CIA Drug Trafficking Town Hall Meeting
Director Deutch spoke to central Los Angeles residents at a town hall meeting about allegations that the CIA sold drugs in…
CIA Drug Trafficking Allegations
1998-03-17T04:00:04-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/383/102219-m.jpgCommittee members heard testimony concerning allegations that theCentral Intelligence Agency facilitated the introduction and spread
of crack cocaine in U.S. urban areas in order to fund Contra
activities in Nicaragua. Representative Millender-McDonald
testified that the report by the CIA Inspector-General was incorrect
and that the committee must pursue its own investigation of the
matter to uncover those responsible for this activity.
Inspector-General Hitz outlined his office’s report which finds no
evidence of any links between the CIA and drug traffickers in Central
America.
Committee members heard testimony concerning allegations that the Central Intelligence Agency facilitated the introduction and spread of crack… read more
CIA Drug Trafficking Allegations Committee members heard testimony concerning allegations that the
Central Intelligence Agency facilitated the introduction and spread
of crack cocaine in U.S. urban areas in order to fund Contra
activities in Nicaragua. Representative Millender-McDonald
testified that the report by the CIA Inspector-General was incorrect
and that the committee must pursue its own investigation of the
matter to uncover those responsible for this activity.
Inspector-General Hitz outlined his office’s report which finds no
evidence of any links between the CIA and drug traffickers in Central
America. close
People in this video
- Frederick P. Hitz Inspector General (Former) Central Intelligence Agency
- Juanita McDonald U.S. Representative [D] California
- Maxine Waters U.S. Representative [D] California
- Sanford Bishop Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
- Norm Dicks U.S. Representative [D] Washington
- Julian Carey Dixon U.S. Representative [D] California
- James Gibbons U.S. Representative [R] Nevada
- Porter J. Goss U.S. Representative [R] Florida
- Jane Harman U.S. Representative [D] California
- Jerry Lewis U.S. Representative [R] California
- Nancy Pelosi U.S. Representative [D] California
- David E. Skaggs U.S. Representative [D] Colorado
- Ike Skelton U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
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