Though, after an investigation by the cia to analyse the connections between these men and other individuals associated with drug trafficking, the cia claims it had never. Operation buy back operation involving cia front pacific seafood company. Hallucinogens are drugs that affect sensation, thinking, selfawareness, and emotion. Sep 27, 2017 american made is a jaunty study of a reallife rogue. Without further ado, here are 11 worst drug trafficking countries in the world.
Later in the same region, while the cia was sponsoring a secret war in laos from 1961 to 1975, it was openly accused of trafficking. Volume ii, the contra story, addresses cias knowledge of any alleged drug trafficking by the contras and persons or organizations who. The drop was part of a drug smuggling operation based at a s. The cia was behind a massive drug trafficking operation in. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of congo, democratic republic of the transnational issues 2020 information contained here. Cia inspector general releases unclassified report central. The cia continues trafficking drugs from afghanistan. Using a lot of factors into account is a habit of ours, all in an effort to present you with the most accurate data. Heroin is grown and processed in nigeria, then shipped for packaging to amsterdam, netherlands. Concluding its investigation into allegations of cia complicity in drug trafficking to the united states during the 1980s, the house permanent.
The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the. American made is a jaunty study of a reallife rogue. Jamaica cia world factbook the best country factbook. The cia s involvement with the opium industry doesnt just stop there. Operation indigo sky massive cia heroin smuggling operation based in lagos, nigeria. The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs that are subject to drug prohibition laws. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia. Cia involvement in trafficking is usually alleged to be connected to the contra war in nicaragua and the irancontra affair during the reagan administration. Peoples natural tendency to share what they know gets caught up in factbook y rigamarole. Cia and contras cocaine trafficking in the us intelligence. As told in the film, barry seal was a bored airline pilot out of baton rouge who was delighted to be recruited by the cia in the late. Though, after an investigation by the cia to analyse the connections between these men and other individuals associated with drug trafficking, the cia claims it.
The cia was behind a massive drug trafficking operation in argentina, russian drug smuggler claims. Exnavy seal and cia agent busted in weed smuggling operation. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about pakistan transnational issues 2020 should be addressed to the cia or the source cited on each page. A spokesman for the mexican state of chihuahua has become the latest highprofile individual to accuse the cia of efforts to manage the drug trade. Former navy seal and cia special agent charged in drug. Those articles accused the cia of forming an alliance with drug dealers and contra groups to. I do not know, for now, if the men are actually affiliated to the agency in any way, but i can tell you the cocaine doesnt belong to the cia. August 23, 1987, in a rural community just south of little rock, police officers murdered two teenage boys because they witnessed a policeprotected drug drop. Jun 22, 2017 exnavy seal and cia agent busted in weed smuggling operation. Lyrics are almost always in guineabissau creole, a portuguesebased creole language, and are often humorous and topical, revolving around current events and controversies, especially aids. One of the drugs the cia has focused on fordecades is heroin, which is created using opium. The involvement of the united states central intelligence agency cia in cocaine trafficking in central america during the reagan administration as part of the contra war in nicaragua has been the subject of several official and journalistic investigations since the mid1980s. The revelation that cia drug smuggling assets were operating within the u. Cia involvement in contra cocaine trafficking wikipedia.
Two cia agents arrested by minutemen while crossing mexican. Colby, as the lawyer to one of the founders, certainly was. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence as rival gangs affiliated with the major political parties evolved into powerful organized crime networks involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering. Cia document details coverup of drug trafficking by. Hitz learned that a principal motive for the cia s protective handling of contra drug information was langleys one overriding priority.
A dea agent, edwrad follis, stated that the cia turned a blind eye to the drug trade in afghanistan. During the korean war, the first allegations of cia drug trafficking surfaced after 1949, stemming from a deal whereby arms were supplied to chiang kaishek s defeated generals in exchange for intelligence. Thats right, drug smuggling, organized by the cia to support the. Shackley, who around the same time was also fingered as a cia drug trafficker by burmese opium kingpin khun sa, was reported to be involved in the bank.
A russian man accused of trying to smuggle about 900 pounds of cocaine from argentina to russia said the cia was behind the massive drug trafficking operation and that he has been set up. Subsaharan adults enter algeria voluntarily but illegally, often with the aid of smugglers, for onward travel to europe, but some of the women are. Evidence does not support allegations of cia participation in drug. The cia cocainefilled plane that crashed in mexico top. Oct 02, 2014 cia document details coverup of drug trafficking by contras by thomas gaist 2 october 2014 an analysis written for the cias internal journal studies in intelligence, managing a nightmare. Bonner, former federal judge and head of the dea, calls the cia drug smugglers. By maureen meehan june 22, 2017 april 10th, 2018 news. One of the drugs the cia has focused on for decades is heroin, which is created using opium. This entry gives information on the five categories of illicit drugs narcotics, stimulants.
