Profiteering is the goal of most foreign military interventions. The illegal narcotics trade is very profitable so it’s not surprising the American military is indirectly involved in this illicit activity. In the late 1970s, the cocaine trade attracted the attention of the private arm of the American CIA and powerful figures in American organized crime utilized American military assets to enter this profitable business.

YouTube: The Empire Enters the Cocaine Trade

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History of CIA Drug Trafficking

Related Tale (YouTube): Protecting the American Opium Trade

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