The CIA, Drug Cartels, and Covert Operations: Analyzing Decades of Espionage, Trafficking and Power

The United States’ intelligence apparatus has long been entangled in the global narcotics trade, with the CIA’s involvement in drug smuggling operations stretching back decades. Reports indicate that the agency has played a double role—publicly positioning itself as a force against drug trafficking while covertly engaging in operations that facilitated the narcotics trade. This paradox … Leggi tutto The CIA, Drug Cartels, and Covert Operations: Analyzing Decades of Espionage, Trafficking and Power