Post by chatter on Feb 13, 2006 10:18:17 GMT -5
link between cia and drug dealers (09/29/1996)
champaign news gazzette p. a-12
six-year-old motion alleged crack, cia tie los angeles (ap) a court motion
filed six years ago alleged that sheriff's deputies turned up a link between the cia and drug dealers in los angeles. however, evidence of that link mysteriously disappeared from the los angeles county sheriff's department. although the motion was publicly reported at the time, a judge placed a gag order on the case and ordered lawyers not to discuss the alleged cia connection. the cia funneled profits from domestic sales of crack cocaine to a group of nicaraguan contra rebels. officers discovered that drug money was being used to purchase military equipment for central america. the deputies booked property they had seized as evidence, but federal agents later removed it. mysteriously, all records of the search, seizure and property also "disappeared" from the sheriff's department.
champaign news gazzette p. a-12
six-year-old motion alleged crack, cia tie los angeles (ap) a court motion
filed six years ago alleged that sheriff's deputies turned up a link between the cia and drug dealers in los angeles. however, evidence of that link mysteriously disappeared from the los angeles county sheriff's department. although the motion was publicly reported at the time, a judge placed a gag order on the case and ordered lawyers not to discuss the alleged cia connection. the cia funneled profits from domestic sales of crack cocaine to a group of nicaraguan contra rebels. officers discovered that drug money was being used to purchase military equipment for central america. the deputies booked property they had seized as evidence, but federal agents later removed it. mysteriously, all records of the search, seizure and property also "disappeared" from the sheriff's department.