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Central Intelligence Agency, The | The CIA Has Not Been Involved in Drug Trafficking

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the coordinating agency for U.S. federal intelligence activities. The agency is responsible for collecting and analyzing information on foreign nations for the use of the president in policy decisions.

Summary: A thorough investigation conducted by a CIA investigations staff determined that the CIA was not involved in smuggling cocaine into Los Angeles in the 1980s as a way of funding the Nicaraguan Contras. On the contrary, the staff found that the CIA had no connection with any of the drug traffickers alleged to have a...

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