The CIA has over 60 years history of smuggling drug into certain American neighbors and cities. The CIA was created from the National Security Act of 1947. The CIA has been involved in heroin trafficking from the Turkey-Marseille’s connection to the Asian Connection in the early 1950’s to the 1970’s. But the CIA was mostly noted for their involvement in the cocaine epidemic in 1980’s.
Before I write about the cocaine epidemic of the 1980’s. We should look at the involvement of the CIA in earlier drug rings. In Southeast Asia during the 1950’s the CIA wanted to overthrow the new Communist China so they started and funded the Nationalist Chinese army to start a war. The Nationalist Chinese army then became a part of the Golden Triangle as opium …show more content…
According to the report, "Twelve American, Nicaraguan and Cuban-American rebel backers interviewed by The Associated Press said they had been questioned over the past several months [about contra cocaine trafficking] by the FBI. The interviews, some covering several days, were conducted in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Colorado and California, the Contra backers said." Several of the backers told AP of firsthand knowledge of cocaine trafficking.”
“On April 17, 1986, the Reagan administration released a three-page report stating that there were some Contra-cocaine connections in 1984 and 1985, and that these connections occurred at a time when the rebels were "particularly hard pressed for financial support" because aid from the United States had been cut off. The report stated: "We have evidence of a limited number of incidents in which known drug traffickers have tried to establish connections with Nicaraguan resistance groups" and that the drug activity took place "without the authorization of resistance …show more content…
Webb began receiving death threats and being harassed by strange individuals who we can perceive that they were CIA operatives. Freeway Ricky Ross, one of Gary Webb’s primary sources spoke with Webb before his death. Webb’s conversation with Ricky was about how he was starting a new story with more evident about CIA and their drug trafficking scandals, he would look outside an see men dress in all black crawling up and down the drain pipes outside his home. The description of these CIA operatives who were harassing Webb up to his death was that they were “Pros who jumped from his balcony when Webb confronted them. He also told Ross about the death threats that he kept receiving death threats also. Webb’s suicide death report was stated that he was shoot in the face twice. The public began to ask how could someone mange to shoot themselves in the face twice so the Original Associated Press recanted there story to state that it was only a single gunshot wound to the face and the coroner on the scene followed suited. This shows a focused conscious effort to cover up the natures of Gary Webb’s death. Even after his murder or suicide the Miami Herald and LA Times in cahoots with CIA continued to slender Webb to discredit his truth. Cele Castillo a former DEA agent
Before I write about the cocaine epidemic of the 1980’s. We should look at the involvement of the CIA in earlier drug rings. In Southeast Asia during the 1950’s the CIA wanted to overthrow the new Communist China so they started and funded the Nationalist Chinese army to start a war. The Nationalist Chinese army then became a part of the Golden Triangle as opium …show more content…
According to the report, "Twelve American, Nicaraguan and Cuban-American rebel backers interviewed by The Associated Press said they had been questioned over the past several months [about contra cocaine trafficking] by the FBI. The interviews, some covering several days, were conducted in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Colorado and California, the Contra backers said." Several of the backers told AP of firsthand knowledge of cocaine trafficking.”
“On April 17, 1986, the Reagan administration released a three-page report stating that there were some Contra-cocaine connections in 1984 and 1985, and that these connections occurred at a time when the rebels were "particularly hard pressed for financial support" because aid from the United States had been cut off. The report stated: "We have evidence of a limited number of incidents in which known drug traffickers have tried to establish connections with Nicaraguan resistance groups" and that the drug activity took place "without the authorization of resistance …show more content…
Webb began receiving death threats and being harassed by strange individuals who we can perceive that they were CIA operatives. Freeway Ricky Ross, one of Gary Webb’s primary sources spoke with Webb before his death. Webb’s conversation with Ricky was about how he was starting a new story with more evident about CIA and their drug trafficking scandals, he would look outside an see men dress in all black crawling up and down the drain pipes outside his home. The description of these CIA operatives who were harassing Webb up to his death was that they were “Pros who jumped from his balcony when Webb confronted them. He also told Ross about the death threats that he kept receiving death threats also. Webb’s suicide death report was stated that he was shoot in the face twice. The public began to ask how could someone mange to shoot themselves in the face twice so the Original Associated Press recanted there story to state that it was only a single gunshot wound to the face and the coroner on the scene followed suited. This shows a focused conscious effort to cover up the natures of Gary Webb’s death. Even after his murder or suicide the Miami Herald and LA Times in cahoots with CIA continued to slender Webb to discredit his truth. Cele Castillo a former DEA agent