Cia drug policy drug smuggling federal government latin america television tv war on drugs. Cia the world factbook field listing illicit drugs. Cia document details coverup of drug trafficking by contras. Despite overwhelming evidence of cia involvement in flooding the u. Nov 07, 2014 to facilitate the drug trade emanating from its kmt army in burma, the china lobby raised five million dollars of private money, which the cia used to create its drug smuggling airline civil air. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs through the use of drug prohibition laws. The cias involvement with the opium industry doesnt just stop there. Nov 03, 1998 cia admits it overlooked contras links to drugs. Drug abuse is the use of any licit or illicit chemical substance that results in physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral impairment in an individual. Cia the central intelligence agency information is the. How reallife drug smuggling and cia spy operations inspired.
That 2011 incident hints at the volatile, mysterious world of don whittington and his brother, bill. The cia actually owned and operated a covert drug smuggling airline, referred to as air america, which was used to transport numerous goods, including heroin. Hallucinogens include lsd acid, microdot, mescaline and peyote mexc, buttons, cactus, amphetamine variants pma, stp, dob, phencyclidine. Drugs are any chemical substances that effect a physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral change in an individual. Map courtesy cia world factbook the republic of colombia is a country in northwestern south america. Congo, democratic republic of the transnational issues 2020. Smith was identified as a former navy seal and cia special agent by multiple sources familiar with the drug smuggling case and on a website for a global security and crisis management consulting. This video is dedicated to all those lives lost in the war on.
Aug 23, 2017 2 new tv series examine cias role in the war on drugs. A russian man accused of trying to smuggle about 900 pounds of cocaine from argentina to russia said the cia was behind the massive drugtrafficking operation and that he has been set up. In 1996 the agency was accused of being a crack dealer. Field listing trafficking in persons the world factbook. In 1986 its spokesman acknowledged that funds from sales of cocaine smuggled into the us had helped fund the contra rebels, but said that the smuggling was not authorized by the us.
They assume that our preferred country article format is a huge list of minutia about drug smuggling and sugar cane production, and they add to that data. Ross says he began dealing cocaine in 1979 or 1980 and. Field listing illicit drugs the world factbook central. Cia document details coverup of drug trafficking by contras by thomas gaist 2 october 2014 an analysis written for the cias internal journal studies in intelligence, managing a nightmare. Black ops cia cia drug smuggling fbi globalism imf bank moral decline of america the brotherhood of death the secret government treason u. Report of investigation central intelligence agency. The cia received other information alleging that a kisan leader, named roger herman hernandez, was involved with cocaine smuggling through roatan island in honduras. Ross also denies that cia or the contras had anything to do with his drug trafficking. To facilitate the drug trade emanating from its kmt army in burma, the china lobby raised five million dollars of private money, which the cia used to. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Jul 28, 2012 a spokesman for the mexican state of chihuahua has become the latest highprofile individual to accuse the cia of efforts to manage the drug trade.
It is bound to the north and northwest by the caribbean sea, to the east by venezuela and brazil, to the south by ecuador and peru, and to the west by panama and the pacific ocean. Feb 18, 2011 60 minutes presses for the truth, and robert c. Full text of cia drug smuggling files see other formats dawn meyerriecks phone number. Even if we exclude these claims and reports, it is hard to believe that a superpower that boasts the most modern technology in surveillance and intelligencegathering cannot find opium fields and track supply routes within a country it occupies. How the ciaoperated a drug smuggling airline for heroin.
Cia allegedly using drug money to overthrow ecuador president rafael correa cia has resumed drug smuggling ops in afghanistan evidence mounts cia manages drug trade mexican official says. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. What were cias legal and regulatory responsibilities during the contra program regarding the reporting of potential drug trafficking crimes. We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. In addition to shackley and colby, cia officers and key cia assets paul helliwell. The joint lanskycia operations in the international drug racket were a lucrative venture that thrived as a consequence of deep u. Pakistan transnational issues 2020, cia world factbook. Quite unexpectedly, on april 30, 1998, i obtained a secret 1982 memorandum of understanding between the cia and the department of justice, that allowed drug trafficking by cia assets, agents, and contractors to go unreported to federal law enforcement agencies.
Jamaica gained full independence when it withdrew from the federation in 1962. Most recently, john abbotsford an excia analyst and war veteran who fought in afghanistan confessed that cia had a role in drug smuggling operations. Government corruption us welfare state war on drugs dea agents gone wild and the bogus war on drugs. Trafficking in persons central intelligence agency. The cia, the contras and drug smuggling from latin america.
Drugs are packed in shrimp containers and shipped to various points in the u. Allegations of connections between cia and the contras in cocaine trafficking to the united states 960143ig. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of pakistan transnational issues 2020 information contained here. Our first story tonight contains new and startling information that indicates the american government got involved in smuggling drugs to. Cias knowledge of drug trafficking allegations regarding contrarelated individuals, organizations, independent contractors, and other. Cnn cia admits it overlooked contras links to drugs. How reallife drug smuggling and cia spy operations. The cia doesnt take part in drug smuggling operations at the usmexican border said m. For more on the agencys mission, visit our strategic intent.
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