The CIA helped spread crack cocaine in black ghettos for nearly a decade and helped create the modern drug cartel network by funding the biggest Nicaraguan Contra drug dealers.

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[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The CIA has a record of doing some dirty things when it comes to the drug dealing and getting involved in Latin America so I'm sure this will be a very interesting read for you guys.

It talks about the way the CIA basically created the modern drug cartel network.

[–]NatureRocket 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Gary Webb was a well respected journalist who claimed the CIA had a large part to play in distributing crack, and connected the CIA to the main drug cartel responsible for crack getting popular

Too bad he commited suicide. Shot himself twice in the head