I recently heard a rumor about Oliver North and being involved in a drug smuggling operation. Can somebody please help elaborate on what exactly Oliver North did in terms of drug smuggling?
This may seem stupid
But who is Oliver North?
I was only six when Iran-Contra was going on and so I’m not too familiar with all its intricacies but could that be what you’re referring to?
-Gnome- : Oliver North
I was just about to say Dennis the Menece, but that was Jay North. Nevermind. Was it that porn star with the big…Peter North nevermind again.
The Contras, Cocaine, and Covert Operations
From North’s notebook:
Oliver North was the National Security Council liason to the Nicaraguan contra rebels. After Congress passed a law forbidding any direct military funding of the contras, the Reagan White House set up a covert funding mechanism. The National Security Council was the co-ordinating body for this illicit funding, and Lt. Col. Oliver North (USA) was the officer who was in closest contact w/the contras. The contras supplemented their income by moving cocaine into the US, as Squink indicates. Furthermore, North and the CIA were fully aware of this, and short-circuited DEA investigations that were closing in on contra members or contacts.
If you meant United States of America, that is correct, but not United States Army. He was in the USMC at the time. I’m not proud of that fact, just stating it.
My condolences, and thanks for the correction.