Here's a little something I found interesting.
Pinochet Regime:
Cocaine was produced by the Pinochet dictatorship, the regime is alleged to have sold it to people in the US and Europe.
The Apartheid Regime:
They were a major purchaser of cocaine and other illegal substances in an attempt to find the perfect crowd control agent as part of Project Coast.
The Contras:
In April of 1986, the Associated Press reported on an FBI probe into contra cocaine trafficking. The report stated, "Twelve American, Nicaraguan and Cuban-American rebel backers interviewed by The Associated Press said they had been questioned over the past several months (about contra cocaine trafficking) by the FBI. The interviews, some covering several days, were conducted in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Colorado and California, the Contra backers said." Several of the backers told AP of firsthand knowledge of cocaine trafficking.
On April 17, 1986, the Reagan Administration put out a report stating that "We have evidence of a limited number of incidents in which known drug traffickers have tried to establish connections with Nicaraguan resistance groups."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/jul/11/chile.drugstradehttp://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/archive/cbw/50.htmlBrian Bargar and Robert Parry, "FBI Reportedly Probes Contras on Drugs, Guns," Associated Press (April 10, 1986).
"U.S. Concedes Contras Linked to Drugs, But Denies Leadership Involved," Associated Press (17 April 1986).