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Iran-Contra and the contra cocaine tolerance: two confessions, one theater

Eleven convictions, one December 24, 1992 pardon roll, and the 1998 CIA Inspector General Volume II report on drug trafficking by contra-linked assets

In production·Lead grade: FACT
Also relevant to: Military Grift
IntelligenceGovernmentCrimeAnticommunismIran

Summary

The 1987 Iran-Contra hearings established the arms-for-hostages and diverted-funds mechanics. The 1998 CIA Inspector General Volume II report on contra-cocaine allegations established the agency's toleration of trafficking by contra-linked assets. Two operationally distinct scandals, the same Central American theater and the same personnel. The database and full write-up follow MHCHAOS.

Last updated
2026-07-13
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