. (1979). air America 245

  panama,  83-91  "noriega called CIA's man in court papers." noriega
  controlled an 11 million $ slush fund and supplied info on gorbachev.
  backed by CIA, noriega sent exocet missiles to argentina to use against
  english ships in falklands war and funneled hundreds thousands dollars to
  leader of Contra rebellion in nicaragua. info in 107 pages his defense
  plans present at noriega's trial in july. justice dept deleted items
  including his contacts with bush, North, casey and 4 pages re his aid to
  U.S. army intel unit panama. many deletions appear to be re Contra aid.
  noriega passed hundreds thousands dollars from CIA at casey's direction to
  eden pastora. much of doc deals with "guns-for-drugs" flights to costa
  rica. washington post 5/16/91 a24

  50-75  early 1950s, CIA engaged in an extensive program of human
  experimentation, using drugs, psychological and other means in search of
  techniques to control human behavior CIA has so far found no evidence that
  radiation experiments on humans were part of this program. CIA documents
  and a 1963 inspector general (ig) report. however state quite clearly that
  mkultra was a program concerned with research and development of chemical.
  biological. and radiological materials capable of employment in clandestine
  operations to control human behavior. ig report states that "additional
  avenues to the control of human behavior had been designated . . as
  appropriate to investigation under the mkultra charter, including
  radiation, electroshock. various fields of psychology, sociology, and
  anthropology, graphology, harassment substances, and paramilitary devices
  and materials." program included unwitting experimentation on humans with
  lsd (lysergic acid diethylamide), brainwashing, and other interrogation
  methods. CIA's human behavior program originated in 1950 and was motivated
  by soviet, chinese, and North korean use of mind control techniques. it
  began under the code name bluebird (and was later known as artichoke) and
  was operated by the office of security and osi with support from other
  offices. mkultra formally began in 4/53 as a special, clandestine funding
  mechanism for dod human behavior research. program was subject of
  investigations by  75  rockefeller commission, Senate church committee in
  1976, and hearings by senator kennedy in 1975 and 1977, however, these
  committees did not focus on radiation experiments, and no such information
  was found by them. CIA said that mkultra involved human experimentation
  using every research "avenue" except for radiation. CIA also noted that
  most of the mkultra records were deliberately destroyed in 73 by the order
  of then dci r. helms. in early 9/91, CIA found a document that summarized
  work done for artichoke which states that in addition to hypnosis, chemical
  and psychiatric research [it explored] other physical manifestations.
  including heat and cold, atmospheric pressure, radiation. there is no
  indication from this document that radiation was explored on humans
  directly. it makes clear that CIA did "explore" radiation as a possibility
  for the defensive and offensive use of brainwashing and other interrogating
  techniques. advisory committee on human radiation experiments, interim
  report (1994)

  central america. diacsa: aircraft and parts supply company that came under
  DEA investigation for cocaine trafficking and money laundering; chosen by
  state department to supply humanitarian aid for contras. scott, p. &
  marshall, j. (1991). cocaine politics 260

  honduras. setco (servicios turisticos): airline established by honduran
  cocaine trafficker juan matta ballesteros and used by fdn and state
  department to deliver supplies to contras. scott, p. & marshall, j. (1991).
  cocaine politics 262

  nicaragua  91  diacsa was a miami-based airplane sales firm owned by floyd
  carlton caceres, a pilot who flew cocaine into u.s. and arms to nicaraguan
  contras. according to 1988 senate investigation, diacsa received two state
  department contracts totaling $43,130 to fly humanitarian aid to contras.
  washington post 10/2/91 a4

  central america,  85-87  a money launderer for the major colombian cocaine
  cartel testified before congress that he funneled nearly $10 million to
  nicaraguan contras thru former cia operative felix rodriguez. ramon
  milian-rodriguez who serving time in prison said the cartel thought it was
  currying favor with the cia. washington post 6/30/87 a4

  latin america, colombia, nicaragua,  90  dozens weapons given by u.s. to
  contras acquired by colombia drug dealers. now an alliance between
  colombian drug cartels and criminal orgs in italy and spain to provide and
  distribute cocaine in europe. contras appear to sell weapons in c.a.
  market. m67 fragmentation grenades and ussr made ak-47 assault rifles and
  rpg grenade launchers. contras when demobilized turned in only half of
  weapons. half of redeye portable antiaircraft missiles missing. washington
  post 9/18/90 a16

  nicaragua,  94  oliver north sacrificed antidrug effort when it benefitted
  contras. in 88, dea officials testified how they believed north compromised
  drug investigation. when briefed north developed hypothetical plan using
  barry seal - that would swing congressional vote in favor of contras. leak,
  that appeared in washington times, destroyed op but linked sandinistas to
  drug but there was no such evidence of that link. north also tried to get
  leniency for "a serious international terrorist," honduran general jose
  bueso rosa - a contra supporter who pleaded guilty in plotting to smuggle
  cocaine to u.s. to finance the assassination of the democratically elected
  president of honduras. gen. released from jail. the nation 6/13/94 820,1

  nicaragua, panama  91  u.s. govt. witness floyd carlton caceres testified
  in manual noriega trial of oct 91 that he had flown weapons to nicaraguan
  contras in 1983-84 while he was flying cocaine into u.s. for medellin drug
  cartel. flights were organized by alfredo caballero, a miami-based
  businessman later indicted with carlton on drug charges. washington post
  10/2/91 a4


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