The CIA & Drugs: A Covert Operation With Mysterious American Deaths - Operation Watchtower

During the 20th century, there were well-documented instances of the CIA engaging in covert operations related to drugs, particularly during the Cold War era. One such example is the infamous "Contra-Cocaine" scandal that came to light in the 1980s.

In the 1980s, the CIA was involved in supporting anti-Sandinista rebels, known as the Contras, in Nicaragua. As part of their efforts to fund the Contras, some individuals associated with the Contras were allegedly involved in trafficking drugs, particularly cocaine, into the United States. The profits from drug trafficking were used to finance their operations.

Former LAPD narcotics officer who contested the CIA director John Deutch's assertions that the CIA was not complicit in drug trafficking during a town hall meeting at Los Angeles' Locke High School on November 5, 1995. At the meeting, Ruppert publicly alleged the existence of classified CIA programs named "Amadeus", "Pegasus", and "Watchtower", claiming to possess evidence for the programs including redacted documents from "Watchtower", and stated that CIA officers had attempted to involve him in protecting these CIA operations during the late 1970s. His account corresponds to similar allegations regarding Operation Watchtower.

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