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Exhibit 312

Drugs, Law Enforcement and Foreign Policy, S. Prt. 100-165 (Kerry Committee report)

Exhibit 312 ยท Congressional report

Drugs, Law Enforcement and Foreign Policy, S. Prt. 100-165 (Kerry Committee report)

Payments to drug traffickers by the U.S. State Department of funds authorized by the Congress for humanitarian assistance to the Contras, in some cases after the traffickers had been indicted by federal law enforcement agencies on drug charges, in others while traffickers were under active investigation by these same agencies.

Subcommittee report on drug trafficking and foreign policy, including the State Department payments to four companies and the finding that Contra leaders were not found personally involved in trafficking.

Source
United States Senate, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations
Date
1989
Quoted from
S. Prt. 100-165, p. 37
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://archive.org/download/KerryCommitteeReport/Kerry%20Committee%20Report.pdf
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding DEF-6.5
Primary record The Kerry subcommittee found that State Department humanitarian funds for the Contras went to four companies tied to drug traffickers, and it did not find Contra leaders personally involved in trafficking.