7. CIA & drugs
It seems like the CIA is a common presence in these conspiracy theories that eventually proved to have really happened. Another one links the CIA to the sale of cocaine to street gangs in Los Angeles.
Basically, the theory says that in the 80s, the Crips and the Bloods were getting their drugs from the CIA, who was, in turn, funneling money to a guerilla army in Latin America. It seemed like a pretty far-fetched idea, but it turned out to be true.
An investigation reporter called Gary Webb published a book called “Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion” where he described a complex program where e CIA was smuggling Contras cocaine in the United States and distributed it back to LA gangs, aiding the drug dealers to raise money for the Contras, which were the rebels waging war in Nicaragua.
The Reagan Administration actually acknowledged the link back in 1986, saying that funds from cocaine smuggling had helped fund the Contra rebels, but rejected the idea that it had been authorized by the US government.
Webb’s book sparked quite a few discussions over the years and it was particularly suspect how he committed suicide in 2004 by using two bullets to shoot himself in the head. For many this validates the theory even more.
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