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CIA's Complicity in the Drug Trade
48:24 - 52:15 (03:51)
The CIA's role in narcotic trafficking through their enforcement policies and lack of reporting requirements are uncovered, including a memorandum from acting CIA director Robert Gates setting guidelines to ensure contractors used by the CIA were not involved in narcotics.
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CIA field officers were not required to report narcotics violations due to existing federal policy and cooperation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and CIA, as outlined in a letter of understanding.
48:24 - 50:41 (02:17)
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CIA field officers were not required to report narcotics violations due to existing federal policy and cooperation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and CIA, as outlined in a letter of understanding. The omission sparked some debate about whether narcotics should be included in the list of non-employee claims.
ChapterCIA's Complicity in the Drug Trade
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Despite a memorandum from the acting CIA director in 1987 demanding that the agency cut ties with Contras involved in drug trafficking, the memo was not issued in a form that would have informed all agency employees.
50:41 - 52:15 (01:34)
Summary
Despite a memorandum from the acting CIA director in 1987 demanding that the agency cut ties with Contras involved in drug trafficking, the memo was not issued in a form that would have informed all agency employees.