Author : United States. Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Release : 2001-06-01
Genre : Cocaine industry
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Report on the Central Intelligence Agency's Alleged Involvement in Crack Cocaine Trafficking in the Los Angeles Area by : United States. Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Download or read book Report on the Central Intelligence Agency's Alleged Involvement in Crack Cocaine Trafficking in the Los Angeles Area written by United States. Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. This book was released on 2001-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on the investigation into allegations made by the San Jose Mercury News. On Aug. 18, 1996, the News published the first of a series of articles, entitled "Dark Alliance: the Story Behind the Crack Explosion" by Gary Webb. The articles were prompted by the trial of a Los Angeles drug dealer, "Freeway" Ricky Ross, and alleged that CIA assets were involved in the distribution of crack cocaine in South-Central L.A. Further, they alleged this activity was undertaken to support the CIA-backed Contra movement in Nicaragua. Sections of the report include: the allegations; scope of Committee investigation; Committee actions; areas of concern; and findings.